119-hr3324

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3324 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3324

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the 
 inspection of foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or 
 hold shrimp for consumption in the United States, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 13, 2025

 Mr. Ezell (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Ms. Letlow) 
 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 provide for the 
 inspection of foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or 
 hold shrimp for consumption in the United States, 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 ``Safer Shrimp Imports Act''.

SEC. 2. SHRIMP MANUFACTURED, PROCESSED, PACKED, OR HELD AT OVERSEAS 
 FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--

Section 807 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384c) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``
            (c) Requirements for Foreign Shrimp Facilities.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
 this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to enter into 
 arrangements and agreements under subsection

    (a)

    (1) with the 
 foreign government of each foreign country with 1 or more 
 foreign facilities registered under 

section 415 that 
 manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in 
 the United States.
 ``

    (2) Requirements for shrimp.--Beginning on the date that 
 is 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
 shrimp shall be refused admission into the United States if it 
 is manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a foreign 
 country--
 ``
        (A) the government of which does not enter into 
 an arrangement or agreement with the Secretary under 
 paragraph

    (1) ; or
 ``
        (B) the food inspection system of which does not 
 meet the criteria described in paragraph

    (3) .
 ``

    (3) Criteria.--The criteria described in this paragraph 
 with respect to a food inspection system is that the food 
 inspection system (as demonstrated to the Secretary by the 
 applicable foreign government) is equivalent to the food 
 inspection system of the Food and Drug Administration with 
 respect to shrimp, including by providing--
 ``
        (A) staffing that ensures uniform enforcement of 
 applicable laws and regulations; and
 ``
        (B) enforcement of laws and regulations that 
 address the conditions under which shrimp is raised and 
 transported to processing establishments.
 ``

    (4) Demonstration.--A foreign government seeking to 
 demonstrate that its food inspection system meets the criteria 
 described in paragraph

    (3) shall provide to the Secretary 
 copies of all laws, regulations, and other information 
 pertaining to such food inspection system.''.

    (b) Adulteration.--

Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``

    (j) If it is shrimp imported or offered for import into the 
United States and the shrimp has been manufactured, processed, packed, 
or held in a foreign country the government or food inspection system 
of which does not comply with the applicable requirements of 

section 807
            (c) .''.
            (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
implementation of the amendments made by subsections

    (a) and

    (b) .
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