[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2208 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2208

To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada 
  in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2012

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada 
  in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.

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

SECTION 1. BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.

    (a) Bulk Shipment of Apples to Canada.--The Export Apple Act is 
amended by inserting after section 4 (7 U.S.C. 584) the following:

``SEC. 4A. BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, apples may be 
shipped to Canada in bulk bins without complying with this Act.''.
    (b) Definition of Bulk Bin.--Section 9 of the Export Apple Act (7 
U.S.C. 589) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 9. That when used in this Act--'' 
        and inserting the following:

``SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act:'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), (3), and (1), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(5) Bulk bin.--The term `bulk bin' means a bin that 
        contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.''.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue 
regulations to carry out the amendments made by this Act.
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