[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1521 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1521

To prohibit Federal agencies from requiring seafood to be certified as 
sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2013

 Ms. Murkowski 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 Federal agencies from requiring seafood to be certified as 
sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization 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 ``Responsible Seafood Certification 
and Labeling Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No executive agency may--
            (1) require or reference a certificate of sustainability, 
        or otherwise identify as sustainable, based on criteria or 
        standards developed by a third party nongovernmental 
        organization in awarding a contract for--
                    (A) the procurement of fish or seafood; or
                    (B) concessions or vending, including the sale of 
                fish or seafood; or
            (2) endorse the use of any label, standard, or other scheme 
        to certify fish or seafood as sustainable based on criteria or 
        standards developed by a third party nongovernmental 
        organization.
    (b) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``executive agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code.
    (c) Effect on Regulations.--No rule, regulation, or guideline 
issued by an executive agency, including the Department of Health and 
Human Services, that requires or recommends that fish or seafood be 
certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization 
shall have any force or effect, including any rule, regulation, or 
guideline issued prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
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