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

Bill: 113-hr-1298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2013-03-20
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural trade

Canada

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Fruit and vegetables

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Export Apple Act to permit apples to be exported to Canada in bulk bins (a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds) without complying with certain inspection and certification requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2013 Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Hanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 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.

1. Bulk shipments of apples to canada (a) Bulk shipment of apples to canada Section 4 of the Export Apple Act ( 7 U.S.C. 584 ) is amended— (1) by striking Apples in and inserting (a) Apples in ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins without complying with the provisions of this Act. . (b) Definition of bulk bin Section 9 of the Export Apple Act ( 7 U.S.C. 589 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) 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 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.