3.0.0 2002 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z Senate S S 2005-11-14 109 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-11-14T20:10:15Z 2005-11-14 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12768-12770) IntroReferral 2005-11-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12767-12768) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-11-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-11-14 True Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural estimating and reporting Agricultural industries Agricultural wastes Agriculture in foreign trade Animal diseases Animals Blood Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Cattle Colleges Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Deer Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Education Elk Environmental Protection Feeds Food safety Foreign Trade and International Finance Fur trade Goats Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Health surveys Higher education Identification devices Import restrictions Licenses Livestock Meat inspection Meat packing industry Medical laboratories Medical research Medical tests Ohio Performance measurement Proteins Science, Technology, Communications Sheep Veterinary medicine Whistle blowing World health Agriculture and Food 00 2005-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-15T20:06:25Z BSE and Other Prion Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act - Prohibits the importation of a covered article that: (1) if containing animal-derived material, does not state in English that the covered article contains animal-derived material and the name of the derivative animal, and if a ruminant, identifies the country of origin and states whether specified risk material from the ruminant is or may be part of the covered article; (2) if not containing animal-derived material, does not state in English that the covered article does not contain animal-derived material; and (3) contains animal-derived material from a ruminant that was in any country at a time at which there was a transmission risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Prohibits the introduction into interstate or foreign commerce of a covered article that contains: (1) specified risk material from a ruminant, or any material from a ruminant that was in any foreign country when there was a BSE transmission risk; or (2) any material from a ruminant exhibiting signs of a neurological disease.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop an enforcement plan for the regulatory ban of certain animal proteins in ruminant feed; (2) promulgate regulations prohibiting same-farm admixing of ruminant and nonruminant feed; (3) in conjunction with the National Prion Disease Pathology Research Center at Case Western Reserve University, expand survey efforts for prion diseases in humans; and (4) monitor animal feed and provide for the registration of certain animal feed businesses.

Directs the Secretary to accelerate the establishment of a ruminant identification program capable of tracing, within 48 hours, the movements of disease-exposed animals from birth to slaughter.

Directs the Secretaries to: (1) jointly establish a prion disease task force; and (2) develop appropriate compliance standards.

Defines: (1) covered article; (2) prion disease; and (3) specified risk material.

]]> BSE and Other Prior Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act Display Title BSE and Other Prior Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy and other prion diseases. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced BSE and Other Prior Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2005-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2002is/xml/BILLS-109s2002is.xml 2005-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12768-12770) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.