Export Apple Act (Introduced in the House)
HR 609 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 609
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of
the Act to apples.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 3, 1999
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to limit the applicability of
the Act to apples.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF EXPORT APPLE AND PEAR ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE- The Act of June 10, 1933 (7 U.S.C. 581 et seq.; commonly
known as the Export Apple and Pear Act), is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
`SEC. 11. This Act may be cited as the `Export Apple Act'.'.
(b) DEFINITION OF APPLES- Section 9 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph:
`(4) The term `apples' means fresh whole apples, whether or not the
apples have been in storage.'.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REFERENCES TO PEARS- Such Act is further amended--
(1) by striking `and/or pears' each place it appears in the first section
and sections 5 and 6; and
(2) by striking `or pears' each place it appears in the first section
and sections 2, 3, and 4.