Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require all foreign traders (complainants), regardless of whether acting through a U.S. assignee, to furnish the necessary cost and fee bond.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to publicize and suspend a trader's license for up to 90 days for packaging misrepresentations. Permits the Secretary to revoke the license for flagrant or repeated violations. Requires the Secretary to consider business volume and other relevant circumstances before revoking a license.
Permits an offender, with the Secretary's consent, to pay a fine in lieu of a formal suspension or revocation proceeding.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
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