,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hccg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #af1 #bjbf,ms4 ,letlow introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,armed ,services1 and ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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 prohibit any procurement by the ,federal ,government of foreign seafood for covered food programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,buy ,american ,seafood ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on procurement of foreign seafood ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the head of an agency may not procure seafood for any covered food program unless such seafood is-- 7#a7 harvested-- 7,a7 in the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 by a ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel2 or 7#b7 produced or processed in the ,united ,states through aquaculture or domestic seafood processing4 #c4 ,limited waiver authority 7a7 ,in general ,the head of an agency may waive the prohibition described in section #b if the ,secretary of ,agriculture determines that the quantity of ,united ,states-produced seafood-- 7#a7 is insufficient to meet the needs of the relevant covered food program2 or 7#b7 does not meet the applicable food safety or quality standards required under ,federal law or the regulations of the relevant covered food program4 7b7 ,publication2 report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 7a71 the waiver shall be published in the ,federal ,register and reported to ,congress4 7#b7 ,contents ,each publication and report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an identification of the relevant covered food program4 7,b7 ,a description of the seafood covered by the waiver4 7,c7 ,the duration of the waiver4 7,d7 ,a description of the determination by the ,secretary of ,agriculture described in subsection 7a7 with respect to such waiver4 #d4 ,child nutrition amendments ,section #ab7n7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7n77 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,aquaculture ,the term aquaculture means the farming of aquatic organisms in controlled environments for human consumption4 7,b7 ,domestic commodity or product ,the term domestic commodity or product means-- 7i7 agricultural commodity that is produced in the ,united ,states2 7ii7 a food product that is processed in the ,united ,states substantially using agricultural commodities that are produced in the ,united ,states2 and 7iii7 seafood that is-- 7,i7 harvested-- 7aa7 in the ,united ,states2 and 7bb7 by a ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel2 or 7,,ii7 produced and processed in the ,united ,states through aquaculture or domestic seafood processing4 7,c7 ,domestic seafood processing ,the term domestic seafood processing means the processing operations that occur within the ,united ,states to materially transform seafood into a product intended for human consumption4 7,d7 ,exclusive economic zone ,the term exclusive economic zone has the meaning given that term in section #c of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb74 7,e7 ,seafood ,the term seafood means the following3 7i7 ,finfish4 7ii7 ,shellfish4 7iii7 ,crustaceans4 7iv7 ,shrimp4 7v7 ,crawfish4 7vi7 ,oysters4 7vii7 ,catfish4 7viii7 ,any other aquatic species intended for human consumption4 7,f7 ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel ,the term ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel means a vessel-- 7i7 documented under chapter #aba of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7ii7 eligible to operate in the exclusive economic zone4 7,g7 ,united ,states-produced ,the term ,united ,states-produced means harvested1 raised1 and processed within the ,united ,states1 including the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of the ,united ,states4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and subparagraph 7,c7 after subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,waiver for seafood 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to seafood described in paragraph 7#a77;,c7 if the ,secretary determines that the quantity of ,united ,states-produced seafood-- 7,i7 is insufficient to meet the needs of the school lunch program under this ,act or the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc72 or 7,,ii7 does not meet the applicable food safety or quality standards required under this ,act or the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq474 7ii7 ,publication2 report 7,i7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after a waiver is granted pursuant to clause 7i71 the waiver shall be published in the ,federal ,register and reported to ,congress4 7,,ii7 ,contents ,each publication and report required by subclause 7,i7 shall include the following3 7aa7 ,a description of whether the waiver is with respect to the school lunch program under this ,act or the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74 7bb7 ,a description of the seafood covered by the waiver4 7cc7 ,the duration of the waiver4 7dd7 ,a description of the determination by the ,secretary described in clause 7i7 with respect to such waiver4 4 #e4 ,implementation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce and the ,secretary of ,defense-- 7#a7 shall promulgate1 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 regulations to carry out this ,act2 and 7#b7 may issue guidance consistent with such regulations to agencies to carry out this ,act4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,aquaculture ,the term aquaculture means the farming of aquatic organisms in controlled environments for human consumption4 7#b7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,covered food program ,the term covered food program means the following3 7,a7 ,any program carried out under the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja et seq474 7,b7 ,a subsistence or food service program of the ,department of ,defense4 7,c7 ,any program to provide food in an area in which the ,president has declared a major disaster under section #dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 carried out by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4 7,d7 ,any other program of an agency that purchases or distributes food using ,federal funds4 7#d7 ,domestic seafood processing ,the term domestic seafood processing means the processing operations that occur within the ,united ,states to materially transform seafood into a product intended for human consumption4 7#e7 ,exclusive economic zone ,the term exclusive economic zone has the meaning given that term in section #c of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb74 7#f7 ,seafood ,the term seafood means the following3 7,a7 ,finfish4 7,b7 ,shellfish4 7,c7 ,crustaceans4 7,d7 ,shrimp4 7,e7 ,crawfish4 7,f7 ,oysters4 7,g7 ,catfish4 7,h7 ,any other aquatic species intended for human consumption4 7#g7 ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel ,the term ,united ,states-flagged fishing vessel means a vessel-- 7,a7 documented under chapter #aba of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 eligible to operate in the exclusive economic zone4 7#h7 ,united ,states-produced ,the term ,united ,states-produced means harvested1 raised1 and processed within the ,united ,states1 including the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of the ,united ,states4 #g4 ,no additional authorization of appropriations ,no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act4