,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 ,tuberville introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,honey ,integrity ,act4 #b4 ,standard of identity for honey ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a standard of identity for honey in accordance with applicable ,united ,states ,pharmacopeia standards under section #dja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cda74 #c4 ,report to ,congress on enforcement actions with respect to misbranded honey ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to ,congress on enforcement actions taken under the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 with respect to-- 7#a7 honey that is adulterated under section #djb of such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb72 and 7#b7 honey that is misbranded under section #djc of such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc74 #d4 ,honey ,integrity ,program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a program for the purposes of detecting economically motivated adulteration and improving honey integrity for honey introduced1 or delivered for introduction1 into interstate commerce4 ,such program shall be known as the ,honey ,integrity ,program4 7b7 ,testing required 7#a7 ,in general ,pursuant to the ,honey ,integrity ,program1 beginning #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall require that each qualifying commercial honey packer in the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 conduct testing on honey the packer intends to be marketed in the ,united ,states1 as described in paragraph 7#b72 7,b7 certify to the ,secretary that the packer has complied with the requirements of this section and that the packer has no reason to believe that the packer has traded in honey that has been the subject of economically motivated adulteration2 and 7,c7 report the results of such testing to the ,secretary at such time and in such manner as the ,secretary may specify4 7#b7 ,testing requirements ,a qualifying commercial honey packer shall ensure that testing conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 use all the best available science1 including nuclear ,,dna testing1 mitochondrial ,,dna testing1 and any other established forensic ,,dna identity testing methods1 nuclear magnetic resonance1 high-resolution mass spectrometry1 and other tests in a combined protocol designed to produce the most scientifically valid outcomes with respect to detecting economically motivated adulteration2 7,b7 ensure that a minimum volume of honey is tested to be effective according to law enforcement protocols to be developed by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 and the heads of other ,federal agencies1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate2 and 7,c7 be consistent with1 or superior to1 the best practices of other countries with respect to conducting testing of honey for economically motivated adulteration 7as defined by the ,secretary74 7#c7 ,packer obligations ,the ,secretary shall require each qualifying commercial honey packer to-- 7,a7 report to the ,secretary findings of testing conducted under this section1 at such time and in such manner as the ,secretary may specify2 and 7,b7 in the case of a packer identifying economically motivated adulteration 7as defined by the ,secretary7 in any honey the packer intends to market in the ,united ,states-- 7i7 report such information to the ,secretary and such law enforcement officials as the ,secretary may require1 not later than #bd hours after that identification2 and 7ii7 refuse receipt of such honey4 7#d7 ,effect of ,,ema identification ,upon receipt of an alert of the identification of economically motivated adulteration 7as defined by the ,secretary71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 investigate1 test1 and destroy honey determined to be so adulterated after confirming results through ,federal laboratory findings2 7,b7 maintain and share data on such identification with relevant enforcement agencies at the ,federal1 ,state1 and local level1 including the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 and 7,c7 maintain and share data on such identification with stakeholders1 including national domestic producer associations4 7c7 ,list of packers ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 publish1 and update as necessary1 a list of each qualifying commercial honey packer in the ,united ,states1 including packers excluded by the ,secretary from being considered a qualifying commercial honey packer2 and 7#b7 distribute such list1 upon initial publication1 and upon each update1 to relevant stakeholders1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,interagency cooperation 7#a7 ,consultation ,in developing the testing requirements under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall consult with the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the head of any other ,federal agency the ,secretary determines to be appropriate1 and the ,secretary may consult with such ,commissioner1 such ,secretary1 and the heads of such other ,federal agencies in otherwise carrying out this section4 7#b7 ,resources ,in the case that the ,food and ,drug ,administration lacks the necessary resources and laboratories available to test honey1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and the ,department of ,agriculture shall make available to the ,secretary laboratory and other resources required by the ,secretary for purposes of carrying out this section4 7e7 ,fees and funding 7#a7 ,assessment ,each qualifying commercial honey packer shall be subject to a fee due at such time and in such amounts as the ,secretary may specify4 7#b7 ,crediting and availability of fees ,fees authorized under paragraph 7#a7 shall be collected and available for obligation only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations ,acts4 ,such fees are authorized to remain available until expended4 7#c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated for fees under this section an amount equal to the amount necessary to carry out this section4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term economically motivated adulteration means any practice1 such as intentionally leaving out1 taking out1 substituting a valuable ingredient or part of a food1 or adding a substance to a food1 that is intended to increase the value of a food 7as defined in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba77 that makes such food adulterated within the meaning of section #djb of such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb74 7#b7 7,a7 ,the term qualifying commercial honey packer means any packer who is required to pay an assessment to the ,national ,honey ,board established pursuant to the ,commodity ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa et seq474 7,b7 ,such term excludes packers who meet such criteria for exclusion as the ,secretary may develop4 7#c7 ,the term ,secretary1 except as otherwise specified1 means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4