Organic Imports Verification Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1398 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1398 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on residue testing for all imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on residue testing for all imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk, 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 ``Organic Imports Verification Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered organic feedstuff.--The term ``covered organic feedstuff'' means any organic feedstuff included on the list established under section 4(b)-- (A) that is shipped in bulk; and (B) for which there is a national organic program import certificate. (2) National organic program import certificate.--The term ``national organic program import certificate'' has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). (3) Organic.--The term ``organic'', with respect to a feedstuff, means that the feedstuff is organically produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)). (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service. (5) Shipped in bulk.-- (A) In general.--The ter