,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 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 provide for
 the inspection of foreign facilities   
that manufacture1 process1 pack1 or hold
 shrimp for consumption in the ,united  
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safer ,shrimp ,imports ,act4  #b4  
,shrimp manufactured1 processed1 packed1
 or held at overseas facilities  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #hjg of the ,federal  
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #chd;c7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7c7          
,requirements for foreign shrimp        
facilities  7#a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 not later than #ahj days after the 

date of enactment of this subsection1   
the ,secretary shall seek to enter into 
arrangements and agreements under       
subsection 7a77#a7 with the foreign     
government of each foreign country with 
#a or more foreign facilities registered
 under section #dae that manufacture1   
process1 pack1 or hold shrimp for       
consumption in the ,united ,states4     
7#b7 ,requirements for shrimp ,beginning
 on the date that is #a year after the  
date of enactment of this subsection1   
shrimp shall be refused admission into  
the ,united ,states if it is            
manufactured1 processed1 packed1 or held
 in a foreign country-- 7,a7 the        
government of which does not enter into 
an arrangement or agreement with the    
,secretary under paragraph 7#a72 or     
7,b7 the food inspection system of which
 does not meet the criteria described in
 paragraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,criteria ,the   
criteria described in this paragraph    
with respect to a food inspection system
 is that the food inspection system 7as 

demonstrated to the ,secretary by the   
applicable foreign government7 is       
equivalent to the food inspection system
 of the ,food and ,drug ,administration 
with respect to shrimp1 including by    
providing-- 7,a7 staffing that ensures  
uniform enforcement of applicable laws  
and regulations2 and  7,b7 enforcement  
of laws and regulations that address the
 conditions under which shrimp is raised
 and transported to processing          
establishments4  7#d7 ,demonstration ,a 
foreign government seeking to           
demonstrate that its food inspection    
system meets the criteria described in  
paragraph 7#c7 shall provide to the     
,secretary copies of all laws1          
regulations1 and other information      
pertaining to such food inspection      
system4  4  7b7 ,adulteration ,section  
#djb of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7j7 ,if it is shrimp        
imported or offered for import into the 

,united ,states and the shrimp has been 
manufactured1 processed1 packed1 or held
 in a foreign country the government or 
food inspection system of which does not
 comply with the applicable requirements
 of section #hjg7;c74  4  7c7 ,report to
 congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report that describes
 the implementation of the amendments   
made by subsections 7a7 and 7b74