H.R. 7406

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7406 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7406

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2026

Mr. Newhouse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture

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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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Meeting Demand for Organic Produce 
Act''.

SEC. 2. OPTION TO CONFIRM THE ABSENCE OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES THROUGH 
TESTING.

(a) National Standards for Organic Production.--Section 2105 of the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6504) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``shall''; and
(B) by striking ``To be'' and inserting the 
following:
``(a) In General.--To be'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``shall'' before 
``have been'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``products; and'' and 
inserting ``product; or'';
(ii) by striking ``livestock, not'' and 
inserting the following: ``livestock--
``(A) shall not''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) shall be produced in soil or another growing 
medium that has been confirmed prior to the time of 
planting to contain no prohibited substances, including 
synthetic chemicals, through testing or other methods 
certified by the Secretary to verify the absence of 
prohibited substances in the growing medium; and''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``shall'' before 
``be produced''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Guidelines and Criteria.--Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of the Meeting Demand for Organic Produce Act, the 
Secretary shall issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to 
develop guidelines and criteria for approved verification methods 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B) to ensure accuracy and reliability 
with respect to the testing described in that subsection.''.
(b) Management of Wild Crops.--Section 2114(f) of the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6513(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately;
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
redesignated), by striking ``An organic'' and inserting the 
following:
``(1) In general.--An organic'';
(3) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by adding ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
end;
(B) by striking ``include a 3 year'' and inserting 
the following: ``include--
``(i) a 3-year''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) a certification that the soil or 
other growing medium of the area has been 
confirmed prior to the time of planting to 
contain no prohibited substances, including 
synthetic chemicals, through testing or other 
methods certified by the Secretary to verify 
the absence of prohibited substances in the 
growing medium;''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Guidelines and criteria.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the Meeting Demand for Organic 
Produce Act, the Secretary shall issue an advanced notice of 
proposed rulemaking to develop guidelines and criteria for 
approved verification methods described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) 
to ensure accuracy and reliability with respect to the testing 
described in that paragraph.''.
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