[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2559

    To provide for certain inspections with respect to small farms.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              October 6 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for certain inspections with respect to small farms.

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

SECTION 1. SMALL FARM EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
respect to a person who is engaged in a farming operation that does not 
maintain a temporary labor camp and that employs 10 or fewer employees, 
the Secretary of Labor may, under the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) conduct an inspection or 
investigation in response to an employee death and to issue a report 
concerning the causes of the accident.
    (b) Use of Funds.--The Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration is authorized to expend funds to conduct an inspection 
or investigation under subsection (a), and shall complete a report 
concerning such inspection or investigation not later than 90 days 
after receipt of notice of the employee death involved.
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