[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2024 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2024

   To amend the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
Information Act to provide for proportional representation of kiwifruit 
  producers, exporters, and importers on the National Kiwifruit Board.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 1997

  Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer 
Information Act to provide for proportional representation of kiwifruit 
  producers, exporters, and importers on the National Kiwifruit Board.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL KIWIFRUIT RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Board Membership.--Section 555 of the National Kiwifruit 
Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7464) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following new subsections:
    ``(a) Membership.--An order issued by the Secretary under section 
554 shall provide for the establishment of a National Kiwifruit Board, 
to consist of 11 members as follows:
            ``(1) One member who is appointed from the general public.
            ``(2) Ten members appointed from among producers, 
        exporters, and importers of kiwifruit, or their 
        representatives.
    ``(b) Proportional Representation.--The number of producers, 
exporters, and importers on the Board shall be based on proportional 
representation of domestic production of kiwifruit and the level of 
kiwifruit exports and imports. The Secretary shall adjust periodically 
the ratio of producer, exporter, and importer members on the Board to 
accommodate changes in domestic production and export and import levels 
of kiwifruit.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
                inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Producers.--The producer members of the Board shall 
        be appointed from individuals nominated by producers.
            ``(3) Importers and exporters.--The importer and exporter 
        members of the Board shall be appointed from individuals 
        nominated by importers or exporters.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and 
                alternate'' in the second sentence after ``the 
                member''.
    (b) Adoption of Amendments.--Section 554(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
7463(c)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, except that an amendment to an order does not require a 
referendum to become effective''.
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