3.0.0 2031 2019-11-15T20:52:12Z 2019-11-15T20:52:12Z House H HR 2011-05-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FINCHER:H.R. 2031.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause I.[Page H3757]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-08T16:17:24Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:07:15Z 2011-06-08 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2011-05-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E984) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000458 Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] Stephen Fincher R TN Lee 8 N B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2011-05-31 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2011-06-14 False Agriculture and Food Administrative remedies Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Contracts and agency Department of Agriculture Horticulture and plants Livestock Pest management Agriculture and Food 00 2011-05-26 Introduced in House 2011-07-12T14:51:11Z Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act or EATS Act - Amends the Plant Protection Act to include biotechnology products among the plant pests that a person may petition the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to have added or removed from regulations allowing such products' importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce without a permit.

Revises provisions regarding the Secretary's response to such a petition to require the Secretary to: (1) determine whether to approve such petition not later than 180 days after the petition's receipt, with two permitted 30-day extensions; (2) notify the petitioner of such extensions; and (3) provide a denied petitioner with denial information and an opportunity to remedy deficiencies.

Deems a petition approved if the Secretary has not made a determination to approve the petition by the end of the 240-day period beginning on the date of the petition's receipt.

]]> Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act Short Titles as Introduced Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act Short Titles as Introduced EATS Act Display Title Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Plant Protection Act to expedite the process for approval of certain biotechnology products, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2031ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2031ih.xml 2011-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.