,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to submit to ,congress a   
report on b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture programs fac$  
by c]tifi$ organic f>ms & f>ms t may be 
int]e/$ 9 transition+ to organic        
production1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,op5+  
,programs to ,organic ,f>ms ,act4  #b4  
,/udy on b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture programs fac$  
by c]tifi$ organic f>ms & f>ms int]e/$ 9
 transition+ to organic production  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ,committee on ,agriculture1
 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate2 &     

7,b7 ,committee on ,agriculture ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,c]tifi$ 
organic f>m ,! t]m c]tifi$ organic f>m  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajc (
 ! ,organic ,foods ,production ,act (   
#aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fejb74  7#c7       
,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7#d7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress1 & make publicly available on 
! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 a report on    
b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9 ,dep>tm5t      
programs fac$ by c]tifi$ organic f>ms & 
f>ms t may be int]e/$ 9 transition+ to  
organic production4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,!    
report requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all   
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,program review  
,an assessm5t ( b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9
 ,dep>tm5t programs fac$ by c]tifi$     
organic f>ms & f>ms t may be int]e/$ 9  
transition+ to organic production1      

includ+ b>ri]s 9 programs relat+ to     
cons]vation1 cr$it1 disa/] assi/ance1   
risk managem5t1 export promotion1 m>ket 
developm5t1 te*nical assi/ance1 rural   
developm5t1 data collection1 procurem5t1
 & organic c]tification co/-%>e4  7#b7  
,p>ticipation data ,to ! ext5t          
practicable1 data on application rates1 
approval rates1 d5ial rates1 fund+      
levels1 geographic di/ribution1 f>m     
size1 production type1 & reasons = d5ial
 or nonp>ticipation by c]tifi$ organic  
f>ms & f>ms t may be int]e/$ 9          
transition+ to organic production4  7#c7
 ,specific b>ri]s ,an assessm5t ( b>ri]s
 relat+ to program eligibility1 paym5t  
rates1 rank+ crit]ia1 application =ms1  
recordkeep+ requirem5ts1 crop insurance 
price elections1 disa/] assi/ance       
valuation1 cons]vation practice /&>ds1  
c]tification docum5tation1 supply-*a9   
infra/ructure1 organic lit]acy among    
,dep>tm5t /aff1 & ! availability (      
organic-specific data4  7#d7 ,/aff tra9+
 & te*nical assi/ance ,an assessm5t ( ! 

ne$ = organic-specific tra9+1 guidance1 
& te*nical assi/ance = ,dep>tm5t field  
/aff1 includ+ /aff ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice     
,ag5cy1 ! ,natural ,res\rces            
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 ! ,risk ,managem5t
 ,ag5cy1 ,rural ,developm5t1 ! ,=eign   
,agricultural ,s]vice1 & o!r relevant   
ag5cies & (fices4  7#e7 ,adm9i/rative   
actions ,a description ( adm9i/rative   
actions t ! ,secret>y int5ds to take to 
remove b>ri]s id5tifi$ 9 ! report4  7#f7
 ,/atutory recomm5dations ,any          
recomm5dations = /atutory *anges ne$$ to
 remove b>ri]s id5tifi$ 9 ! report4  7d7
 ,annual updates ,= ea* ( ! fir/ #c ye>s
 foll[+ submission ( ! report requir$ "u
 subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ! appropriate committees (          
,congress1 & make publicly available on 
! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 an annual      
update to t report t describes-- 7#a7   
any progress made to remove b>ri]s      
id5tifi$ 9 t report2  7#b7 any          
adm9i/rative actions complet$ or        
und]way2  7#c7 any rema9+ b>ri]s to     

p>ticipation 9 ,dep>tm5t programs fac$  
by c]tifi$ organic f>ms & f>ms t may be 
int]e/$ 9 transition+ to organic        
production2 &  7#d7 any additional      
recomm5dations = /atutory *anges4