Summary Table B Proposed Policy Amendments and Resolutions Submitted for NASDA 2003, September 2003
Policy Amendments:
| No. |
Submitted By: |
Subject: |
Description |
Committee Referral |
Recommend-ation |
Final Action |
| 1 |
Charles Kuperus |
Amend 2.3 AForeign Plant Pest And Disease Issues@ to support the efforts of the Dept. of Homeland Security. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 2 |
Charles Kuperus |
Amend 1.2 AForeign And Domestic Animal Health Issues@ to urge DHS to place more emphasis on agriculture. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 3 |
Dairy Division of NASDA |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
Amends 1.2 ABovine Spongiform Encephalopathy@ to urge FDA to amend its pet food labeling requirements. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Not Approved |
|
| 4 |
Dairy Division of NASDA |
Amend 1.6 AAnimal Welfare@ to encourage the dairy industry to adopt voluntary guidelines for the care of dairy cattle. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 5 |
MASDA |
Amends 1.2 ABovine Spongiform Encephalopathy@ to urge USDA and FDA to strengthen prevention and inspection programs to safeguard against BSE. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Amended and Approved |
Amended and Approved | |
| 6 |
National Plant Board |
Technical amendments to Plant Health Protection and Disease Control |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 7 |
National Plant Board |
Technical amendment to 1.3 AAPHIS Reorganization and Consolidation@ |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 8 |
SASDA |
Amends 1.2 AForeign and Domestic Animal Health Issues@ to state that states have the right to adopt and enforce statutes and regulations more restrictive than federal requirements. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 9 |
SASDA |
Amends 1.2 AForeign and Domestic Animal Health Issues@ to encourage the development and approval of regional event permits. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 10 |
SASDA |
Amends 1.2 AForeign and Domestic Animal Health Issues@ to urge the development of a national strategy to advance the identification and biosecurity of backyard and barnyard flocks. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 11 |
SASDA |
AGISAC |
Urges the creation and funding of a Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center (AGISAC) |
Refer to Food and Agriculture Security Task Force |
Referred to Task Force |
|
| 12 |
SASDA |
Agriculture as a Priority of DHS |
Urges the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to involve APHIS in its decision-making process and recognize the importance of the prevention of animal & plant bioterrorism. |
Refer to Food and Agriculture Security Task Force |
Referred to Task Force |
|
| 13 |
Tommy Irvin |
Agriculture as a Priority of DHS |
Urges the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to reassign legacy agriculture inspectors to CBP agriculture specialists. |
Refer to Food and Agriculture Security Task Force |
Referred to Task Force |
|
| 14 |
Dairy Division of NASDA |
Dairy Product Safety |
Amend 4.6 ADairy Product Safety@ to require FDA to determine whether a dairy product meets U.S. sanitary standards. |
Food Regulation |
Tabled pending further discussion with FDA |
|
| 15 |
Dairy Division of NASDA |
Amend 4.6 ADairy Product Safety@ by removing language related to USDA reevaluating the cooling temperature requirements for can milk. |
Food Regulation |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 16 |
Nathan Rudgers |
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Intergovernmental Coordination and Cooperation |
Amend 4.4 ASeamless Food Safety System@ to recommend state and local agencies receive appropriate security clearances. |
Food Regulation and Nutrition |
Approved |
Approved |
| 17 |
Nathan Rudgers |
Amend 4.3 AThe Science of Risk Assessment@ to include development of a voluntary Model Food Security Code to enable states to close gaps identified through risk assessments. |
Food Regulation and Nutrition |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 18 |
National Assn. of State Organic Programs (edited by NASDA staff) |
Creates a new section in Domestic Marketing & Promotion concerning national standards and the National Organic Program and organic marketing and research, statistics. |
Marketing & International Trade |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 19 |
Patrick Takasugi |
Add a new subsection in 2.17 "Seed Health and Regulation" that encourages increased investigation of origin labeling of seed shipped in interstate commerce. |
Marketing & International Trade |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 20 |
Peter Hofherr |
Amend 7.3 ANonpoint Source Pollution@ to encourage farmers to increase the use of urease and nitrification inhibitors into urea and ammonium containing fertilizers and to urge NRCS to allocate resources for those projects. |
Natural Resources & Pesticide Mgmt. |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 21 |
Nathan Rudgers |
Revisal of the Definition of Agricultural Commodities to include Christmas Trees |
Amend 10.2 AAgricultural Labor@ to create a new subsection defining Christmas tree production as an agricultural activity for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act |
Rural Development & Financial Security |
Approved |
Approved |
| 22 |
SASDA |
Grain Storage & Merchandising |
Urges the USDA to refrain from adopting preemptive policy and to reinitiate negotiations with the states. |
Rural Development & Financial Security |
Withdrawn |
|
| 23 |
Valoria Loveland |
Amend Agriculture Infrastructure to add a new section AWeights and Measures - National Measurement System.@ |
Rural Development & Financial Security |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 24 |
SASDA |
Amend 1.2 AForeign and Domestic Animal Health Issues@ and 2.2 ADomestic Plant Pest and Disease@ to urge USDA to withdraw the proposed cost-share rule and work with the states to develop a joint system for early detection and eradication of plant and animal pests and diseases. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 25 |
Nathan Rudgers |
Add new section in Financial Security for Agriculture concerning giving cooperatives greater flexibility in obtaining financing. |
Rural Development & Financial Security |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 26 |
Ralph Peck |
Amend 1.2 ABovine Spongiform Encephalopathy@ to state the importance of harmonized animal health standards between the U.S. and Canada. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 27 |
Roger Johnson |
Amend 11.9 ANew Uses of Agricultural Products@ adding a new subsection urging the authorization of commercial production of industrial hemp. |
Marketing and International Trade |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 28 |
WASDA |
Amend 1.2 ABovine Spongiform Encephalopathy@ urge APHIS to appoint a committee of state meat inspection and state diagnostic lab directors to work with APHIS to formulate and implement a strategy for the reentry of Canadian beef into the U.S. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 29 |
Patrick Takasugi |
Amend 7.8 ANoxious Weeds@ to urge for more federal support ensure the development and approval of environmentally sound herbicides to control noxious weeds. |
Natural Resources & Pesticide Mgmt. |
Approved |
Approved | |
| 30 |
Warehouse Task Force |
Warehouse Regulation |
Amend 12.9 AProducer Security@ makes amendments to reflect formation of the Task Force. |
Marketing & International Trade |
Approved |
Approved |
| 31 |
Emerald Ash Borer |
Amend 2.2 ADomestic Plant Pest and Disease Issues@ to add the Emerald Ash Borer to the list of plant pests and diseases which NASDA supports increased federal funding. |
Animal & Plant Industries |
Approved |
Approved |