,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,organic ,foods ,production ,act of    
#aiij to provide producers with the     
option to confirm the absence of        
prohibited substances through testing1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,meeting ,demand for ,organic ,produce  
,act4  #b4 ,option to confirm the       
absence of prohibited substances through
 testing  7a7 ,national standards for   
organic production ,section #baje of the
 ,organic ,foods ,production ,act of    
#aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fejd7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking shall2 and  7,b7
 by striking ,to be and inserting the   
following3  7a7 ,in general ,to be  2   

7#b7 in subsection 7a7 7as so           
designated7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 inserting shall before have been2  7,b7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking    
products2 and and inserting product2 or2
  7ii7 by striking livestock1 not and   
inserting the following3 8livestock--   
7,a7 shall not  2 and  7iii7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,b7 shall be
 produced in soil or another growing    
medium that has been confirmed prior to 
the time of planting to contain no      
prohibited substances1 including        
synthetic chemicals1 through testing or 
other methods certified by the          
,secretary to verify the absence of     
prohibited substances in the growing    
medium2 and  2 and  7,c7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by inserting shall before be      
produced2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7b7 ,guidelines and    
criteria ,not later than #fj days after 
the date of enactment of the ,meeting   
,demand for ,organic ,produce ,act1 the 
,secretary shall issue an advanced      

notice of proposed rulemaking to develop
 guidelines and criteria for approved   
verification methods described in       
subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 to ensure       
accuracy and reliability with respect to
 the testing described in that          
subsection4  4  7b7 ,management of wild 
crops ,section #baad7;f7 of the ,organic
 ,foods ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #feac7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#d7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through     
7,d71 respectively1 and indenting       
appropriately2  7#b7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a7 7as so      
redesignated71 by striking ,an organic  
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,an organic  2  7#c7 in         
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 7as so              
redesignated7-- 7,a7 by adding or after 
the semicolon at the end2  7,b7 by      
striking include a #c year and inserting
 the following3 8include--  7i7 a       
#c-year  2 and  7,c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7ii7 a certification

 that the soil or other growing medium  
of the area has been confirmed prior to 
the time of planting to contain no      
prohibited substances1 including        
synthetic chemicals1 through testing or 
other methods certified by the          
,secretary to verify the absence of     
prohibited substances in the growing    
medium2  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#b7 ,guidelines and
 criteria ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of enactment of the ,meeting  
,demand for ,organic ,produce ,act1 the 
,secretary shall issue an advanced      
notice of proposed rulemaking to develop
 guidelines and criteria for approved   
verification methods described in       
paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii7 to ensure       
accuracy and reliability with respect to
 the testing described in that          
paragraph4  4