To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2165352CEBEC493ABD43F42E9AB9C101: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act or the CIAO Act.
- Section HA21EE5CE1EE24063B0EC6C2C75FAFBF0: 2. Additional guidelines Section 2122(a) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a)Continuous...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Agriculture
Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
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