[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3077 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3077

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety 
   of imported seafood and seafood products, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2007

  Mr. Jones of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Paul) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety 
   of imported seafood and seafood products, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Seafood Safety Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. IMPORTATION OF SEAFOOD.

    (a) In General.--Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(p)(1) Any seafood or seafood product capable of use as human 
food may not be imported into the United States from any foreign 
country unless--
            ``(A) the country applies for, and the Secretary issues, a 
        certification finding that the country maintains seafood safety 
        and inspection programs that use reliable analytical methods, 
        and that are at least as protective of human health as such 
        programs in the United States; and
            ``(B) such certification remains in effect.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall periodically review certifications issued 
under paragraph (1)(A) and shall revoke any such certification if the 
Secretary determines that the country involved is not maintaining 
seafood safety programs that meet the standard described in such 
paragraph.
    ``(3) In considering any application for a certification under 
paragraph (1)(A) or reviewing any such certification, the Secretary 
shall conduct an inspection of individual establishments to ensure that 
the seafood safety programs of the foreign country involved meet the 
standard described in such paragraph.
    ``(4) In this subsection, the terms `seafood' and `seafood product' 
mean any article classified under heading 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 
0307, 1603, 1604, or 1605 or subheading 0301.91, 0301.92, 0301.93, 
0301.94, 0301.95, or 0301.99.01 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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