,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ricketts 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to   
submit to ,congress a report on residue 
te/+ = all import$ organic fe$/uffs     
%ipp$ 9 bulk1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,organic ,imports ,v]ification ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,cov]$ organic fe$/uff ,! t]m cov]$
 organic fe$/uff means any organic      
fe$/uff includ$ on ! li/ e/abli%$ "u    
section #d7;b7-- 7,a7 t is %ipp$ 9 bulk2
 &  7,b7 = :i* !re is a national organic
 program import c]tificate4  7#b7       
,national organic program import        
c]tificate ,! t]m national organic      
program import c]tificate has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajc ( ! ,organic 

,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #fejb74  7#c7 ,organic ,! t]m 
organic1 ) respect to a fe$/uff1 means t
 ! fe$/uff is organically produc$ 7z    
def9$ 9 section #bajc ( ! ,organic      
,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #fejb774  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice4  7#e7
 ,%ipp$ 9 bulk  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m    
%ipp$ 9 bulk1 ) respect to a fe$/uff1   
means t ! fe$/uff is %ipp$ loose 9 a %ip
 hold1 railc>1 conta9]1 or sup] sack1 or
 by ano!r simil> me?od4  7,b7 ,exclusion
 ,! t]m %ipp$ 9 bulk1 ) respect to a    
fe$/uff1 does n include ! %ipm5t ( t    
fe$/uff z a packag$ good4  #c4 ,annual  
report on residue te/+ = cov]$ organic  
fe$/uffs & o!r import$ organic fe$/uffs 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! residue te/+    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t 0 c>ri$ out 

dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by ! report =-- 7#a7   
ea* cov]$ organic fe$/uff2 &  7#b7 ea*  
o!r import$ organic fe$/uff-- 7,a7 t is 
%ipp$ 9 bulk2 &  7,b7 = :i* !re is a    
national organic program import         
c]tificate4  7b7 ,residue te/+ describ$ 
,! residue te/+ ref]r$ to 9 subsection  
7a7 is residue te/+ c>ri$ out "u any ( !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,section #d7;c74  7#b7    
,section #bajg7;a77#f7 ( ! ,organic     
,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #fejf7;a77#f774  7#c7 ,section
 #baab7;a7 ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#feaa7;a774  7#d7 ,section #bje4fgj7;c7 
( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 
7or a successor regulation74  7c7       
,requirem5ts ,ea* report "u subsection  
7a7 %all include in=mation on-- 7#a7 !  
frequ5cy ( ! applicable residue te/+2   
7#b7 ! me?ods us$ = t residue te/+2     
7#c7 ! results ( t residue te/+2  7#d7 !
 /&>ds us$ to analyze ^? results2 &     
7#e7 any actions tak5 z a result ( t    
residue te/+4  #d4 ,annual te/+ &       
corrective action  7a7 ,risk-,bas$      

protocol ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !     
organic agricultural product imports    
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p e/abli%$ "u section
 #babb;,a ( ! ,organic ,foods           
,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#feba;a71 %all develop & regul>ly update
 risk-bas$ protocols =-- 7#a7 det]m9+   
:i* import$ organic fe$/uffs %all be    
includ$ on ! li/ ( cov]$ organic        
fe$/uffs describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ea*  
ye>2 &  7#b7 det]m9+ necess>y p>amet]s (
 residue te/+ = ^? import$ organic      
fe$/uffs1 includ+-- 7,a7 frequ5cy (     
te/+2  7,b7 quantity to be te/$2  7,c7  
type ( te/+2  7,d7 responsibility =     
te/+2 &  7,e7 o!r necess>y p>amet]s4    
7b7 ,li/ ( cov]$ organic fe$/uffs  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 us+ ! risk-bas$  
protocol e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a77#a71
 %all e/abli% & annually update a li/ ( 
import$ organic fe$/uffs = :i* !        
,secret>y %all c>ry out residue te/+ "u 
subsection 7c7 dur+ t ye>4  7#b7        
,confid5tiality ,! li/ e/abli%$ "u      

p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be made publicly   
available4  7c7 ,annual te/+ ,ea* ye>1 !
 ,secret>y %all c>ry out residue te/+ = 
ea* cov]$ organic fe$/uff4  7d7         
,corrective action ,beg9n+ on ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 if any residue te/+
 requir$ "u subsection 7c7 indicates any
 detectable prohibit$ sub/ance at a     
level 9 excess ( ! level p]mitt$ by !   
national organic program e/abli%$ "u !  
,organic ,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq47 or !      
relevant1 equival5t organic c]tification
 program ( a ,/ate1 ! applicable %ipm5t 
( t cov]$ organic fe$/uff-- 7#a7 %all be
 exclud$ f organic sale2 &  7#b7 may n  
be sold1 label$1 or repres5t$ z         
organically produc$4