Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wied
Introduced
Summary
This bill would push the National Organic Program toward _risk-based oversight_ and modernize how organic inspections are done. It would expand remote inspection options and create a formal study to reshape oversight rules.
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- U.S. certified farms and handling operations would have annual inspections by their certifying agent. U.S. sites would be inspected on-site at least once every three years and the intervening annual checks could be on-site or virtual based on risk.
- Foreign organic operations would be inspected on-site every year.
- The Secretary would have to complete a study within 12 months and publish a report within 18 months to consider risk tiers, standardized organic plans, and multi-tier certification. After consulting stakeholders the Secretary could issue rules to focus resources on higher-risk activities and reduce oversight costs for lower-risk activities.
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New organic inspection rules for farms and handlers
If enacted, certifying agents would have to arrange annual inspections for every certified farm and handling operation. Operations outside the United States would need on-site inspections every year. Operations inside the United States would need an on-site inspection at least once every three years. Each year between on-site visits, U.S. operations would still need an annual inspection. The Secretary could allow that annual inspection to be on-site or virtual based on the operation's risk to organic integrity. Handling operations that only acquire product and do not process, package, or store it would be eligible for inspection methods, including virtual methods, the Secretary finds sufficient. The Secretary would also have to study risk-based oversight within 12 months and report to Congress within 18 months. After consultation, the Secretary could issue rules to reduce oversight costs for lower-risk activities and prioritize checks for higher-risk activities.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wied
WI • R
Cosponsors
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
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