,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,collins7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,agricultural ,trade ,act 
of #aigh to establish an interagency    
seasonal and perishable fruits and      
vegetables working group1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fairness for       
,fruits and ,vegetables ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,interagency seasonal and perishable
 fruits and vegetable working group     
,subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the       
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efga et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #dah4 
,interagency seasonal and perishable    
fruits and vegetables working group  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting    
through the ,under ,secretary of        

,agriculture for ,trade and ,foreign    
,agricultural ,affairs1 the ,united     
,states ,trade ,representative1 the     
,secretary of ,commerce1 and the heads  
of other ,federal agencies or entities1 
as determined to be appropriate by the  
,secretary1 shall jointly establish an  
interagency working group 7referred to  
in this section as the working group7   
composed of representatives from each   
agency to monitor and assess1 on an     
ongoing basis1 seasonal and perishable  
fruits and vegetables trade data and    
related information4  7b7 ,trade actions
 and investigations ,the working group  
shall coordinate as appropriate         
regarding potential additional trade    
actions and investigations with respect 
to any seasonal or perishable           
agricultural products1 as determined to 
be advisable by the working group4  7c7 
,consultation ,the working group shall  
consult with the ,agricultural ,trade   
,advisory ,committee1 relevant seasonal 
or perishable agricultural producers1   

and other relevant trade associations to
 identify threats that imports pose to  
domestic producers of seasonal and      
perishable fruits and vegetables4  7d7  
,recommendations to ,secretary ,the     
working group shall recommend programs  
or assistance that the ,secretary could 
provide to producers of seasonal and    
perishable fruits and vegetables to     
address market impacts4  4