[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 135 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 135

 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of 
    origin labeling for certain covered commodities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2005

  Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
 Thune, and Mr. Dorgan) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                                Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to expand country of 
    origin labeling for certain covered commodities, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROCESSED FOOD ITEMS.

    Section 281(2)(B) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1638(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ``clause (iii), (iv), (v), 
or (vi) of'' before ``subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    Section 285 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1638d) is amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by 
section 1.
    (b) Final Rule.--Nothing in this Act requires the Secretary to 
delay the publication of final regulations under section 284(b) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638c(b)).
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