H.R. 6379 · 109th Congress
Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2006
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sam Farr
- Introduced
- 2006-12-06
- Latest action
- 2006-12-06 · Introduced in House
Summary
Spinach Research and Recovery Act of 2006 - Authorizes additional appropriations, for the purpose of conducting and supporting applied research to enhance the safety of perishable agricultural commodities for consumers, for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service: (2) the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and (3) the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments (not to exceed 75% of the value of the unmarketed spinach crop) to growers and first handlers of fresh spinach that were unable to market spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Administration Public Health Advisory issued on September 14, 2006.