3.0.0 520 2022-11-15T16:33:19Z 2022-11-15T16:33:19Z Senate S S 2013-03-11 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-11T22:41:38Z Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act 113 1012 HR 2013-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. Related bill CRS 2013-03-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2013-03-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-05-20 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2013-06-17 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-11-05 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2013-12-16 False Agriculture and Food Aquaculture Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Fraud offenses and financial crimes Marketing and advertising Seafood Trade restrictions Agriculture and Food 00 2013-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-01T16:49:15Z Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act - Requires the Secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services (HHS) to execute a memorandum of understanding to improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety and fraud prevention, building upon any prior agreement, including those under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Includes in such a memorandum processes concerning efficient use of inspection personnel, intergovernmental cooperation, use of data, and utilization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Seafood Inspection Program as a third-party auditor to inspect imported seafood.

Establishes coordination requirements for: (1) the use of the national sea grant college program for outreach activities, and (2) the collection of information to prevent seafood fraud. Defines "seafood fraud" as the mislabeling or misrepresentation of seafood information required under this Act or other applicable federal laws and regulations.

Requires, of the fishery management plan data required to be submitted in the course of fish processing, certain minimum information, in addition to catch locations, to accompany seafood through final sale (on the packaging display or otherwise) including the market and species names, catch date, and product weight or number. Directs additional information to be provided for seafood that was: (1) previously frozen, treated with substances affecting weight, or processed in a country other than that in which it was landed or harvested; or (2) farm-raised, with details regarding the country and method of cultivation as well as the location of the aquaculture production area. Exempts importers, processors, distributors, or retailers from violations for unknowingly selling a product that was already mislabeled upon receipt, provided that such entities can produce the appropriate product traceability documentation.

Provides standards for refusal of admission of imported seafood based upon findings that any shipment appears to be in violation of such seafood traceability requirements or other applicable federal laws or regulations.

Provides procedures for import certifications and allowance of individual shipments in certain cases.

Requires a public website to list exporters of seafood to the United States and track violations.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to increase the number of shipments inspected for seafood fraud by NOAA inspectors and authorized officers, prevent the percentage of seafood shipments inspected from declining in a subsequent year, and ensure that inspections for fraud prevention also collect seafood safety information.

Allows civil actions by states for seafood fraud violations.

Requires the Secretaries to report to Congress biennially on seafood safety and seafood fraud prevention measures.

]]> Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act Display Title Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act Short Titles as Introduced Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen Federal consumer protection and product traceability with respect to commercially marketed seafood, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s520is/xml/BILLS-113s520is.xml 2013-03-11 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.