S.Amdt. 4700
What it does: Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CATFISH FOOD SAFETY at the end of the bill
Sen. Mark L. Pryor (D-AR)What it changes
1 change to S. 510 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CATFISH FOOD SAFETY at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 510 · Reported to Senate
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall conduct a study of the transportation of food for consumption in the United States, including transportation by air, that includes an examination of the unique needs of rural and frontier areas with regard to the delivery of safe food.
Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CATFISH FOOD SAFETY.
Inserted: (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
Inserted: (1) Congress enacted section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section to improve catfish inspection following multiple discoveries of banned substances;
Inserted: (2) subsection (b) of that section includes amendments that require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide inspection activities under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for farm-raised catfish, by adding catfish to the list of amenable species (as that term is defined in section 1 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 601));
Inserted: (3) it is imperative that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget implement those amendments to improve food safety procedures and protect consumers in the United States; and
Inserted: (4) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget should promulgate regulations to complete implementation of section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section.
Inserted: (b) Relationship to Other Activities.--In establishing the grading and inspection program for catfish in accordance with the amendments made by section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130), the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the program does not duplicate, impede, or undermine any food safety or product grading activity conducted by the Secretary of Commerce or the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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SA 4700. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON CATFISH FOOD SAFETY.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) Congress enacted section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section to improve catfish inspection following multiple discoveries of banned substances;
(2) subsection (b) of that section includes amendments that require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide inspection activities under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for farm-raised catfish, by adding catfish to the list of amenable species (as that term is defined in section 1 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 601));
(3) it is imperative that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget implement those amendments to improve food safety procedures and protect consumers in the United States; and
(4) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget should promulgate regulations to complete implementation of section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by that section.
(b) Relationship to Other Activities.--In establishing the grading and inspection program for catfish in accordance with the amendments made by section 11016 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130), the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the program does not duplicate, impede, or undermine any food safety or product grading activity conducted by the Secretary of Commerce or the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2010