,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,smith1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 and ,mr4 ,coons7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,animal ,health ,protection ,act to     
improve the prevention of the spread of 
animal diseases1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,safe ,american ,food      
,exports ,act of #bjbe or the ,,safe    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,engagement with    
export markets  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #ajdje of the ,animal ,health          
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjd7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7  
the following3  7d7 ,engagement with    
export markets  7#a7 ,in general ,to    
reduce the impact of animal disease     

outbreaks on ,united ,states exports1   
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,administrator of the ,animal and ,plant
 ,health ,inspection ,service1 the      
,under ,secretary of ,agriculture for   
,trade and ,foreign ,agricultural       
,affairs1 and the ,administrator of the 
,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service1 
in consultation with the ,united ,states
 ,trade ,representative1 may negotiate  
regionalization1 zoning1                
compartmentalization1 and other         
agreements regarding outbreaks of known 
animal disease threats of trade         
significance with the governments of    
countries with export markets for       
livestock animals or animal products    
from the ,united ,states4  7#b7         
,research ,a negotiation carried out    
under paragraph 7#a7 should take into   
account accepted global research        
advances4  4  7b7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this section-- 7#a7 limits  
the ability of the ,united ,states      
,trade ,representative to negotiate     

trade agreements2 or  7#b7 requires the 
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
to condition other trade agreements on  
the inclusion of language relating to   
reducing the impact of animal disease   
outbreaks on ,united ,states exports1 as
 described in subsection 7d77#a7 of     
section #ajdje of the ,animal ,health   
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjd74