,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abcj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #a 7legislative day1 ,march #ca71 #bjbe,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh to preserve foreign markets for goods using common names1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding ,american ,food and ,export ,trade ,yields ,act of #bjbe or the ,,safety ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,preserving foreign markets for goods using common names 7a7 ,definitions ,section #ajb of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,as used in this ,act-- and inserting ,in this ,act32 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 and 7#d71 respectively1 and reordering accordingly2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,common name 7,a7 ,in general ,the term common name means a name that-- 7i7 is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product2 7ii7 is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product2 7iii7 with respect to wine-- 7,i7 is-- 7aa7 ordinarily or customarily used for a wine grape varietal name2 or 7bb7 a traditional term or expression that is typically placed on the packaging and label of the wine2 and 7,,ii7 does not mean any appellation of origin for wine listed in subpart ,c of part #i of title #bg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations72 and 7iv7 the use of which is consistent with standards of the ,codex ,alimentarius ,commission4 7,b7 ,examples ,the following names shall be considered common names under subparagraph 7,a73 7i7 ,with respect to food products3 7,i7 ,american4 7,,ii7 ,asiago4 7,,iii7 ,basmati4 7,,iv7 ,black forest ham4 7,v7 ,bologna4 7,,vi7 ,bratwurst4 7,,vii7 ,chevre4 7,,viii7 ,chorizo4 7,,ix7 ,colby4 7,x7 ,feta4 7,,xi7 ,fontina4 7,,xii7 ,gorgonzola4 7,,xiii7 ,grana4 7,,xiv7 ,gruyere4 7,,xv7 ,kielbasa4 7,,xvi7 ,limburger and ,limburgo4 7,,xvii7 ,mascarpone4 7,,xviii7 ,monterey and ,monterey jack4 7,,xix7 ,mortadella4 7,,xx7 ,munster and muenster4 7,,xxi7 ,neufchatel4 7,,xxii7 ,parmesan4 7,,xxiii7 ,pecorino4 7,,xxiv7 ,pepper ,jack4 7,,xxv7 ,prosciutto4 7,,xxvi7 ,ricotta4 7,,xxvii7 ,romano4 7,,xxviii7 ,salami4 7,,xxix7 ,swiss4 7ii7 ,with respect to wine3 7,i7 ,the list of grape varietal terms in section #d4ia of title #bg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7,,ii7 ,the grape variety designations administratively approved by the ,alcohol and ,tobacco ,tax and ,trade ,bureau4 7,,iii7 ,the following nonvarietal descriptors3 7aa7 ,chateau4 7bb7 ,classic4 7cc7 ,clos4 7dd7 ,cream4 7ee7 ,crusted and ,crusting4 7ff7 ,noble4 7gg7 ,ruby4 7hh7 ,sur lie4 7ii7 ,tawny4 7jj7 ,vintage4 7kk7 ,vintage character4 7iii7 ,with respect to beer3 7,i7 ,bitter4 7,,ii7 ,pale ,ale4 7,,iii7 ,india ,pale ,ale4 7,,iv7 ,mild4 7,v7 ,porter4 7,,vi7 ,stout4 7,,vii7 ,barleywine4 7,,viii7 ,dubbel4 7,,ix7 ,quadrupel4 7,x7 ,witbier4 7,,xi7 ,saison4 7,,xii7 ,biere de ,garde4 7,,xiii7 ,oud ,red4 7,,xiv7 ,altbier4 7,,xv7 ,weisse4 7,,xvi7 ,gose4 7,,xvii7 ,hefeweizen4 7,,xviii7 ,dunkel4 7,,xix7 ,helles4 7,,xx7 ,rauchbier4 7,,xxi7 ,pilsener4 7,,xxii7 ,maerzen4 7,,xxiii7 ,schwarzbier4 7,,xxiv7 ,doppelbock4 7,,xxv7 ,bock4 7,,xxvi7 ,kellerbier4 7,,xxvii7 ,munchener and ,munich style4 7,,xxviii7 ,oktoberfest4 7,,xxix7 ,dortmunder4 7,,xxx7 ,kolsch and ,koelsch4 7,,xxxi7 ,budejovicke pivo 7,budweiser beer74 7,,xxxii7 ,cream4 7,,xxxiii7 ,grodziskie4 7,,xxxiv7 ,jerez and sherry4 7,,xxxv7 ,lager4 7,c7 ,considerations ,in making a determination under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may take into account-- 7i7 competent sources1 such as dictionaries1 newspapers1 professional journals and literature1 and information posted on websites that are determined by the ,secretary to be reliable in reporting market information2 7ii7 the use of the common name in a domestic1 regional1 or international product standard1 including a standard promulgated by the ,codex ,alimentarius ,commission1 for the agricultural commodity or food product2 and 7iii7 the ordinary and customary use of the common name in the production or marketing of the agricultural commodity or food product in the ,united ,states or in other countries4 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#g7 7as so redesignated71 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7v71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7vi71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7vii7 prohibits or disallows the use of the common name of an agricultural commodity or food product of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,negotiations ,to defend use of common names ,title ,,iii of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efeb et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cjc4 ,negotiations to defend the use of common names 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall coordinate efforts with the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative to secure the right of ,united ,states agricultural producers1 processors1 and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets through the negotiation of bilateral1 plurilateral1 or multilateral agreements1 memoranda of understanding1 or exchanges of letters that assure the current and future use of each common name in connection with ,united ,states agricultural commodities or food products4 7b7 ,briefing ,the ,secretary and the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative shall jointly provide to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives a semi-annual briefing on their efforts and success in carrying out subsection 7a74 4