,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act to extend the destruction authority
 of the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services to articles that present a   
significant public health concern1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,destruction of ,hazardous ,imports     
,act4  #b4 ,destruction of certain      
refused articles  7a7 ,in general       
,section #hja7;a7 of the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #cha7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 the seventh sentence1 by striking as   
described under subsection 7b74 and     
inserting as described under subsection 
7b71 or any article refused admission   

under this section1 if the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services determines
 that such article presents a           
significant public health concern42 and 
7#b7 in the eighth1 ninth1 and tenth    
sentences1 by striking drug or device   
each place it appears and inserting     
drug1 device1 or other article4  7b7    
,prohibited acts ,section #cja of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7jjj7 
,the unauthorized movement1 or          
introduction or delivery for            
introduction into interstate commerce1  
including export1 of an article that the
 ,secretary has decided to destroy under
 the seventh sentence of section        
#hja7;a74  4  7c7 ,applicability ,the   
amendments made by subsections 7a7 and  
7b7 shall apply to articles beginning on
 the date that is #ahj days after the   
date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7    
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services1 acting through the

 ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1     
shall-- 7#a7 not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 finalize such revisions to        
regulations as may be necessary to      
implement the amendments made by        
subsections 7a7 and 7b72 and  7#b7      
ensure that such regulations are        
consistent with any applicable          
international agreements4