I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6379 
To provide additional funds for food safety research related to perishable 
agricultural commodities, to provide emergency financial assistance to 
producers and first handlers of fresh spinach for losses incurred as 
a result of the removal of fresh spinach and products containing fresh 
spinach from the market and other actions undertaken in response to 
a public health advisory regarding spinach issued by the Food and 
Drug Administration in September 2006, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2006 
Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
FILNER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. NUNES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide additional funds for food safety research related 
to perishable agricultural commodities, to provide emer-
gency financial assistance to producers and first handlers 
of fresh spinach for losses incurred as a result of the 
removal of fresh spinach and products containing fresh 
spinach from the market and other actions undertaken 
in response to a public health advisory regarding spinach 
issued by the Food and Drug Administration in Sep-
tember 2006, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spinach Research and 
Recovery Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH 
REGARDING 
PERISHABLE 
AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of conducting 
and supporting applied research to enhance the safety of 
perishable agricultural commodities for consumers: 
(1) For the Agricultural Research Service with-
in the Department of Agriculture for such research 
within the jurisdiction and particular expertise of 
such Service, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, in addition to 
other authorizations of appropriations available to 
such Service for such purpose, to remain available 
until expended. 
(2) For the Cooperative State Research, Edu-
cation, and Extension Service within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for such research within the ju-
risdiction and particular expertise of such Service, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, in addition to other authoriza-
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tions of appropriations available to such Service for 
such purpose, to remain available until expended. 
(3) For the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition within the Food and Drug Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services, for 
such research within the jurisdiction and particular 
expertise of such Center, there is authorized to be 
appropriated $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, in ad-
dition to other authorizations of appropriations 
available to such agency for such Center, to remain 
available until expended. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—Programs of research under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted and supported in con-
sultation with producers of perishable agricultural com-
modities. 
(c) PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘perishable agricultural 
commodity’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 
(7 U.S.C. 499a(b)). 
SEC. 3. SPINACH EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall use such sums as 
may be necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to make payments to growers and first handlers, 
as defined by the Secretary, of fresh spinach that were 
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unable to market spinach crops as a result of the Food 
and Drug Administration Public Health Advisory issued 
on September 14, 2006. The payment made to a grower 
or first handler under this section shall not exceed 75 per-
cent of the value of the unmarketed spinach crop. 
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