12 2 STA T . 1 349PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 234 —M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (D)HONEYB O ARD RE F EREND UM.—If1orm or e or d er sa rea p pro v edp u rsua nt to para g rap h ( C )— ‘‘( i ) the S e c retar y sha l l not b ere q uired to conduct a continuation referendum on the order in e x istence on the date of enactment of this paragraph
and ‘‘(ii) that order shall be terminated pursuant to the provisions of the order. ’ ’. SEC.104 0 2 . ID E NT I F IC A TI O NOF H ONE Y . (a) IN G ENERA L .—Section 203 (h) of the A gricultural M ar k eting Actof1 946 ( 7U .S.C. 1622(h)) is amended— (1) by designating the first through sixth sentences as paragraphs (1) , (2)(A), (2)( B ), (3), (4), and ( 5 ), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the follo w ing
‘‘(6) IDEN TI FI C ATION OF H ONEY.— ‘‘(A) IN G ENERAL.— T he use of a label or advertising material on, or in con j unction with, packaged honey that bears any official certificate of quality, grade mark or state - ment, continuous inspection mark or statement, sampling mark or statement, or any combination of the certificates, marks, or statements of the Department of Agriculture is hereby prohibited under this Act unless there appears legibly and permanently in close proximity (such as on the same side(s) or surface(s)) to the certificate, mark, or statement, and in at least a comparable si z e,the1 or more names of the 1 or more countries of origin of the lot or container of honey, preceded by the words ‘ P roduct of’ or other words of similar meaning. ‘‘(B) V IOLATION.—A violation of the requirements of subparagraph (A) may be deemed by the Secretary to be sufficient cause for debarment from the benefits of this Act only with respect to honey.’’. (b) E FFECTI V E DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 1040 3 . GR ANT P ROGRA M TO IMPRO V E MOVEMENT OF SPECIA L TY CROPS. (a) GRANT S AUTHORI Z ED.—The Secretary may make grants under this section to an eligible entity described in subsection (b)— (1) to improve the cost-effective movement of specialty crops to local, regional, national, and international markets; and (2) to address regional intermodal transportation defi- ciencies that adversely affect the movement of specialty crops to markets inside or outside the United States. (b) ELIGIBLE GRANT R ECI P IENTS.—Grants may be made under this section to any of, or any combination of: (1) State and local governments. (2) Grower cooperatives. (3) N ational, State, or regional organizations of producers, shippers, or carriers. (4) O ther entities as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. (c) MATCHING F UNDS.—The recipient of a grant under this section shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds toward the project for which the grant is provided that is at least equal 7USC162 2 c. 7 USC 1622 note .
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