,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california 7for 
herself1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,issa1  
,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,barrow
 of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,peters of       
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 and in      
addition to the ,committee on ,education
 and the ,workforce1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to create competition in the
 ,department of ,agriculture's canned   
tuna purchasing program to strengthen   
the ,department's buying power1 increase
 the availability of canned tuna to     
school lunch1 child nutrition1 and other
 ,federal nutrition programs1 and create
 jobs in the domestic canning industry4 

#a4 ,improved competition in the        
,department of ,agriculture canned tuna 
purchasing program ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall revise  
the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service   
,master ,solicitation and ,supplement   
specifications for the purchase of      
canned tuna to require that--  7#a7 all 
such tuna be landed by ,united ,states  
flagged fishing vessels2  7#b7 not less 
than #ge percent of the value of such   
tuna be produced in the ,united ,states2
 and  7#c7 all such tuna be canned in   
the ,united ,states1 including the      
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 or territories or possessions 
of the ,united ,states4