Report on barriers to accessing Federal programs

(a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— (A) barriers to organic farms taking part in Federal programs made available under this Act; (B) what steps the Department can take without congressional action to remove such barriers; and (C) what congressional action is needed to remove barriers the Department is unable to remove; and (2) make publicly available the report described in paragraph (1). (b) Appropriate congressional committee defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committee means— (1) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.