Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether an appropriate federal standard of identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive oil industry, and U.S. agriculture; and (2) take the necessary steps to apply for U.S. membership in the International Olive Council.

In preparing the report for the FDA, USDA must consider the citizen petition titled "Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil" and filed with the FDA on July 9, 2012.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5249 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5249

   To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to the 
  Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the use of a Federal standard of 
            identity for olive oil, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2018

   Mr. Faso (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. 
Carbajal, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Ruppersberger) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to the 
  Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the use of a Federal standard of 
            identity for olive oil, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. OLIVE OIL FEDERAL STANDARD REPORT REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with persons affected by the potential establishment of a Federal 
standard of identity for olive oil, shall submit to the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs a report on whether an appropriate Federal standard of 
identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive 
oil industry, and United States agriculture.
    (b) Consideration.--In preparing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the citizen 
petition entitled ``Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace 
Oil'' filed with the Food and Drug Administration on July 9, 2012 (and 
any successor filings).

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL OLIVE COUNCIL.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall take such steps as may be necessary to apply for United 
States membership in the International Olive Council.
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