II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 531 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2005 Mr. Santorum (for himself and Mr. Specter) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Marketing Success Act of 2005 or the AMS Act.

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Exemption of certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders

Section 8c(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(2)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the following: No order issued pursuant to this section shall be applicable to identified varieties of tomatoes produced in the State of Florida under an identity preservation and biotechnology verification program administered by the Secretary..