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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1153

To promote food safety through continuation of the Food Animal Residue

Avoidance Database program operated by the Secretary of Agriculture.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 8, 1997

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr.

COVERDELL, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr. FORD, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.

GRASSLEY, Mr. HELMS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KERREY, Ms. LANDRIEU,

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. ROTH, and Mr. HARKIN) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To promote food safety through continuation of the Food

Animal Residue Avoidance Database program operated

by the Secretary of Agriculture.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE

4 PROGRAM.

5 (a) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of

6 Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food Animal

7 Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this
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1 section as the ‘‘FARAD program’’) through contracts with

2 appropriate colleges or universities.

3 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the FARAD pro4 gram, the Secretary of Agriculture shall—

5 (1) provide livestock producers, extension spe6 cialists, scientists, and veterinarians with informa7 tion to prevent drug, pesticide, and environmental

8 contaminant residues in food animal products;

9 (2) maintain up-to-date information concern10 ing—

11 (A) withdrawal times on FDA-approved

12 food animal drugs and appropriate withdrawal

13 intervals for drugs used in food animals in the

14 United States, as established under section

15 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos16 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(a));

17 (B) official tolerances for drugs and pes18 ticides in tissues, eggs, and milk;

19 (C) descriptions and sensitivities of rapid

20 screening tests for detecting residues in tissues,

21 eggs, and milk; and

22 (D) data on the distribution and fate of

23 chemicals in food animals;
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1 (3) publish periodically a compilation of food

2 animal drugs approved by the Food and Drug Ad3 ministration;

4 (4) make information on food animal drugs

5 available to the public through handbooks and other

6 literature, computer software, a telephone hotline,

7 and the Internet;

8 (5) furnish producer quality-assurance pro9 grams with up-to-date data on approved drugs;

10 (6) maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date,

11 residue avoidance database;

12 (7) provide professional advice for determining

13 the withdrawal times necessary for food safety in the

14 use of drugs in food animals; and

15 (8) engage in other activities designed to pro16 mote food safety.

17 (c) CONTRACTS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture

19 shall offer to enter into contracts with appropriate

20 colleges and universities to operate the FARAD pro21 gram.

22 (2) TERM.—The term of a contract under sub23 section (a) shall be 3 years, with options to extend

24 the term of the contract triennially.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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