S 457 IS 

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 457

To remove the limitation on the use of funds to require a farm to feed livestock with organically produced feed to be certified as an organic farm.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2003

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. REID, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SMITH, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 


A BILL

To remove the limitation on the use of funds to require a farm to feed livestock with organically produced feed to be certified as an organic farm.

    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 `Organic Restoration Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. USE OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FEED FOR CERTIFICATION AS ORGANIC FARM.

    Section 771 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 is repealed.
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