7 USC 6521 – Administration
(a) Regulations
Not later than 540 days after November 28, 1990, the Secretary shall issue proposed regulations to carry out this chapter.
(b) Assistance to State
(1) Technical and other assistance
The Secretary shall provide technical, administrative, and National Institute of Food and Agriculture assistance to assist States in the implementation of an organic certification program under this chapter.
(2) Financial assistance
The Secretary may provide financial assistance to any State that implements an organic certification program under this chapter.
(c) Access to data documentation systems
Terms Used In 7 USC 6521
- agricultural product: means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption. See 7 USC 6502
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 6502
The Secretary shall have access to available data from cross-border documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies, including the Automated Commercial Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(d) Reports
(1) In general
Not later than March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter through March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report describing national organic program activities with respect to all domestic and overseas investigations and compliance actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding year.
(2) Requirements
The data described in paragraph (1) shall be broken down by agricultural product, quantity, value, and month.
(3) Exception
Any data determined by the Secretary to be confidential business information shall not be provided in the report under paragraph (1).