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[Q]: SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

(a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following
new section:
''SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

''(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary
conservation flex program option to assist producers of agricultural
commodities in adopting integrated, site-specific farm management plans
through the reduction of farm program barriers to resource stewardship
practices and systems.
''(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
''(1) The term 'program' means the conservation flex
program option established under this section.
''(2) The term 'plan' means a site-specific farm management
plan prepared by the producer and approved by the Secretary.
''(3) The term 'alternative crops' means experimental and
industrial crops which conserve soil and water.
''(4) The term 'breeding cattle' means bulls, dams, and
heifers held solely for the production of calves, but shall not
include weaned calves being grown for slaughter or dairy
cattle.
''(5) The term 'legume' means any legume, including
alfalfa, clover, lentils, lupine, medic, peas, soybeans, and
vetch grown for use as a forage, green manure, or biomass
feedstock, but not including any pulse crop from which the
seeds are harvested and sold for purposes other than use as
seed for planting.
''(6) The term 'resource-conserving crop' means legumes,
grasses, brassica cover crops and forages, alternative crops,
any interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops, any
interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops and
small grains, and such other crops as the Secretary may
designate.
''(7) The term 'resource-conserving crop rotation' means a
crop rotation which includes at least one resource-conserving
crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil
fertility, tilth and structure, interrupts pest cycles, or
conserves water.
''(8) The term 'rotational grazing' means planting forage,
dividing pastures into paddocks, and using grazing rotations to
increase forage quality and production, improve vegetative
cover, and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.
''(9) The term 'small grains' means any small grain,
including barley, buckwheat, oats, rye, spelt, and triticale,
but not including wheat, except for wheat grown for nonhuman
consumption.
''(10) The term 'special conservation practices' means
field borders, contour grass strips, grass waterways, filter
strips, grass windbreaks, buffer areas, wildlife habitat
plantings, habitat plantings for beneficial organisms that aid
in the control of pests, and such other practices as the
Secretary may designate.
''(c) Eligible Producers.--To be eligible to participate in the
program, a producer must prepare and submit to the Secretary for
approval a site-specific farm management plan, which may at the
producer's option be integrated with any conservation plan developed
pursuant to section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3812) and any other conservation or natural resource plan required for
producer participation in any program within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary.
''(d) Agreements.--Upon the approval of a plan submitted by a
producer under subsection (c), the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the producer that specifies the crop acreage bases being
enrolled in the program. The agreement shall be for a period of not
less than one year, nor more than seven years, as determined by the
producer. The agreement may be renewed upon the mutual agreement of the
Secretary and the producer.
''(e) Producer Responsibilities Under Agreement.--Under the terms
of an agreement entered into under subsection (d), a producer shall
agree--
''(1) to actively comply with the terms and conditions of
the applicable plan, as approved by the Secretary;
''(2) to devote to a resource-conserving crop--
''(A) not less than 15 percent of the crop acreage
bases of the producer enrolled under such program; or
''(B) not less than 15 percent of the producer's
total crop acres, if the sum of resource-conserving
crop acres on non-base acres and total crop acreage
bases on the farm does not exceed the county average
base-to-cropland ratio; and
''(3) to keep such records as the Secretary may reasonably
require for purposes of program evaluation.
''(f) Requirements of the Plan.--To be approved by the Secretary, a
plan submitted by a producer must--
''(1) specify the crop acreage bases the producer chooses
to enroll in the program;
''(2) describe the resource-conserving crop rotation,
special conservation practices, rotational grazing, or biomass
production operations and practices to be implemented and
maintained on such acreage during the agreement period which
fulfill the purposes of the program;
''(3) contain a schedule for the implementation,
improvement and maintenance of the resource-conserving crop
rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing,
or biomass operations and practices described in the plan; and
''(4) contain such other terms as the Secretary may
require.
''(g) Program Administration, Certification, and Termination.--
''(1) Program administration, technical assistance, and
flexibility.--
''(A) Administration.--The program shall be
administered by the Secretary.
''(B) Technical assistance.--In administering the
program, the Secretary, in consultation with the local
conservation districts and any State or local
authorities deemed appropriate by the Secretary, shall
provide technical assistance to a producer in
developing and implementing a plan, evaluating the
effectiveness of a plan, and assessing the costs and
benefits of farming operations and practices. If
requested by a producer, the Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to help the producer comply with
Federal, State, and local requirements designed to
protect soil, wetlands, wildlife habitat, the quality
of ground water and surface water, or other natural
resources.
''(C) Flexibility.--In administering the program,
the Secretary shall provide sufficient flexibility for
a producer to revise the producer's plan to respond to
changes in market conditions, weather, or technology or
to adjust and modify the farming operation, except that
such revisions must be consistent with the purposes of
the program and approved by the Secretary.
''(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify producer
compliance with the terms and conditions of the plan.
''(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate an
agreement entered into with a producer under this program if--
''(A) the producer agrees to such termination; or
''(B) the producer violates the terms and
conditions of such agreement.
''(h) Program Rules.--
''(1) Base and yield protection.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce crop acreage
bases or farm program payment yields as a result of the
planting of a resource-conserving crop.
''(2) Payment acres.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary shall not reduce any farm program loans,
payments, or benefits of a program participant as a result of
the planting of a resource-conserving crop.
''(3) Payment rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall provide deficiency payments on
resource-conserving crop acreage eligible for payments at a
rate not less than the projected deficiency payment rate, as
determined and announced each year by the Secretary prior to
the period during which producers may agree to participate in
the program.
''(4) Payment acre protection.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce the payment
acres or the established price for a program participant who
has entered into an agreement with the Secretary for a fixed
period of time.
''(5) Resource-conserving crops on normal flex acreage.--
Acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this program
may, at the discretion of the producer, be designated as normal
flex acreage.
''(6) Adjustments in production adjustment requirements.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall
make fair and equitable adjustments in acreage limitation
requirements applicable to a producer participating in the
program giving due consideration to crop rotation, special
conservation practices, rotational grazing, biomass production,
and other appropriate factors resulting from the implementation
of a plan. If the Secretary determines that the reduction in
program crop production on a participating farm referred to in
the preceding sentence will equal or exceed any reduction in
crop production which, in the absence of participation in the
program, would occur as a result of acreage limitation
requirements, the Secretary shall waive such acreage limitation
requirements for the farm. If the resource conserving crop
includes a farm program feed grain crop planted on the base
acres of another farm program feed grain crop, the Secretary
shall take into account the established or county average yield
of the two feed grains for the purposes of making the
adjustment or waiver.
''(7) Total base acreage flexibility.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow participants
in this program to plant farm program crops and oilseeds in any
proportion on a producer's total acreage of farm program crop
base and historic oilseeds acreage without affecting farm
program payments.
''(8) Crop insurance.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this
program shall be eligible for crop insurance pursuant to the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
''(9) Haying and grazing restriction.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any
farm program payments to a producer, who is otherwise
eligible to receive such payments, for acreage enrolled
in the program if the producer, during the consecutive
five month period in each State in which haying and
grazing of conserving use acres may be prohibited under
the provisions of this Act, grazes breeding cattle or
nursing calves or harvests and sells hay on payment
acres.
''(B) Transition option.--The restriction in
subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a
producer who agrees to retire all base acreage enrolled
in the program at the end of the agreement period.
''(C) Emergency haying and grazing.--The Secretary
shall release acreage devoted to resource-conserving
crops for emergency haying and grazing as the result of
a natural disaster when the Secretary permits unlimited
haying and grazing on--
''(i) reduced acreage under this Act;
''(ii) acreage devoted to a conservation
use under this Act;
''(iii) acreage diverted from production
under a land diversion program established
under this Act; or
''(iv) acreage enrolled in the conservation
reserve program under the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
[A]: Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans. Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Genetically Engineered Food Right-
to-Know Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a consistent
and enforceable standard for labeling of foods produced using genetic
engineering, including fish, thereby providing consumers with knowledge
of how their food is produced.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the process of genetically engineering food organisms
results in material changes to food derived from those
organisms;
(2) the Food and Drug Administration requires the labeling
of more than 3,000 ingredients, additives, and processes;
(3) individuals in the United States have a right to know
if their food was produced with genetic engineering for a
variety of reasons, including health, economic, environmental,
religious, and ethical;
(4) more than 60 countries, including the United Kingdom
and all other countries of the European Union, South Korea,
Japan, Brazil, Australia, India, China, and other key United
States trading partners have laws or regulations mandating
disclosure of genetically engineered food on food labels;
(5) in 2011, Codex Alimentarius, the food standards
organization of the United Nations, adopted a text that
indicates that governments can decide on whether and how to
label foods produced with genetic engineering; and
(6) mandatory identification of food produced with genetic
engineering can be a critical method of preserving the economic
value of exports or domestically sensitive markets with
labeling requirements for genetically engineered foods.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(z)(1) If it is a food that has been genetically engineered or
contains 1 or more genetically engineered ingredients, unless such
information is clearly disclosed, as determined by the Secretary.
''(2) This paragraph does not apply to food that--
''(A) is served in restaurants or other similar eating
establishments, such as cafeterias and carryouts;
''(B) is a medical food (as defined in section 5(b) of the
Orphan Drug Act);
''(C) is a food that would be subject to this paragraph
solely because it was produced using a genetically engineered
vaccine; or
''(D) is a food or processed food that would be subject to
this paragraph solely because it includes the use of a
genetically engineered processing aid (including yeast) or
enzyme.
''(3) In this paragraph:
''(A) The term 'genetic engineering' means a process
involving the application of--
''(i) in vitro nucleic acid techniques, including
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and direct
injection of nucleic acid into cells or organelles; or
''(ii) fusion of cells beyond the taxonomic family
that--
''(I) overcome natural physiological
reproductive or recombinant barriers; and
''(II) are not techniques used in
traditional breeding and selection.
''(B) The term 'genetically engineered', used with respect
to a food, means a material intended for human consumption that
is--
''(i) an organism that is produced through the
intentional use of genetic engineering; or
''(ii) the progeny of intended sexual or asexual
reproduction (or both) of 1 or more organisms that is
the product of genetic engineering.
''(C) The term 'genetically engineered ingredient' means a
material that is an ingredient in a food that is derived from
any part of an organism that has been genetically engineered,
without regard to whether--
''(i) the altered molecular or cellular
characteristics of the organism are detectable in the
material; and
''(ii) the organism is capable for use as human
food.''.
(b) Guaranty.--
(1) In general.--Section 303(d) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(d)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(d)'' and inserting ''(d)(1)'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
''(2)(A) No person shall be subject to the penalties of
subsection (a)(1) for a violation of subsection (a), (b), or
(c) of section 301 involving food that is misbranded within the
meaning of section 403(z) if such person (referred to in this
paragraph as the 'recipient') establishes a guaranty or
undertaking that--
''(i) is signed by, and contains the name and
address of, a person residing in the United States from
whom the recipient received in good faith the food
(including the receipt of seeds to grow raw
agricultural commodities); and
''(ii) contains a statement to the effect that the
food is not genetically engineered or does not contain
a genetically engineered ingredient.
''(B) In the case of a recipient who, with respect to a
food, establishes a guaranty or undertaking in accordance with
subparagraph (A), the exclusion under such subparagraph from
being subject to penalties applies to the recipient without
regard to the manner in which the recipient uses the food,
including whether the recipient is--
''(i) processing the food;
''(ii) using the food as an ingredient in a food
product;
''(iii) repacking the food; or
''(iv) growing, raising, or otherwise producing the
food.
''(C) No person may avoid responsibility or liability for a
violation of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 301
involving food that is misbranded within the meaning of section
403(z) by entering into a contract or other agreement that
specifies that another person shall bear such responsibility or
liability, except that a recipient may require a guaranty or
undertaking as described in this subsection.
''(D) In this subsection, the terms 'genetically
engineered' and 'genetically engineered ingredient' have the
meanings given the terms in section 403(z).''.
(2) False guaranty.--Section 301(h) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(h)) is amended by
inserting ''or 303(d)(2)'' after ''section 303(c)(2)''.
(c) Unintended Contamination.--Section 303(d) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(d)), as amended by subsection
(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
''(3)(A) No person shall be subject to the penalties of
subsection (a)(1) for a violation of subsection (a), (b), or
(c) of section 301 involving food that is misbranded within the
meaning of section 403(z) if--
''(i) such person is an agricultural producer and
the violation occurs because food that is grown,
raised, or otherwise produced by such producer, which
food does not contain a genetically engineered material
and was not produced with a genetically engineered
material, is contaminated with a food that contains a
genetically engineered material or was produced with a
genetically engineered material; and
''(ii) such contamination is not intended by the
agricultural producer.
''(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to an agricultural
producer to the extent that the contamination occurs as a
result of the negligence of the producer.''.
(d) Promulgation of Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate proposed
regulations establishing labeling requirements for compliance in
accordance with section 403(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, as added by subsection (a).
[A]: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem misbranded any food that has been genetically engineered or contains one or more genetically engineered ingredients, unless such information is clearly disclosed. Exempts from this requirement any food that: (1) is served in restaurants or other similar eating establishments, (2) is a medical food, (3) would be subject to such requirement solely because it was produced using a genetically engineered vaccine, or (4) would be subject to such requirement solely because it includes the use of a genetically engineered processing aid (including yeast) or enzyme. Defines "genetically engineered" as a material intended for human consumption that is: (1) an organism produced through the intentional use of genetic engineering, or (2) the progeny of intended sexual or asexual reproduction (or both) of one or more organisms that is the product of genetic engineering. Defines "genetically engineered ingredient" as an ingredient in a food that is derived from any part of an organism that has been genetically engineered, without regard to whether: (1) the altered molecular or cellular characteristics of the organism are detectable in the material, and (2) the organism is capable for use as human food. Excludes from penalties for misbranding of genetically engineered food or ingredients any recipient that establishes a guaranty or undertaking that: (1) is signed by, and contains the name and address of, a person residing in the United States from whom the recipient received the food in good faith (including the receipt of seeds to grow raw agricultural commodities); and (2) contains a statement to the effect that the food is not genetically engineered or does not contain a genetically engineered ingredient. Applies this exclusion from penalties without regard to the manner in which the recipient uses the food. Excludes an agricultural producer also from such penalties when a violation occurs because food the producer has grown, raised, or otherwise produced, which neither contains nor was produced with a genetically engineered material, is subsequently contaminated with a food that does contain or was produced with a genetically engineered material, and the agricultural producer has not intended any such contamination nor was negligent in the matter.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Regulations Endanger Democracy Act
of 2015'' or the ''RED Tape Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RULES REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING OR AMENDING RULE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''agency'' has the meaning given that term in
section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the term ''covered rule'' means a rule of an agency
that causes a new financial or administrative burden on
businesses in the United States or on the people of the United
States, as determined by the head of the agency;
(3) the term ''rule''--
(A) has the meaning given that term in section 551
of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) includes--
(i) any rule issued by an agency pursuant
to an Executive order or Presidential
memorandum; and
(ii) any rule issued by an agency due to
the issuance of a memorandum, guidance
document, bulletin, or press release issued by
an agency; and
(4) the term ''Unified Agenda'' means the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.
(b) Prohibition on Issuance of Certain Rules.--
(1) In general.--An agency may not--
(A) issue a covered rule that does not amend or
modify an existing rule of the agency, unless--
(i) the agency has repealed 1 or more
existing covered rules of the agency; and
(ii) the cost of the covered rule to be
issued is less than or equal to the cost of the
covered rules repealed under clause (i), as
determined and certified by the head of the
agency; or
(B) issue a covered rule that amends or modifies an
existing rule of the agency, unless--
(i) the agency has repealed or amended 1 or
more existing covered rules of the agency; and
(ii) the cost of the covered rule to be
issued is less than or equal to the cost of the
covered rules repealed or amended under clause
(i), as determined and certified by the head of
the agency.
(2) Penalty for failure to repeal or amend rules.--During
the period beginning on the date of failure to comply by an
agency with paragraph (1) in issuing a covered rule, and ending
on the date on which the agency complies with paragraph (1)
with respect to that covered rule, no statutory pay adjustment
(as defined in section 147(b) of the Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2011 (5 U.S.C. 5303 note)) shall take effect with respect
to any employee of the agency.
(3) Application.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
issuance of a covered rule by an agency that--
(A) relates to the internal policy or practice of
the agency or procurement by the agency; or
(B) is being revised to be less burdensome to
decrease requirements imposed by the covered rule or
the cost of compliance with the covered rule.
(c) Considerations for Repealing Rules.--In determining whether to
repeal a covered rule under subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(i) of subsection
(b)(1), the head of the agency that issued the covered rule shall
consider--
(1) whether the covered rule achieved, or has been
ineffective in achieving, the original purpose of the covered
rule;
(2) any adverse effects that could materialize if the
covered rule is repealed, in particular if those adverse
effects are the reason the covered rule was originally issued;
(3) whether the costs of the covered rule outweigh any
benefits of the covered rule to the United States;
(4) whether the covered rule has become obsolete due to
changes in technology, economic conditions, market practices,
or any other factors; and
(5) whether the covered rule overlaps with a covered rule
to be issued by the agency.
(d) Publication of Covered Rules in Unified Agenda.--
(1) Requirements.--Each agency shall, on a semiannual
basis, submit jointly and without delay to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs for publication in the
Unified Agenda a list containing--
(A) each covered rule that the agency intends to
issue during the 6-month period following the date of
submission;
(B) each covered rule that the agency intends to
repeal or amend in accordance with subsection (b)
during the 6-month period following the date of
submission; and
(C) the cost of each covered rule described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) Prohibition.--An agency may not issue a covered rule
unless the agency complies with the requirements under
paragraph (1).
[A]:
Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2015 or the RED Tape Act of 2015 Prohibits a federal agency from issuing a covered rule (a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States) that either amends or modifies an existing agency rule or does not amend or modify an existing rule unless the agency has repealed one or more existing covered rules and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the covered rules repealed. Exempts a covered rule that: (1) relates to the internal policy or practice of, or procurement by, the agency; or (2) is being revised to be less burdensome by decreasing requirements imposed by, or compliance costs of, the rule. Prohibits any statutory pay adjustment from taking effect for any employee of an agency during any period during which the agency is not in compliance with such requirement. Directs an agency, in determining whether to repeal a covered rule, to consider: (1) whether the rule has achieved its purpose, has become obsolete, or overlaps with a covered rule to be issued; (2) any adverse effects that could materialize if the rule is repealed; and (3) whether the costs of the rule outweigh it benefits. Requires each agency, semiannually, to submit to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for publication in the Unified Agenda a list containing each covered rule the agency intends to issue, repeal, or amend during the following six months and the cost of each such rule.