3.0.0 3928 2023-01-11T13:21:21Z 2023-01-11T13:21:21Z Senate S S 2010-09-29 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-09-29T23:58:22Z Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act 111 1370 HR 2009-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Related bill CRS 2010-09-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2010-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2010-11-17 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2010-11-17 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aquaculture Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Marketing and advertising Seafood Trade restrictions Agriculture and Food 00 2010-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2010-11-15T19:27:44Z Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.

Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach.

Requires the Secretary, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and heads of other appropriate federal agencies to submit an annual report to Congress concerning the implementation of such agreements and the budget, personnel, and any additional authorities necessary to improve seafood safety and labeling and prevent seafood fraud.

Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to submit to Congress a joint report on consumer protection activities, enforcement measures, and coordination efforts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires NOAA to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the FTC.

Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), subject to exceptions, to: (1) refuse imports of seafood originating from certain countries or exporters; and (2) increase the percentage of seafood tested originating from such countries.

Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to U.S. requirements.

Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution, marketing, and consumer retail stages.

]]> Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Display Title Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2010-09-29T04:00:00Z 2010-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.