HR 2776 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Department of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures

RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013

Introduced: July 22, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Oct 4, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Jul 22, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 22, 2013

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 or the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review publications that may give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities.

Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item.

Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation.

What's happening now October 4, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

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