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Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2023

Source: Congress.gov · 329 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes the official government standard for what counts as pasteurized orange juice. It requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids (the solid parts of orange juice). The bill applies this requirement starting when the law takes effect.

Who It Affects

Manufacturers who produce pasteurized orange juice. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the head of the government agency that regulates food standards).

Key Provisions

- Finished pasteurized orange juice must contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, not counting any added sweeteners (Sec. 2a). - This new standard takes effect immediately when the bill becomes law (Sec. 2a). - The Secretary of Health and Human Services keeps the power to make additional changes to orange juice standards in the future (Sec. 2b).

What Changes

The minimum amount of orange juice soluble solids required in pasteurized orange juice changes to 10.0 percent by weight. Optional sweetening ingredients do not count toward this requirement.

Important Definitions

Orange juice soluble solids: The solid parts of orange juice that are dissolved in the liquid.

Effective Date

The date of enactment of this Act (the day the bill becomes law).

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1750 To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 23, 2023 Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida (for himself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. POSEY, Mr. STEUBE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. BUCHANAN) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defending Domestic 4 Orange Juice Production Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:44 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1750.IH H1750 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1750 IH SEC. 2. REVISION OF PASTEURIZED ORANGE JUICE STAND- 1 ARDS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of enact- 3 ment of this Act, the standard of identity for ‘‘pasteurized 4 orange juice’’, established in section 146.140 of title 21, 5 Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to require 6 finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 7 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, ex- 8 clusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening in- 9 gredients. 10 (b) REGULATION AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this sec- 11 tion shall be construed to limit the authority of the Sec- 12 retary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regu- 13 lations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized 14 orange juice. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:44 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1750.IH H1750 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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