[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3535 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3535

 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of 
                  origin labeling for macadamia nuts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of 
                  origin labeling for macadamia nuts.

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

SECTION 1. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIRED FOR MACADAMIA NUTS.

    (a) General Requirement.--Section 281(2)(A)(vi) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638(2)(A)(vi)) is amended by striking 
``peanuts'' and inserting ``peanuts and macadamia nuts''.
    (b) Requirements for United States Country of Origin.--Section 
282(a)(2)(E) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)(E)) is amended by 
striking ``commodity or peanuts'' and inserting ``commodity, peanuts, 
or macadamia nuts''.
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