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7 U.S. Code § 6521a

Organic agricultural product imports interagency working group

7 U.S. Code § 6521a. Organic agricultural product imports interagency working group

(a) Establishment
(1) In general
The Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly establish a working group to facilitate coordination and information sharing between the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection relating to imports of organically produced agricultural products (referred to in this section as the “working group”).
(2) MembersThe working group—
(A) shall include—
(i)
the Secretary (or a designee); and
(ii)
the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee); and
(B)
shall not include any non-Federal officer or employee.
(3) DutiesThe working group shall facilitate coordination and information sharing between the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the purposes of—
(A)
identifying imports of organically produced agricultural products;
(B)
verifying the authenticity of organically produced agricultural product import documentation, such as national organic program import certificates;
(C)
ensuring imported agricultural products represented as organically produced meet the requirements under this chapter;
(D)
collecting and organizing quantitative data on imports of organically produced agricultural products; and
(E)
requesting feedback from stakeholders on how to improve the oversight of imports of organically produced agricultural products.
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