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The House of Representatives released its proposed amendments to
the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (more
commonly referred to as the Farm Bill). The proposed Farm Bill was
released last week, and in its current form, it amends the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) accreditation authority
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 6501
et al, and it imposes more stringent recordkeeping
requirements.
Notably, the proposed bill would expand the certifying agent
accreditation program by giving the USDA oversight and approval
authority over certifying agents that are certifying farms and
handling operations in foreign countries.1 Additionally, the
proposed bill would require that each certifying agent operating in
foreign countries
