,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjah,mr4 
,soto introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural     
,trade ,act ( #aigh to e/abli% a program
 to enhance transp>5cy & traceability ( 
food products & +r$i5ts t are export$ to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ord] to protect      
,am]ican consum]s & ,am]ican food       
manufactur]s aga9/ mislabel+1           
adult]ation1 & fraud4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tru? 9       
,c]tification = ,=eign ,food ,+r$i5ts   
,act4  #b4 ,program ( =eign capacity    
build+ to /r5g!n transp>5cy1            
traceability & fraud prev5tion ( food   
products & +r$i5ts export$ to ! ,unit$  
,/ates  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,approximately #ae  
p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates food supply     
consi/s ( import$ products4  7#b7 ,food 
products & +r$i5ts ) special *>act]i/ics
 comm& a premium price 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 m>ket4  7#c7 ,am]ican food manufactur]s
 rely on gett+ +r$i5ts t consi/5tly meet
 ! specifications !y ne$4  7#d7 ,_m     
=eign gov]nm5ts lack ! capacity or      
exp]tise to trace back food +r$i5ts or  
protect aga9/ fraudul5t *anges 9        
pap]work to ensure t +r$i5ts export$ to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 actually produc$ 9    
accordance ) ! /&>ds claim$4  7#e7 ,su* 
frauds *eat consum]s :o are will+ to pay
 premiums = food & fe$ ) special        
*>act]i/ics1 *eat produc]s & processors 
:o use +r$i5ts ) special *>act]i/ics1 & 
unfairly put ,am]ican produc]s at a     
competitive disadvantage 9 m>ket+       
specializ$ products4  7#f7 ,fraudul5t   
food imports also put consum]s :o h food
 all]gies at risk :5 food labels are    
mislabel$ & d n accurately reflect !    
+r$i5ts conta9$ 9 ! food product4  7b7  
,capacity build+ program ,section #ejc (
 ! ,agricultural ,trade ,act ( #aigh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #efic7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
/rik+ ,! ,s]vice & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9        
,g5]al4--,! ,=eign ,agricultural        

,s]vice2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7b7 ,transp>5cy1
 traceability & fraud prev5tion program 
= food products & +r$i5ts export$ to !  
,unit$ ,/ates  7#a7 ,program requir$ ,! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,=eign ,agricultural   
,s]vice %all c>ry out a program to      
enhance transp>5cy & traceability ( food
 products & +r$i5ts t are export$ to !  
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ord] to protect ,am]ican
 consum]s & ,am]ican food manufactur]s  
aga9/ mislabel+1 adult]ation1 & fraud4  
7#b7 ,program elem5ts ,z "p ( ! program1
 ! ,=eign ,agricultural ,s]vice %all    
provide =eign gov]nm5t (ficials1 =eign  
agricultural produc]s1 & =eign export]s 
( food products & +r$i5ts to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ) te*nical assi/ance & be/       
practices to improve--  7,a7 transp>5cy1
 traceability & fraud prev5tion1 includ+
 be/ practices = direct gov]nm5t        
inspection & c]tification ( food        
products & +r$i5ts 9 int]national trade2
 &  7,b7 coop]ation ) private           
c]tification & v]ification bodies to    

ensure ! accuracy & integrity ( _! food 
product & +r$i5t c]tification &         
v]ification4  7#c7 ,priorities ,!       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,=eign ,agricultural   
,s]vice %all prioritize ! provision (   
te*nical assi/ance to ^? =eign c\ntries 
det]m9$ to be at ! greate/ risk (       
export+ mislabel$1 misbr&$1 or adult]at$
 food products or +r$i5ts or food       
products or +r$i5ts t d n meet ! special
 *>act]i/ics t are claim$ = ! products  
or +r$i5ts 9 ord] to comm& premium      
prices4  7#d7 ,coop]ation & coord9ation 
,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,=eign ,agricultural
 ,s]vice %all c>ry out ! program 9      
coop]ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice & 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t4  4