,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aeba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1         
#bjac,ms4 ,murk[ski introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ,f$]al ag5cies f requir+       
seafood to be c]tifi$ z su/a9able by a  
?ird p>ty nongov]nm5tal organization & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,responsible       
,seafood ,c]tification & ,label+ ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on seafood su/a9ability
 c]tification requirem5ts  7a7          
,prohibition ,no executive ag5cy may--  
7#a7 require or ref]5ce a c]tificate (  
su/a9ability1 or o!rwise id5tify z      
su/a9able1 bas$ on crit]ia or /&>ds     
develop$ by a ?ird p>ty nongov]nm5tal   
organization 9 aw>d+ a contract =-- 7,a7
 ! procurem5t ( fi% or seafood2 or  7,b7
 concessions or v5d+1 includ+ ! sale (  
fi% or seafood2 or  7#b7 endorse ! use (
 any label1 /&>d1 or o!r s*eme to c]tify

 fi% or seafood z su/a9able bas$ on     
crit]ia or /&>ds develop$ by a ?ird p>ty
 nongov]nm5tal organization4  7b7       
,executive ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,effect on           
regulations ,no rule1 regulation1 or    
guidel9e issu$ by an executive ag5cy1   
includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices1 t requires or recomm5ds t fi% 
or seafood be c]tifi$ z su/a9able by a  
?ird p>ty nongov]nm5tal organization    
%all h any =ce or effect1 includ+ any   
rule1 regulation1 or guidel9e issu$     
prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4