,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,smith1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,south       
,carolina7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to require the ,secretary of           
,agriculture to submit to ,congress a   
report on residue testing for all       
imported organic feedstuffs shipped in  
bulk1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,organic ,imports ,verification ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,covered organic feedstuff   
,the term covered organic feedstuff     
means any organic feedstuff included on 
the list established under section      
#d7;b7-- 7,a7 that is shipped in bulk2  
and  7,b7 for which there is a national 
organic program import certificate4     
7#b7 ,national organic program import   

certificate ,the term national organic  
program import certificate has the      
meaning given the term in section #bajc 
of the ,organic ,foods ,production ,act 
of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fejb74  7#c7    
,organic ,the term organic1 with respect
 to a feedstuff1 means that the         
feedstuff is organically produced 7as   
defined in section #bajc of the ,organic
 ,foods ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #fejb774  7#d7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 acting through the       
,administrator of the ,agricultural     
,marketing ,service4  7#e7 ,shipped in  
bulk  7,a7 ,in general ,the term shipped
 in bulk1 with respect to a feedstuff1  
means that the feedstuff is shipped     
loose in a ship hold1 railcar1          
container1 or super sack1 or by another 
similar method4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,the   
term shipped in bulk1 with respect to a 
feedstuff1 does not include the shipment
 of that feedstuff as a packaged good4  
#c4 ,annual report on residue testing   

for covered organic feedstuffs and other
 imported organic feedstuffs  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary     
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the residue testing described in        
subsection 7b7 that was carried out     
during the year covered by the report   
for-- 7#a7 each covered organic         
feedstuff2 and  7#b7 each other imported
 organic feedstuff-- 7,a7 that is       
shipped in bulk2 and  7,b7 for which    
there is a national organic program     
import certificate4  7b7 ,residue       
testing described ,the residue testing  
referred to in subsection 7a7 is residue
 testing carried out under any of the   
following3 7#a7 ,section #d7;c74  7#b7  
,section #bajg7;a77#f7 of the ,organic  
,foods ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #fejf7;a77#f774  7#c7 ,section
 #baab7;a7 of that ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#feaa7;a774  7#d7 ,section #bje4fgj7;c7 
of title #g1 ,code of ,federal          

,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation74  7c7 ,requirements ,each   
report under subsection 7a7 shall       
include information on-- 7#a7 the       
frequency of the applicable residue     
testing2  7#b7 the methods used for that
 residue testing2  7#c7 the results of  
that residue testing2  7#d7 the         
standards used to analyze those results2
 and  7#e7 any actions taken as a result
 of that residue testing4  #d4 ,annual  
testing and corrective action  7a7      
,risk-,based protocol ,the ,secretary1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security and the organic     
agricultural product imports interagency
 working group established under section
 #babb;,a of the ,organic ,foods        
,production ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#feba;a71 shall develop and regularly   
update risk-based protocols for-- 7#a7  
determining which imported organic      
feedstuffs shall be included on the list
 of covered organic feedstuffs described
 in subsection 7b7 each year2 and  7#b7 

determining necessary parameters of     
residue testing for those imported      
organic feedstuffs1 including-- 7,a7    
frequency of testing2  7,b7 quantity to 
be tested2  7,c7 type of testing2  7,d7 
responsibility for testing2 and  7,e7   
other necessary parameters4  7b7 ,list  
of covered organic feedstuffs  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary1 using the      
risk-based protocol established under   
subsection 7a77#a71 shall establish and 
annually update a list of imported      
organic feedstuffs for which the        
,secretary shall carry out residue      
testing under subsection 7c7 during that
 year4  7#b7 ,confidentiality ,the list 
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not be made publicly available4  7c7    
,annual testing ,each year1 the         
,secretary shall carry out residue      
testing for each covered organic        
feedstuff4  7d7 ,corrective action      
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 if any residue testing       
required under subsection 7c7 indicates 

any detectable prohibited substance at a
 level in excess of the level permitted 
by the national organic program         
established under the ,organic ,foods   
,production ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#feja et seq47 or the relevant1         
equivalent organic certification program
 of a ,state1 the applicable shipment of
 that covered organic feedstuff-- 7#a7  
shall be excluded from organic sale2 and
  7#b7 may not be sold1 labeled1 or     
represented as organically produced4