S.Amdt. 1150

1. Adds SEC. 121__. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR KONA COFFEE on page 1122, between lines 2 and 3

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   Inserted: SEC. 121__. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR KONA COFFEE.

   Inserted: Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) (as amended by section 12104(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 211. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR KONA COFFEE.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--No person shall sell or offer, expose for sale, or transport Hawaii-grown green coffee packed in wholesale quantities outside the geographic region of production described in subsection (b) unless each container is conspicuously marked, stamped, printed, or labeled in the English language with the exact grade or lower grade for the green coffee or the term 'offgrade', as applicable.

   Inserted: "(b) Geographic Region of Production.--For purposes of subsection (a), the geographic region of production is--

   Inserted: "(1) the State of Hawaii;

   Inserted: "(2) the island of Maui;

   Inserted: "(3) the island of Moloka'i;

   Inserted: "(4) the island of Oahu;

   Inserted: "(5) the island of Kaua'i;

   Inserted: "(6) the district of Ka'u on the island of Hawai'i, as designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map;

   Inserted: "(7) the district of Hamakua on the island of Hawai'i, as designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map; and

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   Inserted: "(8) the North Kona and South Kona districts on the island of Hawai'i, as designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map.

   Inserted: "(c) Placement.--The grade statement shall appear on--

   Inserted: "(1) the label required under subsection (a); or

   Inserted: "(2) the container on the same panel as the declaration of identity required by the matter under the headings 'Uniform Laws and Regulations' and 'Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation' of section A of part IV of the National Institute of Standards and Technology handbook No. 130 (1993 edition), with amendments specified in section 4-93-2(a) of the Hawaii Administrative Rules.

   Inserted: "(d) Correction.--Any label that is determined to be incorrect shall be corrected by complete obliteration of the incorrect information and substitution with the correct statement of fact.

   Inserted: "(e) Letters and Figures.--The letters and figures used to meet the requirements of this section shall be of bold type and legible.

   Inserted: "(f) Grade Terms.--The grade terms shall be exactly as shown in sections 4-143-4, 4-143-5, and 4-143-6 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section).".

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   On page 1122, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

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