[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2735 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2735

     To prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio 
    vulnificus applicable to the post-harvest processing of oysters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2009

 Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
    Inhofe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio 
    vulnificus applicable to the post-harvest processing of oysters.

    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 ``Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO POST-
              HARVEST PROCESSING OF OYSTERS.

    No Federal funds may be used to establish or implement under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) or other 
authority any requirement for the control of Vibrio vulnificus 
applicable to the post-harvest processing of oysters that is in 
addition to Federal requirements applicable to such processing as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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