[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3100 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3100

  To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer 
  Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and 
                                 toys.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2007

   Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Kennedy) 
 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 and the Consumer 
  Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and 
                                 toys.

    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 ``Import Safety Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FOOD SAFETY.

    (a) Increased Civil Penalties.--Section 303 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection (f), as so 
        redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting 
                ``$5,000,000'';
                    (B) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting 
                ``$25,000,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting 
                ``$50,000,000''.
    (b) Additional Funding for Inspecting Imported Processed Food.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for the 
purpose of carrying out section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381) with respect to processed food (as defined 
in section 201(gg) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(gg)) and toothpaste which 
is being imported or offered for import into the United States. Such 
authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other 
authorization of appropriations available for such purpose.

SEC. 3. TOY SAFETY.

    (a) Increased Criminal Penalties.--Section 21(a) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2070(a)) is amended by striking ``shall 
be fined'' and all that follows and inserting ``shall be fined--
            ``(1) not more than $20,000,000, if the offense does not 
        result in death; or
            ``(2) not more than $50,000,000, if the offense results in 
        death,
or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.''.
    (b) Additional Funding for Inspecting Imported Toys.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 
the purpose of carrying out sections 16 and 17 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2065 and 2066) with respect to toys which are 
being imported or offered for import into the United States. Such 
authorization of appropriations is in addition to any other 
authorization of appropriations available for such purpose.
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