Summary: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 5) Exempts food and facilities regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under specified acts from the requirements of this Act. (Sec. 6) Exempts specified alcohol-related facilities from the requirements of this Act. Title I: Food Safety - Subtitle A: Prevention - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to deem a food to be misbranded if it was manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a facility that is not registered. Declares that a facility under the FFDCA does not include private residences of individuals. Requires annual registration of food facilities, including food facilities that export food. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to suspend the registration of any food facility for a violation of the FFDCA that could result in serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. Sets forth procedures for such a registration suspension. Directs the Secretary to collect an annual fee for registration of a food facility to defray the costs of food safety activities. Terminates the authority to collect such fees after FY2014. (Sec. 102) Deems a food to be adulterated if it has been manufactured, processed, packed, transported, or held under conditions that do not meet the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls. Requires the owner, operator, or agent of a food facility to: (1) conduct a hazard analysis; (2) identify and implement effective preventive controls; (3) monitor preventive controls; (4) institute corrective actions as necessary; (5) conduct verification activities; and (6) maintain records of monitoring, corrective action, and verification. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) identify hazards that are reasonably likely to occur in the absence of preventive controls; and (2) establish preventive controls for specific product types to prevent unintentional contamination throughout the supply chain. Requires the owner, operator, or agent of a food facility to implement a food safety plan before introducing any shipment of food into interstate commerce. Directs the Secretary to establish science-based standards for conducting a hazard analysis, documenting hazards, identifying and implementing preventive controls, and documenting the implementation of the preventive controls. Authorizes the Secretary to require the submission of finished product test results documenting the presence of contaminants in food posing a risk of severe adverse health consequences or death for certain high-risk food facilities after completion of pilot projects and a feasibility study. Requires the owner, operator, or agent of a food facility to implement a food defense plan that includes: (1) an identification of conditions and practices that may permit a hazard to be intentionally introduced; and (2) a description of preventive measures implemented. Authorizes the Secretary to establish by regulation or guidance preventive measures for specific product types to prevent intentional contamination throughout the supply chain. Requires the owner, operator, or agent of a facility to implement any preventive measures identified by the Secretary. (Sec. 103) Deems a food to be adulterated if it has been manufactured, processed, packed, transported, or held under conditions that do not meet performance standards. Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue science-based performance standards applicable to foods or food classes to minimize to an acceptable level, prevent, or eliminate the occurrence of the most significant foodborne contaminants and the most significant resulting hazards; and (2) publish a list of foodborne contaminants that have the greatest adverse impact on public health. Authorizes the Secretary to make recommendations to industry for conducting product sampling. (Sec. 104) Deems a food to be adulterated if it has been grown, harvested, processed, packed, sorted, transported, or held under conditions that do not meet safety standards for raw agricultural commodities. Requires the Secretary to establish scientific and risk-based food safety standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, sorting, transporting, and holding of raw agricultural commodities: (1) that are a fruit, vegetable, nut, or fungus; and (2) for which the Secretary has determined that such standards are reasonably necessary to minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. Requires the Secretary to provide for effective implementation of education and compliance activities. Requires the Secretary to update existing guidance related to minimizing microbial food safety hazards for fresh fruits and vegetables. (Sec. 105) Requires food facilities to be inspected at a frequency determined pursuant to a risk-based schedule. (Sec. 106) Directs each person who manufactures, processes, packs, transports, distributes, receives, or holds an article of food in the United States or for import into the United States to permit an officer or employee of the Secretary to have access to and copy all records bearing on whether the food may be adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of the FFDCA. Limits access to such records on farms. (Sec. 107) Requires the Secretary to establish a tracing system for food that is located in the United States or is for import into the United States that enables the Secretary to quickly identify each person who grows, produces, manufactures, processes, packs, transports, holds, or sells such food. Exempts certain food from tracing requirements, including food produced on a farm or produced through the use of a fishing vessel. Limits the tracing requirements for any grain or similarly handled commodity. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt a food or a type of facility, farm, or restaurant from tracing requirements. Prohibits the violation of any requirement of the food tracing system under this section. Requires the refusal of admission of articles that have not complied with the requirements of the food tracing system. (Sec. 108) Requires the Secretary to assess fees on each food facility in a fiscal year that: (1) commits a violation of the FFDCA relating to food and so requires additional inspections by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); or (2) has been subject to a food recall. (Sec. 109) Deems a food to be misbranded if it is part of a shipment offered for import into the United States and such shipment is in violation of provisions requiring a certification of compliance. Requires imported food to be refused admission if it is not in compliance with such certification requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to require a qualified certifying entity to provide a certification that the imported food article complies with specified requirements of the FFDCA under certain circumstances. Requires qualified certifying entities to be free from conflicts of interest. (Sec. 110) Sets forth requirements for analytical testing of an article of food conducted by an accredited laboratory. Requires the Secretary to establish a program for the recognition of bodies that accredit laboratories to perform analytical testing of food for import or export. Prohibits violation of any requirement relating to testing by accredited laboratories. (Sec. 111) Includes as a prohibited act under the FFDCA the failure to notify the Secretary of adulterated or misbranded food that presents a reasonable probability that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, such food will cause a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. Requires notification to the Secretary of the identity and location of certain adulterated or misbranded food. Sets forth the circumstances under which the Secretary has the authority to: (1) request an immediate cease of distribution of a food; (2) order an immediate cease of distribution; or (3) issue an immediate recall. Provides for notice of affected persons. (Sec. 112) Expands the definition of "responsible party" for purposes of reporting to the FDA's Reportable Food Registry to include farms, restaurants, retail food establishments, and importers. Requires reporting to include documentation of results from any sampling and testing of such article. Provides for the exchange of information on food exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as appropriate. (Sec. 113) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program that facilitates the movement of food through the importation process if the importer: (1) verifies that each facility is in compliance with food safety and security guidelines; and (2) ensures that appropriate safety and security controls are in place throughout the supply chain for such food. (Sec. 114) Establishes additional requirements for any new infant formula, including information on prior approval of a new ingredient. Deems a new infant formula to be misbranded if it does not meet the requirements of this section. Subtitle B: Intervention - (Sec. 121) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on foodborne illnesses. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement strategies to leverage and enhance the food safety and defense capacities of state and local agencies. (Sec. 122) Requires the Secretary to design and implement a national public education program on food safety. (Sec. 123) Requires the Secretary to conduct research to assist in the implementation of this Act, including studies to: (1) improve sanitation and food safety practices in the production, harvesting, and processing of food products; and (2) develop improved techniques for monitoring food and inspecting food products. Subtitle C: Response - (Sec. 131) Revises procedures related to seizure of food, including to deem that exigent circumstances exist for all seizures brought under FFDCA provisions. (Sec. 132) Provides for administrative detention of any food that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of the FFDCA. (Sec. 133) Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit or restrict the movement of an article of food within a state if there is credible evidence that such food presents an imminent threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. Prohibits any action from being taken under this section unless there is no less drastic action that is feasible and that would be adequate to prevent such threat. (Sec. 134) Extends the sentence for prohibited acts relating to adulterated or misbranded food from imprisonment for not more than one year to imprisonment for not more than ten years. (Sec. 135) Expands civil penalties for FFDCA violations related to food. (Sec. 136) Prohibits: (1) the submission of inaccurate or incomplete information relating to food that is required for import; and (2) the failure to submit such required information. Authorizes the Secretary to require the submission of documentation or other information for articles of food that are imported or offered for import into the United States. Title II: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 201) Requires the Secretary to post on the FDA's public website notice of any determination that a substance is a GRAS food substance and the supporting scientific justification. Defines "GRAS food substance" to mean a substance excluded from the term "food additive" because such substance is generally recognized to be safe under the conditions of its intended use. (Sec. 202) Deems a processed food to be misbranded if the labeling fails to identify the country in which the final processing of the food occurs. Deems a nonprocessed food to be misbranded if the labeling fails to identify the country of the origin of the food. (Sec. 203) Extends the export certification program currently applicable to drugs and devices to include food. Sets forth provisions regarding the fee for an export certification for food. (Sec. 204) Directs the Secretary to require an importer of food to be registered with the Secretary and to submit appropriate unique facility identifiers as a condition of registration. Conditions maintenance of registration on compliance with good importer practices. Provides for suspension or cancellation of such registration. Requires the Secretary to establish an exemption for importation for personal use. Requires the Secretary to assess an annual fee for the registration of an importer. Deems a food to be misbranded if it is imported or offered for import by an importer not duly registered. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to require a customs broker, with respect to the importation of food, to be registered with the Secretary and to submit appropriate unique facility identifiers as a condition of registration. Authorizes the Secretary to cancel a registration. Provides for a personal use exemption. (Sec. 206) Requires each registered food facility to submit a unique facility identifier for the facility or establishment. ( Sec. 207) Deems a product to be adulterated if inspection of the food facility is delayed, limited, or refused. (Sec. 208) Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a corps of inspectors dedicated to inspections of foreign food facilities. (Sec. 209) Requires the Secretary to submit a reorganization plan to the Comptroller General and relevant congressional committees before the Secretary terminates specified laboratories or district offices responsible for analyzing food or with food safety functions. (Sec. 210) Prohibits the submission of any required report related to food that is false or misleading in any material respect. ( Sec. 211) Includes as a prohibited Act under the FFDCA the failure or refusal to obey a subpoena issued under such Act. Authorizes the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to issue subpoenas. (Sec. 212) Prohibits any person required to submit information related to food from discriminating against an employee because of a lawful act done by the employee. (Sec. 213) Prohibits the production, manufacture, processing, preparation, packing, holding, or distribution of an adulterated or misbranded food with the knowledge or intent that such article will be imported into the United States. (Sec. 214) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to provide financial and other assistance to establish and maintain food protection training institutes. (Sec. 215) Requires the Secretary to notify Congress whether the available scientific data supports a determination that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm for approved uses of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resin made with bisphenol A in food and beverage containers under the conditions of use prescribed in current FDA regulations. Requires the Secretary to notify Congress of the actions the Secretary intends to take if such a determination cannot be made. (Sec. 216) Deems ceramic tableware or cookware that includes a glaze or decorations containing lead and that is for an intended functional purpose to be misbranded unless: (1) the product and its packaging bears a warning that the product is made with lead-based glaze; or (2) the product is in compliance with requirements applicable to ornamental and decorative ceramicware. Requires the Secretary to educate consumers on the safety of ceramicware for food.

sec exempts food facilities regulated secretary agriculture specified acts requirements act sec exempts specified alcohol related facilities requirements act title food safety subtitle prevention sec amends cosmetic act ffdca deem food misbranded manufactured processed packed held facility registered declares facility ffdca include private residences individuals requires annual registration food facilities including food facilities export food authorizes secretary health_and_human_services hhs suspend registration food facility violation ffdca result adverse health consequences death humans animals sets forth procedures registration suspension directs secretary collect annual fee registration food facility defray costs food safety activities terminates authority collect fees fy2014 sec deems food adulterated manufactured processed packed transported held conditions meet requirements hazard analysis risk based preventive controls requires owner operator agent food facility conduct hazard analysis identify implement effective preventive controls monitor preventive controls institute corrective actions necessary conduct verification activities maintain records monitoring corrective action verification authorizes secretary identify hazards reasonably likely occur absence preventive controls establish preventive controls specific product types prevent unintentional contamination supply chain requires owner operator agent food facility implement food safety plan introducing shipment food interstate commerce directs secretary establish science based standards conducting hazard analysis documenting hazards identifying implementing preventive controls documenting implementation preventive controls authorizes secretary require submission finished product test results documenting presence contaminants food posing risk severe adverse health consequences death certain high risk food facilities completion pilot projects feasibility study requires owner operator agent food facility implement food defense plan includes identification conditions practices permit hazard intentionally introduced description preventive measures implemented authorizes secretary establish regulation guidance preventive measures specific product types prevent intentional contamination supply chain requires owner operator agent facility implement preventive measures identified secretary sec deems food adulterated manufactured processed packed transported held conditions meet performance standards requires secretary issue science based performance standards applicable foods food classes minimize acceptable level prevent eliminate occurrence significant foodborne contaminants significant resulting hazards publish list foodborne contaminants greatest adverse impact public health authorizes secretary recommendations industry conducting product sampling sec deems food adulterated grown harvested processed packed transported held conditions meet safety standards raw agricultural commodities requires secretary establish scientific risk based food safety standards growing harvesting packing transporting holding raw agricultural commodities fruit vegetable nut secretary determined standards reasonably necessary minimize risk adverse health consequences death humans animals requires secretary provide effective implementation education compliance activities requires secretary update existing guidance related minimizing microbial food safety hazards fresh fruits vegetables sec requires food facilities inspected frequency determined pursuant risk based schedule sec directs person manufactures processes transports distributes receives holds article food united_states import united_states permit officer employee secretary access copy records bearing food adulterated misbranded violation ffdca limits access records farms sec requires secretary establish tracing system food located united_states import united_states enables secretary quickly identify person grows produces manufactures processes transports holds sells food exempts certain food tracing requirements including food produced farm produced use fishing vessel limits tracing requirements grain similarly handled commodity authorizes secretary exempt food type facility farm restaurant tracing requirements prohibits violation requirement food tracing system section requires refusal admission articles complied requirements food tracing system sec requires secretary assess fees food facility fiscal year commits violation ffdca relating food requires additional inspections food_and_drug_administration fda subject food recall sec deems food misbranded shipment offered import united_states shipment violation provisions requiring certification compliance requires imported food refused admission compliance certification requirements authorizes secretary require qualified certifying entity provide certification imported food article complies specified requirements ffdca certain circumstances requires qualified certifying entities free conflicts interest sec sets forth requirements analytical testing article food conducted accredited laboratory requires secretary establish program recognition bodies accredit laboratories perform analytical testing food import export prohibits violation requirement relating testing accredited laboratories sec includes prohibited act ffdca failure notify secretary adulterated misbranded food presents reasonable probability use consumption exposure food cause threat adverse health consequences death humans animals requires notification secretary identity location certain adulterated misbranded food sets forth circumstances secretary authority request immediate cease distribution food order immediate cease distribution issue immediate recall provides notice affected persons sec expands definition responsible party purposes reporting fda include farms restaurants retail food establishments importers requires reporting include documentation results sampling testing article provides exchange information food exempt disclosure freedom information act appropriate sec authorizes secretary establish program facilitates movement food importation process importer verifies facility compliance food safety security guidelines ensures appropriate safety security controls place supply chain food sec establishes additional requirements new infant formula including information prior approval new ingredient deems new infant formula misbranded meet requirements section subtitle intervention sec requires secretary acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems improve collection analysis reporting usefulness data foodborne illnesses requires secretary develop implement strategies leverage enhance food safety defense capacities state local agencies sec requires secretary design implement national public education program food safety sec requires secretary conduct research assist implementation act including studies improve sanitation food safety practices production harvesting processing food products develop improved techniques monitoring food inspecting food products subtitle response sec revises procedures related seizure food including deem exigent circumstances exist seizures brought ffdca provisions sec provides administrative detention food adulterated misbranded violation ffdca sec authorizes secretary prohibit restrict movement article food state credible evidence food presents imminent threat adverse health consequences death humans animals prohibits action taken section action feasible adequate prevent threat sec extends sentence prohibited acts relating adulterated misbranded food imprisonment year imprisonment years sec expands civil penalties ffdca violations related food sec prohibits submission inaccurate incomplete information relating food required import failure submit required information authorizes secretary require submission documentation information articles food imported offered import united_states title miscellaneous sec requires secretary post fda public website notice determination substance food substance supporting scientific justification defines food substance mean substance excluded term food additive substance generally recognized safe conditions intended use sec deems processed food misbranded labeling fails identify country final processing food occurs deems food misbranded labeling fails identify country origin food sec extends export certification program currently applicable drugs devices include food sets forth provisions fee export certification food sec directs secretary require importer food registered secretary submit appropriate unique facility identifiers condition registration conditions maintenance registration compliance good importer practices provides suspension cancellation registration requires secretary establish exemption importation personal use requires secretary assess annual fee registration importer deems food misbranded imported offered import importer duly registered sec directs secretary require customs broker respect importation food registered secretary submit appropriate unique facility identifiers condition registration authorizes secretary cancel registration provides personal use exemption sec requires registered food facility submit unique facility identifier facility establishment sec deems product adulterated inspection food facility delayed limited refused sec requires secretary establish maintain corps inspectors dedicated inspections foreign food facilities sec requires secretary submit reorganization plan comptroller_general relevant congressional committees secretary terminates specified laboratories district offices responsible analyzing food food safety functions sec prohibits submission required report related food false misleading material respect sec includes prohibited act ffdca failure refusal obey subpoena issued act authorizes commissioner food drugs issue subpoenas sec prohibits person required submit information related food discriminating employee lawful act employee sec prohibits production manufacture processing preparation packing holding distribution adulterated misbranded food knowledge intent article imported united_states sec requires secretary acting commissioner provide financial assistance establish maintain food protection training institutes sec requires secretary notify congress available scientific data supports determination reasonable certainty harm approved uses plastic resin bisphenol food beverage containers conditions use prescribed current fda regulations requires secretary notify congress actions secretary intends determination sec deems ceramic includes decorations containing lead intended functional purpose misbranded product packaging bears warning product lead based product compliance requirements applicable ornamental decorative requires secretary educate consumers 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Summary: Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers.

amends energy act terminate marketing assistance loans loan deficiency payments producers


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Farm Service Agency, to use specified funds under the Act of August 24, 1935 to compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed during the period beginning on July 1, 2008, through the date of the enactment of this Act, because of processing plant closure and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.

directs secretary agriculture farm_service_agency use specified funds act august compensate poultry producers production contracts terminated renewed period beginning july date enactment act processing plant closure cost cutting measures undertaken poultry processing company bankruptcy protection


Summary: Dairy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to annually index for inflation payments under the milk income loss contract program.

dairy fairness act amends energy act annually index inflation payments milk income loss contract program


Summary: Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate a final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations to require the label of a food that has less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving to express that information with an asterisk or other notation instead of expressing the trans fat content as zero when the trans fat content of such food is declared in the nutrition information on the label or in the labeling of the food.

labeling act directs commissioner food drugs fda promulgate final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations require label food grams trans fat serving express information notation instead expressing trans fat content zero trans fat content food declared nutrition information label labeling food


Summary: Agricultural Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for state agricultural loan mediation programs.

agricultural credit act amends agricultural_credit_act authorize appropriations fy2015 state agricultural loan mediation programs


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule: (1) to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads; and (2) that establishes minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment. Requires the Secretary to review and revise such standards at least once every five years to reflect the latest edition of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) S279 standard published by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers entitled "Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways".

directs secretary transportation promulgate rule improve nighttime visibility agricultural equipment operating public roads establishes minimum lighting marking standards equipment requires secretary review revise standards years reflect latest american_national_standards_institute standard published entitled lighting marking agricultural equipment highways


Summary: Save Our Dairy Farmers Act of 2009 - Establishes the temporary minimum price for Class II and Class III milk under federal milk marketing orders as: (1) $17.23 per hundredweight for Class II milk; and (2) $16.81 per hundredweight for Class III milk. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress regarding dairy price stabilization options.

save dairy farmers act establishes temporary minimum price class class iii milk federal milk marketing orders hundredweight class milk hundredweight class iii milk directs secretary agriculture report congress dairy price stabilization options


Summary: Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to state that: (1) the delivery by a producer or association of producers of raw milk to a handler under a federal milk marketing order shall be deemed to occur when the raw milk is received at the producer's farm, whether directly by the handler or by a transportation agent acting on behalf of the handler; and (2) the producer may not be charged for transportation-related costs, including hauling fees, stop fees, and fuel surcharges, incurred by a handler or the transportation agent after the raw milk leaves the farm.

amends agricultural adjustment act reenacted amendments agricultural_marketing_agreement_act state delivery producer association producers raw milk handler federal milk marketing order shall deemed occur raw milk received producer farm directly handler transportation agent acting behalf handler producer charged transportation related costs including hauling fees stop fees fuel surcharges incurred handler transportation agent raw milk leaves farm


Summary: Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a supplemental direct commodity payment to eligible producers that previously received such a payment; (2) make grants to states to assist eligible specialty crop producers for losses associated with drought or excessive rainfall during 2009; (3) provide supplemental assistance to eligible producers and first-handlers of the 2009 crop of cottonseed in disaster counties; (4) continue to carry out the 2002 livestock compensation program and provide assistance to any applicant that conducts a livestock operation located in a disaster county or produces fish classified within the family Ictaluridae (catfish); and (5) make payments to eligible producers for livestock losses occurring in a disaster county.

agricultural disaster assistance act directs secretary agriculture supplemental direct commodity payment eligible producers previously received payment grants states assist eligible specialty crop producers losses associated drought excessive rainfall provide supplemental assistance eligible producers handlers crop disaster counties continue carry livestock compensation program provide assistance applicant conducts livestock operation located disaster county produces fish classified family catfish payments eligible producers livestock losses occurring disaster county


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to to eliminate the phase-in of the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities and permit the full 9% deduction amount for taxable years beginning after 2008.

amends internal revenue code eliminate phase tax deduction income attributable domestic production activities permit deduction taxable years beginning


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to use funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or appropriation measures through FY2012 for any required non-federal share of the cost of projects that: (1) are funded by the federal government; (2) are located in an area that either has been identified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought within the 24 months prior to this Act's enactment or has been designated as a disaster area by California during 2009; (3) will make progress towards providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem, will increase water management flexibility, or will reduce impacts on environmental resources from projects operated by the California State Department of Water Resources, the California State Department of Fish and Game, the Bureau of Reclamation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or other relevant state and federal agencies; (4) show potential to restore agriculture production or agricultural employment for such areas; and (5) have made significant progress in the completion of any necessary environmental or public review. Directs that the use of funds for the nonfederal share of projects as authorized in this Act be considered a drought assistance adjustment. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for calculating such adjustments utilizing existing practices for adjustments in water service and repayment rates.

authorizes secretary interior use funds provided american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act appropriation measures fy2012 required non federal share cost projects funded federal government located area identified drought monitor experiencing severe extreme exceptional drought months prior act enactment designated disaster area california progress providing reliable water supply california protecting restoring enhancing sacramento san joaquin delta ecosystem increase water management flexibility reduce impacts environmental resources projects operated bureau_of_reclamation united_states fish_and_wildlife_service relevant state federal agencies potential restore agriculture production agricultural employment areas significant progress completion necessary environmental public review directs use funds nonfederal share projects authorized act considered drought assistance adjustment requires secretary establish criteria calculating adjustments utilizing existing practices adjustments water service repayment rates


Summary: Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate cotton and peanut storage payments. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to terminate the Forest Service's Economic Action Program. Amends the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 to terminate the grant program for manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to terminate the Delta region health care services program. Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to terminate the grant and loan program for energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities efficiency in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise income eligibility limitations for: (1) commodity program non-farm income; (2) direct payment farm income; and (3) conservation program non-farm income. Reduces crop year payment limits for covered commodity and peanut: (1) direct payments; (2) counter-cyclical payments; and (3) average crop revenue election (ACRE)/counter-cyclical payments. Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to revise the definition of "payment acres" for covered commodity and peanut direct and counter-cyclical payments. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to reduce additional FY2011 and FY2012 funding for the market access program. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce the reimbursement rate beginning in FY2011 for private insurance providers under the crop insurance program. Prohibits the Secretary from conducting timber sales in the Southwestern, Pacific Southwest, or Alaska region of the National Forest System where federal expenditures to support timber sales have been significantly higher than offsetting receipts until the Secretary certifies to Congress that timber sales in the region will generate receipts at least equal to supporting federal expenditures.

reduce end deficits commonsense eliminations agriculture program act amends energy act terminate cotton peanut storage payments directs secretary agriculture usda terminate forest_service economic action program amends terminate grant program manufacturers wool fabrics amends consolidated_farm rural development act terminate delta region health care services program amends rural electrification act terminate grant loan program energy generation transmission distribution facilities efficiency rural communities extremely high energy costs amends food security act revise income eligibility limitations commodity program non farm income direct payment farm income conservation program non farm income reduces crop year payment limits covered commodity peanut direct payments counter cyclical payments average crop revenue election cyclical payments amends energy act revise definition payment acres covered commodity peanut direct counter cyclical payments amends reduce additional fy2011 fy2012 funding market access program amends federal_crop_insurance_act reduce reimbursement rate beginning fy2011 private insurance providers crop insurance program prohibits secretary conducting timber sales southwestern alaska region national_forest_system federal expenditures support timber sales significantly higher offsetting receipts secretary certifies congress timber sales region generate receipts equal supporting federal expenditures


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot program under which a participating state, in lieu of obtaining any or a portion of the state's allotment of specialty food crops for use in the school lunch and breakfast programs, receives a grant in an amount equal to the value of the commodities for FY2011 and FY2012. Requires the grant funds to be used solely to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs. Limits pilot program participation to three states.

directs secretary agriculture conduct pilot program participating state lieu obtaining portion state allotment specialty food crops use school lunch breakfast programs receives grant equal value commodities fy2011 fy2012 requires grant funds solely purchase fresh fruits vegetables distribution schools service institutions participating school lunch breakfast programs limits pilot program participation states


Summary: Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to: (1) extend reporting requirements for livestock daily markets through September 30, 2015; (2) establish mandatory reporting for wholesale pork cuts; and (3) direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish, and implement within one year, an electronic price reporting system for dairy products.

mandatory price reporting act amends agricultural marketing act extend reporting requirements livestock daily markets september establish mandatory reporting wholesale pork cuts direct secretary agriculture usda establish implement year electronic price reporting system dairy products


Summary: Farm Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans. Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans. Deems an entity that is an owner-operator or operator to meet the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities.

farm credit expansion act amends consolidated_farm rural development act expand eligibility farm_service_agency operating loans farm ownership loans conservation loans emergency loans deems specified embedded entities entity owned wholly entity eligible farm ownership operating loans deems specified operating entities eligible farm ownership loans deems entity owner operator operator meet direct ownership loan requirement owned entities individual owner family farm involved ownership interest entities


Summary: Authorizes the Navajo Nation to enter into commercial or agricultural leases of up to 99 years on their tribal lands.

authorizes navajo nation enter commercial agricultural leases years tribal lands


Summary: Free Market Sugar Act - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions. Replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions with a provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level necessary to ensure: (1) a competitive U.S. sugar processing industry; and (2) an adequate and reasonably-priced sugar supply in the United States. Exempts specialty sugar from such provision. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the sugar price support program.

free market sugar act amends federal_agriculture_improvement reform act repeal sugar loan program amends farm_security rural investment act repeal feedstock flexibility program bioenergy producers amends repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions provision requiring secretary agriculture usda establish tariff rate quotas raw cane sugar refined sugars quota year level necessary ensure competitive sugar processing industry adequate reasonably priced sugar supply united_states exempts specialty sugar provision amends agricultural act repeal sugar price support program


Summary: Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend, until December 31, 2012, the suspension of the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance.

amends farm_security rural investment act extend december suspension year limitation period borrowers agricultural operating loans eligible guaranteed assistance


Summary: Energy and Technology Advancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture, in order to further the adoption of technologies developed by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to establish criteria and procedures to facilitate and encourage businesses and other organizations to: (1) rent government equipment and property for the development of new and improved products and processes; (2) authorize USDA and private sector employees to work together in experimental or production facilities owned by the federal government or a private entity; (3) provide business support services to start-up and small businesses; and (4) enter into cooperative agreements with educational and governmental units to support business incubators for businesses that use technologies and products of interest to the Secretary.Requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the development and construction of a biorefinery pilot plant that is able to: (1) produce liquid fuels from woody, agricultural, and other biomass in a flexible, multi-bioproduct manner, in a sustainable manner that addresses life-cycle inputs and outputs, and in quantities sufficient to provide proof of process and to allow for business incubator and support services; and (2) employ thermochemical and biochemical conversion processes in the production of liquid fuels.Requires the Secretary to include in the plan a comprehensive estimate of each cost relating to the development and construction of the biorefinery pilot plant.

amends farm security rural investment act require secretary agriculture order adoption technologies developed department_of_agriculture usda establish criteria procedures facilitate encourage businesses organizations rent government equipment property development new improved products processes authorize usda private sector employees work experimental production facilities owned federal government private entity provide business support services start small businesses enter cooperative agreements educational governmental units support business incubators businesses use technologies products interest secretary requires secretary submit appropriate congressional committees plan development construction biorefinery pilot plant able produce liquid fuels woody agricultural biomass flexible multi manner sustainable manner addresses life cycle inputs quantities sufficient provide proof process allow business incubator support services employ thermochemical biochemical conversion processes production liquid fuels requires secretary include plan comprehensive estimate cost relating development construction biorefinery pilot plant


Summary: Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Agricultural Antitrust Matters who shall: (1) be responsible for oversight and coordination of agriculture-related antitrust and related matters; and (2) work in coordination with the Task Force and the Department of Agriculture on all agricultural competition matters.Establishes under the authority of the Attorney General the Agriculture Competition Task Force to examine problems in agricultural competition.Amends the Clayton Act to revise the defendant's burden of proof in agribusiness mergers in which the plaintiff is: (1) the federal or state government; or (2) any other plaintiff.Directs the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) draft agriculture-specific guidelines to use when reviewing agriculture mergers; and (2) conduct post merger reviews of certain agribusiness mergers five years after approval.Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Competition and Fair Practices to be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters who shall: (1) analyze mergers within the food and agricultural sectors; and (2) investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921. Provides for agribusiness merger review and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture.Authorizes appropriations for additional staff for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration to investigate the competitive implications of structural changes in the meat packing and poultry industries.

agriculture competition enhancement act establishes antitrust_division_of_the_department_of_justice deputy assistant attorney general agricultural antitrust matters shall responsible oversight coordination agriculture related antitrust related matters work coordination task_force department_of_agriculture agricultural competition matters establishes authority attorney general agriculture competition task force examine problems agricultural competition amends clayton act revise defendant burden proof agribusiness mergers plaintiff federal state government plaintiff directs federal_trade_commission ftc draft agriculture specific guidelines use reviewing agriculture mergers conduct post merger reviews certain agribusiness mergers years approval establishes fair practices headed special_counsel competition matters shall analyze mergers food agricultural sectors investigate prosecute violations packers stockyards_act provides agribusiness merger review enforcement department_of_agriculture authorizes appropriations additional staff investigate competitive implications structural changes meat packing poultry industries


Summary: Prevent Excessive Speculation Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to extend its coverage to specified energy commodities, including: (1) crude oil; (2) natural gas; (3) coal; (4) gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, and any other source of energy derived from coal, crude oil, or natural gas; (5) electricity; and (6) renewable biomass-derived fuels. Prohibits the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from permitting a foreign board of trade providing its members (or other participants subject to CFTC jurisdiction) direct access to its electronic trading and order matching system, unless specified requirements are met. Authorizes the CFTC to: (1) require recordkeeping by any person either located within the United States or entering trades directly into the trade matching system of a foreign board of trade from the United States; and (2) require a person in the United States or subject to CFTC jurisdiction to limit or liquidate any position on a foreign board of trade to reduce the threat of price manipulation. Directs the CFTC to convene a working group of international regulators to develop uniform international reporting and regulatory standards to protect energy futures markets from excessive speculation, manipulation, and other trading practices that may pose systemic risks to energy futures markets, countries, and consumers. Directs the CFTC to establish position limits for energy and agricultural commodities. Authorizes the CFTC to require or permit a contract market, derivatives transaction execution facility, or electronic trading facility, with respect to a significant price discovery contract, to establish and enforce position accountability. Authorizes the CFTC to exercise oversight over any disturbance in a commodity market that disrupts its liquidity and price discovery function from accurately reflecting a commodity's supply and demand ("major market disturbance"). Sets forth reporting requirements for covered traders. Requires the CFTC to identify each large over-the-counter transaction or class of such transactions in order to detect and prevent potential price manipulation of, or excessive speculation in, any contract listed for trading on a registered entity. Instructs the CFTC to: (1) routinely require detailed reporting from index traders and swap dealers in markets under its jurisdiction; and (2) review the trading practices for index traders in markets under its jurisdiction to ensure that index trading is not adversely impacting the price discovery process. Requires the CFTC to disaggregate and make public monthly: (1) the number of positions and total value of index funds and other passive, long-only positions in energy and agricultural markets; and (2) data on speculative positions relative to bona fide physical hedgers in such markets. Directs the CFTC to appoint additional CFTC enforcement employees.

prevent excessive speculation act amends commodity_exchange_act extend coverage specified energy commodities including crude oil natural gas coal gasoline heating oil diesel fuel source energy derived coal crude oil natural gas electricity renewable biomass derived fuels prohibits commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc permitting foreign board trade providing members participants subject cftc jurisdiction direct access electronic trading order matching system specified requirements met authorizes cftc require recordkeeping person located united_states entering trades directly trade matching system foreign board trade united_states require person united_states subject cftc jurisdiction limit liquidate position foreign board trade reduce threat price manipulation directs cftc convene working group international regulators develop uniform international reporting regulatory standards protect energy futures markets excessive speculation manipulation trading practices pose systemic risks energy futures markets countries consumers directs cftc establish position limits energy agricultural commodities authorizes cftc require permit contract market derivatives transaction execution facility electronic trading facility respect significant price discovery contract establish enforce position accountability authorizes cftc exercise oversight disturbance commodity market disrupts liquidity price discovery function accurately reflecting commodity supply demand major market disturbance sets forth reporting requirements covered traders requires cftc identify large counter transaction class transactions order detect prevent potential price manipulation excessive speculation contract listed trading registered entity instructs cftc routinely require detailed reporting index traders swap dealers markets jurisdiction review trading practices index traders markets jurisdiction ensure index trading adversely impacting price discovery process requires cftc disaggregate public monthly number positions total value index funds passive long positions energy agricultural markets data speculative positions relative bona fide physical markets directs cftc appoint additional cftc enforcement employees


Summary: (This summary will be expanded.) FDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Title I: Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the food safety activities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), including to authorize the Secretary to inspect records related to food. Exempts certain establishments that sell food directly to consumers, such as roadside stands, farmers markets or participants in a community supported agriculture program, from specified requirements of this Act. Requires each owner, operator, or agent in charge of a food facility to identify and implement preventive controls to significantly minimize or prevent hazards that could affect food manufactured, processed, packed, or held by such facility. Sets forth provisions governing exemptions from such requirements for certain facilities. Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue guidance documents to reduce the risk from the most significant foodborne contaminants; and (2) establish minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks. Authorizes the Secretary to issue exemptions and variances from such standards. Directs the Secretary to assess and collect fees related to: (1) food facility reinspection; (2) food recalls; (3) the voluntary qualified importer program; and (4) importer reinspection. Directs the Secretary to develop voluntary food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines for schools and early childhood education programs. Title II: Improving Capacity to Detect and Respond to Food Safety Problems - Requires the Secretary to: (1) allocate resources to inspect facilities and imported food according to the known safety risks of the facilities or food; and (2) establish a product tracing system to track and trace food that is in the United States or offered for import into the United States. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems to improve the collection, analysis, reporting, and usefulness of data on foodborne illnesses. Gives the Secretary the authority to order a recall of an article of food. Title III: Improving the Safety of Imported Food - Requires U.S. importers to perform risk-based foreign supplier verification activities to verify that imported food is produced in compliance with applicable requirements related to hazard analysis and standards for produce safety and is not adulterated or misbranded. Requires the Secretary to establish a program to expedite review and importation of food offered for importation by U.S. importers who have voluntarily agreed to participate in such program. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) require a certification that an article of food imported or offered for import complies with applicable requirements of this Act; and (2) enter into arrangements and agreements with foreign governments to facilitate the inspection of registered foreign facilities. Requires food to be refused admission into the United States if permission to inspect the food facility is denied by the facility owner, operator, or agent or the foreign country. Sets forth provisions governing the establishment of a system to recognize bodies that accredit third-party auditors and audit agents to certify that foreign entities meet applicable FFDCA requirements for importation of food into the United States. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for the activities of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Directs the Secretary to increase the field staff of such Centers and Office. Establishes whistleblower's protections for employees of entities involved in the manufacturing, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or importation of food who provide information relating to any FFDCA violation.

summary expanded improving capacity prevent food safety problems amends cosmetic act ffdca expand food safety activities secretary health_and_human_services hhs including authorize secretary inspect records related food exempts certain establishments sell food directly consumers stands farmers markets participants community supported agriculture program specified requirements act requires owner operator agent charge food facility identify implement preventive controls significantly minimize prevent hazards affect food manufactured processed packed held facility sets forth provisions governing exemptions requirements certain facilities requires secretary issue guidance documents reduce risk significant foodborne contaminants establish minimum standards safe production harvesting fruits vegetables based known safety risks authorizes secretary issue exemptions variances standards directs secretary assess collect fees related food facility reinspection food recalls voluntary qualified importer program importer reinspection directs secretary develop voluntary food allergy anaphylaxis management guidelines schools early childhood education programs title improving capacity detect respond food safety problems requires secretary allocate resources inspect facilities imported food according known safety risks facilities food establish product tracing system track trace food united_states offered import united_states requires secretary acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc enhance foodborne illness surveillance systems improve collection analysis reporting usefulness data foodborne illnesses gives secretary authority order recall article food title iii improving safety imported food requires importers perform risk based foreign supplier verification activities verify imported food produced compliance applicable requirements related hazard analysis standards produce safety adulterated misbranded requires secretary establish program expedite review importation food offered importation importers voluntarily agreed participate program authorizes secretary require certification article food imported offered import complies applicable requirements act enter arrangements agreements foreign governments facilitate inspection registered foreign facilities requires food refused admission united_states permission inspect food facility denied facility owner operator agent foreign country sets forth provisions governing establishment system recognize bodies accredit party auditors audit agents certify foreign entities meet applicable ffdca requirements importation food united_states title miscellaneous provisions authorizes appropriations fy2011 fy2015 activities related field activities food_and_drug_administration fda directs secretary increase field staff establishes whistleblower protections employees entities involved manufacturing processing packing transporting distribution reception holding importation food provide information relating ffdca violation


Summary: Democracy for Dairy Producers Act of 2009 - Requires, with respect to a specified referendum on federal milk marketing orders and related reforms, that: (1) if a cooperative association of milk producers elects bloc voting on behalf of its members it must provide each producer with written notice regarding individual ballot procedures, the milk marketing information clearinghouse, and the cooperative's voting intention; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture adjust the association vote to reflect individual producer votes. Requires that each federal milk marketing order: (1) establish a referendum information clearinghouse that includes individual ballot information and referendum due dates and texts; and (2) provide producers with referendum alerts.

democracy dairy producers act requires respect specified referendum federal milk marketing orders related reforms cooperative association milk producers elects voting behalf members provide producer written notice individual ballot procedures milk marketing information clearinghouse cooperative voting intention secretary agriculture adjust association vote reflect individual producer votes requires federal milk marketing order establish referendum information clearinghouse includes individual ballot information referendum dates provide producers referendum alerts


Summary: Quality Cheese Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from using federal funds to amend specified regulations to include dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein in the definition of "milk" or "nonfat milk" as specified in the domestic natural standards for cheese and cheese products.

quality cheese act amends cosmetic act prohibit commissioner food_and_drug_administration federal funds amend specified regulations include dry ultra milk milk protein concentrate definition milk nonfat milk specified domestic natural standards cheese cheese products


Summary: Federal Milk Marketing Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from using distance or transportation costs from a location not within a marketing area as the basis for pricing Class I (fluid) milk unless such location supplies the recipient marketing area with specified quantities of milk (single base point pricing).

federal milk marketing reform act amends agricultural adjustment act prohibit secretary agriculture distance transportation costs location marketing area basis pricing class fluid milk location supplies recipient marketing area specified quantities milk single base point pricing


Summary: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to base the minimum Class II milk price on the average production cost of producing all milk in the 48 contiguous states. Directs the Secretary to: (1) announce the minimum price for Class II milk by November 1 of each year, with specified price adjustment dates; (2) use the Class II milk price as the basic formula price for all federal and state milk marketing orders and all unregulated milk production areas; and (3) estimate annual milk production and domestic consumption. States that the price of Class I (fluid) milk price in all federal and state milk marketing orders and all unregulated milk production areas shall be equal to the basic formula price plus the applicable Class I differential under federal and state milk marketing orders. Authorizes the Secretary, upon a determination of a positive dairy trade balance and excess production, to provide for a producer price reduction of not more than 5% of all milk produced in the 48 contiguous states and marketed by producers for commercial use. Prohibits imposition of producer charges for the cost of hauling milk or the conversion of raw milk to manufactured products. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) milk inventory management; and (2) milk handler responsibilities. States that in the case of a federal milk order, disapproval of an amendment to the order shall not be considered disapproval of the order or of other terms of the order.

amends agricultural adjustment act reenacted amendments agricultural_marketing_agreement_act direct secretary agriculture base minimum class milk price average production cost producing milk contiguous states directs secretary announce minimum price class milk november year specified price adjustment dates use class milk price basic formula price federal state milk marketing orders unregulated milk production areas estimate annual milk production domestic consumption states price class fluid milk price federal state milk marketing orders unregulated milk production areas shall equal basic formula price plus applicable class differential federal state milk marketing orders authorizes secretary determination positive dairy trade balance excess production provide producer price reduction milk produced contiguous states marketed producers commercial use prohibits imposition producer charges cost hauling milk conversion raw milk manufactured products sets forth provisions respecting milk inventory management milk handler responsibilities states case federal milk order disapproval amendment order shall considered disapproval order terms order


Summary: Family Dairy Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase milk income loss contract payments for the period March 1, 2009-November 30, 2009.

family dairy preservation act amends energy act increase milk income loss contract payments period march november


Summary: Dairy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to annually index for inflation payments under the milk income loss contract program.

dairy fairness act amends energy act annually index inflation payments milk income loss contract program


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat trees or vines producing fruit, nuts, or other crops as placed in service in the year in which they are planted for purposes of the additional 50% bonus depreciation allowance.

amends internal revenue code treat trees producing fruit nuts crops placed service year planted purposes additional bonus depreciation allowance


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to assess and collect a user fee from each food facility, drug or device facility, or biologics facility for which a follow-up inspection is required to ensure correction of a violation found by the Secretary during initial inspection of the facility or establishment of a good manufacturing practices requirement under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs assess collect user fee food facility drug device facility biologics facility follow inspection required ensure correction violation found secretary initial inspection facility establishment good manufacturing practices requirement cosmetic act


Summary: Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to: (1) direct a person (other than a household consumer or other exempted person) who believes a meat or poultry product that such person handled is adulterated or misbranded to notify the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) direct the Secretary, upon a determination of a public health risk from such adulteration or misbranding, to permit the person to voluntarily provide handler notification, cease distribution, recall such product, and provide consumer notice; and (3) authorize the Secretary, in the case of noncompliance, to require that the person take such actions (other than consumer notice which shall be provided by the Secretary). Defines "person" as any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit.

unsafe meat poultry recall act amends federal meat inspection act poultry_products_inspection_act direct person household consumer exempted person believes meat poultry product person handled adulterated misbranded notify secretary agriculture direct secretary determination public health risk adulteration misbranding permit person voluntarily provide handler notification cease distribution recall product provide consumer notice authorize secretary case noncompliance require person actions consumer notice shall provided secretary defines person individual partnership corporation association business unit


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydration systems.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states suspend temporarily duty certain hydration systems


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on parts of microwave ovens for the industrial preparation or manufacture of dried vegetable snack (small portions of food usually eaten other than at meal times) items.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states reduce temporarily duty parts industrial preparation manufacture dried vegetable snack small portions food usually meal times items


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of dried vegetable snack (small portions of food usually eaten other than at meal times) items.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states reduce temporarily duty parts machinery industrial preparation manufacture dried vegetable snack small portions food usually meal times items


Summary: E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009 - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef. Subjects imported trim, bench trim, and ground beef to the same testing requirements as domestic trim, bench trim, and ground beef.

amends federal meat inspection act require processing establishments facilities perform specified tests presence coli ground beef subjects imported bench ground beef testing requirements domestic bench ground beef


Summary: Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2009 to increase the FY2010 amount for emergency food assistance program commodity purchases.

amends food_and_nutrition_act increase fy2010 emergency food assistance program commodity purchases


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a supplemental direct commodity payment to eligible producers that previously received such a payment; (2) make grants to states to assist eligible specialty crop producers for losses associated with drought or excessive rainfall during 2009; (3) provide supplemental assistance to eligible producers and first-handlers of the 2009 crop of cottonseed in disaster counties; (4) continue to carry out the 2002 livestock compensation program and provide assistance to any applicant that conducts a livestock operation located in a disaster county or produces fish classified within the family Ictaluridae (catfish); and (5) make payments to eligible producers for livestock losses occurring in a disaster county.

directs secretary agriculture supplemental direct commodity payment eligible producers previously received payment grants states assist eligible specialty crop producers losses associated drought excessive rainfall provide supplemental assistance eligible producers handlers crop disaster counties continue carry livestock compensation program provide assistance applicant conducts livestock operation located disaster county produces fish classified family catfish payments eligible producers livestock losses occurring disaster county


Summary: Processed Food Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to prohibit the sale or transport in commerce of any processed poultry, poultry product, meat, or meat food product capable of human consumption that has not undergone a pathogen reduction treatment for each ingredient or been certified to contain no verifiable traces of pathogens. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require each registered facility to: (1) apply pathogen reduction treatments to each food that it manufactures, processes, packages, or holds for consumption in the United States; and (2) certify that each such food contains no verifiable traces of pathogens, or that each such food leaving the facility has received required pathogen reduction treatments. Requires coloring, synthetic flavorings, and spices used in such products to be named.

processed food safety act amends poultry products inspection act federal_meat_inspection_act prohibit sale transport commerce processed poultry poultry product meat meat food product capable human consumption undergone pathogen reduction treatment ingredient certified contain verifiable pathogens amends cosmetic act require registered facility apply pathogen reduction treatments food manufactures processes packages holds consumption united_states certify food contains verifiable pathogens food leaving facility received required pathogen reduction treatments requires coloring synthetic products named


Summary: Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use commercial lending standards in determining equity requirements for rural entity direct or guaranteed loans. Directs the Secretary, through December 31, 2011, to guarantee up to 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Authorizes the Secretary, beginning on January 1, 2012, to guarantee up to 80% or 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Directs the Secretary to guarantee related line-of-credit loans. Authorizes business and industry loans to be used for refinancing. Waives audit requirements for business and industry loans under $1 million. Authorizes audit waiver for loans of at least $1 million. Directs the Secretary to use the Small Business Administration (SBA) calculation method in calculating the delinquency rate for business and industry loans. Expresses the sense of Congress that in allocating discretionary funds the Secretary should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur assistance program.

amends consolidated_farm rural development act direct secretary agriculture usda use commercial lending standards determining equity requirements rural entity direct guaranteed loans directs secretary december guarantee high priority business industry loans million authorizes secretary beginning january guarantee high priority business industry loans million directs secretary guarantee related line credit loans authorizes business industry loans refinancing waives audit requirements business industry loans million authorizes audit waiver loans million directs secretary use small_business_administration sba calculation method calculating delinquency rate business industry loans expresses sense congress allocating discretionary funds secretary priority rural microentrepreneur assistance program


Summary: Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend, until December 31, 2012, the suspension of the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance.

amends farm_security rural investment act extend december suspension year limitation period borrowers agricultural operating loans eligible guaranteed assistance


Summary: Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to: (1) extend reporting requirements for livestock daily markets through September 30, 2015; (2) establish mandatory reporting for wholesale pork cuts; and (3) direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish, and implement within one year, an electronic price reporting system for dairy products.

mandatory price reporting act amends agricultural marketing act extend reporting requirements livestock daily markets september establish mandatory reporting wholesale pork cuts direct secretary agriculture usda establish implement year electronic price reporting system dairy products


Summary: Farm Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans. Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to determine that an entity that is an owner-operator or operator meets the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities.

farm credit expansion act amends consolidated_farm rural development act expand eligibility farm_service_agency operating loans farm ownership loans conservation loans emergency loans deems specified embedded entities entity owned wholly entity eligible farm ownership operating loans deems specified operating entities eligible farm ownership loans directs secretary agriculture usda determine entity owner operator operator meets direct ownership loan requirement owned entities individual owner family farm involved ownership interest entities


Summary: Long-Term Care Bailout Prevention Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entitled the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, or the CLASS Act, which establish a national, voluntary insurance program for purchasing community living assistance services and supports in order to provide individuals with functional limitations with tools that will allow them to maintain their personal and financial independence and live in the community.

provisions patient_protection affordable care act entitled community_living_assistance_services supports_act class act establish national voluntary insurance program purchasing community living assistance services supports order provide individuals functional limitations tools allow maintain personal financial independence live community


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule: (1) to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads; and (2) that establishes minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment. Requires the Secretary to review and revise such standards at least once every five years to reflect the latest revision of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Standard 279 entitled "Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways".

directs secretary transportation promulgate rule improve nighttime visibility agricultural equipment operating public roads establishes minimum lighting marking standards equipment requires secretary review revise standards years reflect latest revision biological engineers standard entitled lighting marking agricultural equipment highways


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the issuance of tax-exempt small issue bonds to finance the purchase of property or land used primarily for the processing of agricultural products.

amends internal revenue code allow issuance tax exempt small issue bonds finance purchase property land primarily processing agricultural products


Summary: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grower Tax Incentive Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow farmers whose gross receipts attributable to fruit and vegetable farming were not more than $500,000 for the previous taxable year a business-related tax credit equal to the lesser of $10,000 or the taxable income attributable to fruit and vegetable farming. Defines "fruit and vegetable farming" as the farming and sale of fruits, vegetables, or both in fresh form generally considered as perishable, but not including any grains or any perishable fruits and vegetables which have been manufactured into articles of food of a different kind or character.

vegetable tax incentive act amends internal revenue code allow farmers gross receipts attributable fruit vegetable farming previous taxable year business related tax credit equal lesser taxable income attributable fruit vegetable farming defines fruit vegetable farming farming sale fruits vegetables fresh form generally considered perishable including grains perishable fruits vegetables manufactured articles food different kind character


Summary: San Joaquin Valley USDA Rural Definition Inclusion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to designate any part of the areas within the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare, California, as a rural area if any such part is determined not to be urban in character (other than any area included within the municipal boundaries of Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, or Visalia).

inclusion act amends consolidated_farm rural development act authorize secretary agriculture usda designate areas counties fresno kings san_joaquin tulare california rural area determined urban character area included municipal boundaries bakersfield fresno


Summary: Agricultural Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans. Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans. Deems an entity that is an owner-operator or operator to meet the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities.

consolidated_farm rural development act expand eligibility farm_service_agency operating loans farm ownership loans conservation loans emergency loans deems specified embedded entities entity owned wholly entity eligible farm ownership operating loans deems specified operating entities eligible farm ownership loans deems entity owner operator operator meet direct ownership loan requirement owned entities individual owner family farm involved ownership interest entities


Summary: Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend, during the period December 31, 2010-December 31, 2011, the prohibition on the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to guarantee an agricultural operating loan for any year after the 15th year that a loan or loan guarantee is made to the borrower.

amends consolidated_farm rural development act suspend period december december prohibition authority secretary agriculture usda guarantee agricultural operating loan year 15th year loan loan guarantee borrower


Summary: Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities. Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food.

act authorizes secretary agriculture usda grants states tribal governments promote domestic maple syrup industry promotion research education promotion natural resource sustainability market promotion encouragement owners operators privately held land initiate expand maple sugaring activities voluntarily land available public maple sugaring activities defines maple sugaring collection sap species tree genus acer purpose produce food


Summary: Free Market Sugar Act - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions. Replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions with a provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level necessary to ensure: (1) a competitive U.S. sugar processing industry, and (2) an adequate and reasonably-priced sugar supply in the United States. Exempts specialty sugar from such provision. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the sugar price support program.

free market sugar act amends federal_agriculture_improvement reform act repeal sugar loan program amends farm_security rural investment act repeal feedstock flexibility program bioenergy producers amends repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions provision requiring secretary agriculture usda establish tariff rate quotas raw cane sugar refined sugars quota year level necessary ensure competitive sugar processing industry adequate reasonably priced sugar supply united_states exempts specialty sugar provision amends agricultural act repeal sugar price support program


Summary: Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an estate and gift tax exclusion for real property located in the United States which at the time of a decedent's death was being used as a farm for farming purposes or exclusively for conservation purposes. Imposes: (1) an additional estate or gift tax with respect to such property if an heir or donee disposes of or uses such property for other than farming or conservation purposes, and (2) a federal tax lien on such property until liability for estate or gift tax with respect to such property has been satisfied or has become unenforceable.

amends internal revenue code allow estate gift tax exclusion real property located united_states time decedent death farm farming purposes exclusively conservation purposes imposes additional estate gift tax respect property heir donee disposes uses property farming conservation purposes federal tax lien property liability estate gift tax respect property satisfied unenforceable


Summary: Creating Real Opportunities for Prosperity (CROP) Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to suspend the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for loan guarantee assistance through December 31, 2013.

creating real opportunities prosperity crop act amends farm security rural investment act suspend limitation period borrowers eligible loan guarantee assistance december


Summary: Free Sugar Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program.

free sugar act amends federal_agriculture_improvement reform act repeal sugar loan program


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the classification of certain farming business machinery and equipment as five-year property for purposes of the tax deduction for depreciation.

amends internal revenue code permanent classification certain farming business machinery equipment year property purposes tax deduction depreciation


Summary: Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011 - Exempts certain farm vehicles (including the individual operating the vehicle) from certain federal requirements (for a commercial driver's license, drug testing, medical certificates, and hours of service) governing the operation of motor vehicles. Prohibits federal transportation funding to a state from being terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as a result of the state's exempting a covered farm vehicle (including the individual operating that vehicle, but excluding any farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring a placard) from any state requirements governing the operation of that vehicle.

farmers freedom act exempts certain farm vehicles including individual operating vehicle certain federal requirements commercial driver license drug testing medical certificates hours service governing operation motor vehicles prohibits federal transportation funding state terminated limited interfered result state exempting covered farm vehicle including individual operating vehicle excluding farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring state requirements governing operation vehicle


Summary: Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011 or REAPS Act of 2011 - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit to $65,000 per crop year: (1) average crop revenue election (ACRE) and counter-cyclical payments for one or more covered commodities, and (2) ACRE payments for peanuts. Applies such provisions to the 2012 crop year.

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Summary: Livestock Marketing Fairness Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit a livestock sale forward contract (with an exception for specified cooperatives) that: (1) does not contain a firm base price that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount on the contract day; (2) is not offered for open public bid; (3) is based on a formula price; or (4) provides for the sale of more than 40 cattle, 30 swine, or other livestock in a quantity as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA). Defines: (1) "firm base price" as a transaction using an external source reference price; (2) "formula price" as any price term that establishes a base from which a purchase price is calculated on the basis of a price that will not be determined or reported until a date after the forward price is established (with specified exclusions); and (3) "forward contract" as a livestock purchase contract that provides for livestock delivery to a packer at a date that is more than seven days after the date on which the contract is entered into, without regard to whether the contract is for a specified lot of livestock or a specified number of livestock over a certain period of time.

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Summary: Milk Import Tariff Equity Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to impose tariff-rate quotas (quantitative import limits) and provide various duty rates on certain casein, caseinates, milk protein concentrate, and other casein derivatives and glues imported into the United States (except imports from a country which has entered into a free trade agreement with the United States). Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into a trade agreement, or enter into negotiations pursuant to an existing trade agreement, with a foreign country to grant new concessions as compensation in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions; and (2) proclaim any necessary modification or continuance of any existing duty, or continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or any quantitative limitation. Sets forth certain limits on the reduction of duties on such products.

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Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency conservation program assistance and emergency watershed protection program assistance to agricultural producers in qualifying counties adversely affected by Hurricane Irene and related weather conditions.

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Summary: Waives the risk management purchase requirement for an agricultural producer in a designated disaster county adversely impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee for assistance eligibility under: (1) the supplemental revenue assistance program; (2) the emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish program; and (3) the tree assistance program. Sets forth the conditions to be met in order for a producer to receive such assistance.

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Summary: Dairy Security Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a dairy producer margin protection program to protect dairy producer income by paying participating producers: (1) basic margin protection payments when actual dairy producer margins are less than the threshold levels for such payments, and (2) supplemental margin protection payments if purchased by a participating producer. Makes all registering U.S. dairy producers eligible for such program. Authorizes a producer to purchase supplemental margin protection at the time of program registration. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a dairy market stabilization program for all U.S. dairy producers in order to balance the supply of milk with demand when dairy producers are experiencing low or negative operating margins, and (2) a board of directors for the program. Requires milk handlers to reduce payments to each participating producer from whom the handler receives milk during any month in which stabilization program payment reductions are in effect. Directs the Secretary to conduct the margin protection and stabilization programs from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2017. Directs the Secretary to amend each federal milk marketing order as provided for by this Act. Eliminates the: (1) dairy product price support program, (2) the milk income loss contract program, (3) permanent price support authority for milk, and (4) the dairy export incentive program.

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