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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5475 

To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide producers 

with the option to confirm the absence of prohibited substances through 

testing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to 

provide producers with the option to confirm the absence 

of prohibited substances through testing, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Meeting Demand for 

5 Organic Produce Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OPTION TO CONFIRM THE ABSENCE OF PROHIB2 ITED SUBSTANCES THROUGH TESTING. 

3 (a) NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ORGANIC PRODUC4 TION.—Section 2105 of the Organic Foods Production Act 

5 of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6504) is amended— 

6 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘shall’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘To be’’ and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ 

13 before ‘‘have been’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘products; and’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘product; or’’; 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘livestock, not’’ and 

18 inserting the following: ‘‘livestock— 

19 ‘‘(A) shall not’’; and 

20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(B) shall be produced in soil or another 

23 growing medium that has been confirmed prior 

24 to the time of planting to contain no prohibited 

25 substances, including synthetic chemicals, 

26 through testing or other methods certified by 


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1 the Secretary to verify the absence of prohibited 

2 substances in the growing medium; and’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ 

4 before ‘‘be produced’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(b) GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.—Not later than 60 

7 days after the date of enactment of the Meeting Demand 

8 for Organic Produce Act, the Secretary shall issue an ad9 vanced notice of proposed rulemaking to develop guide10 lines and criteria for approved verification methods de11 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B) to ensure accuracy and re12 liability with respect to the testing described in that sub13 section.’’. 

14 (b) MANAGEMENT OF WILD CROPS.—Section 

15 2114(f) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 

16 U.S.C. 6513(f)) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

18 (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, 

19 and indenting appropriately; 

20 (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

21 (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘An organic’’ and 

22 inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An organic’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so redesignated)— 


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1 (A) by adding ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘include a 3 year’’ and in4 serting the following: ‘‘include— 

5 ‘‘(i) a 3-year’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(ii) a certification that the soil or 

8 other growing medium of the area has 

9 been confirmed prior to the time of plant10 ing to contain no prohibited substances, in11 cluding synthetic chemicals, through test12 ing or other methods certified by the Sec13 retary to verify the absence of prohibited 

14 substances in the growing medium;’’; and 

15 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.—Not later 

17 than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 

18 Meeting Demand for Organic Produce Act, the Sec19 retary shall issue an advanced notice of proposed 

20 rulemaking to develop guidelines and criteria for ap21 proved verification methods described in paragraph 

22 (1)(B)(ii) to ensure accuracy and reliability with re23 spect to the testing described in that paragraph.’’. 

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