| S 1969 IS
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1969
To amend the Agricultural
Adjustment Act to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and vegetables
subject to regulation in a marketing order by grade, size, quality, or
maturity, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
November 25, 2003
Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms.
CANTWELL, and Mr. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural
Adjustment Act to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and vegetables
subject to regulation in a marketing order by grade, size, quality, or
maturity, 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. PEAR AND CHERRY MARKETING
ORDERS.
Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608e-1(a)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended in the first sentence by inserting
after `apples,' the following: `pears, cherries,'.
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