Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/1359

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12 2 STA T . 1 3 3 6PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 200 8SEC.10 10 3 . IN C LU SI O NO F S P ECI A L TY C R OPS IN CENSUS OF A G RI - CULTURE. Section2(a) o f t h e C en su sof Agr icu l ture Act of 19 9 7 (7 U. S.C. 22 04 g(a)) is a m en d ed — (1) by stri k ing ‘ ‘ I n 199 8’ ’ and inserting the follo w ing

‘‘(1) I NGE NE RAL .—In 1998’’

and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) IN C L USIO NO F S P ECIAL TY CROPS.— E ffecti v e beginning with the census of agriculture re q uired to be conducted in 2008 , the Secretary shall conduct as p art of each census of agriculture a census of specialty crops (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1 6 21 note; P ublic L aw 108 - 46 5 )).’’. SEC. 1010 4 . M US H ROOM PROMOTION , RESEARCH, AN D CONSUMER INFORMATION. (a) R EGIONS AN DM E MB ERS.—Section 1925(b)(2) of the Mush- room Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6104(b)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph ( B ), by striking ‘‘4 regions’’ and inserting ‘‘3 regions’’; (2) in subparagraph ( D ), by striking ‘‘35,000,000 pounds’’ and inserting ‘‘50,000,000 pounds’’; and (3) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—In addition to the mem- bers appointed pursuant to paragraph (1), and sub j ect to the 9-member limit of members on the Council provided in that paragraph, the Secretary shall appoint additional members to the council from a region that attains addi- tional pounds of production as follows: ‘‘(i) If the annual production of a region is greater than 110,000,000 pounds, but less than or equal to 180,000,000 pounds, the region shall be represented by 1 additional member. ‘‘(ii) If the annual production of a region is greater than 180,000,000 pounds, but less than or equal to 260,000,000 pounds, the region shall be represented by 2 additional members. ‘‘(iii) If the annual production of a region is greater than 260,000,000 pounds, the region shall be rep- resented by 3 additional members.’’. (b) PO W ERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—Section 1925(c) of the Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6104(c)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as para- graphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ‘‘(6) to develop and propose to the Secretary programs for good agricultural and good handling practices and related activities for mushrooms;’’. SEC. 1010 5 . FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATI V ES. (a) INITIATI V E AUT H ORI Z ED.— T he Secretary may carry out a food safety education program to educate the public and persons in the fresh produce industry about— 7USC 7 65 5 a.