[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2964 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2964

    To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish 
Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, 
            Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2001

Mr. Pickering introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish 
Pangasius bocourti and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, 
            Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the term 
``catfish'' may not be considered to be a common or usual name (or part 
thereof) for the fish Pangasius bocourti, or for any other fish not 
classified within the family Ictalariidae, for purposes of section 403 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including with respect to 
the importation of such fish pursuant to section 801 of such Act.
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