110 HR 3077 IH: Foreign Seafood Safety Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-18 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3077 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 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.

1.

Short title

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

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.