I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6200 
To strengthen Federal consumer protection and product traceability with 
respect to commercially marketed seafood, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2012 
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
COURTNEY, and Mr. KEATING) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen Federal consumer protection and product 
traceability with respect to commercially marketed sea-
food, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety And Fraud En-
forcement for Seafood Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SEAFOOD SAFETY. 
(a) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall execute a memorandum of under-
standing to improve interagency cooperation on seafood 
safety, building upon any agreement under section 421(c) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
350j(c)), or any other prior agreement. The memorandum 
shall include provisions, performance metrics, and 
timelines as appropriate to improve such cooperation (act-
ing under provisions of law other than this subsection) 
to— 
(1) identify and execute specific procedures for 
using authorities granted under the FDA Food Safe-
ty Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353) to en-
sure and improve the safety of commercially mar-
keted seafood in the United States; 
(2) maximize the effectiveness of limited per-
sonnel and resources by ensuring that— 
(A) inspections of seafood shipments and 
seafood processing and production facilities by 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration and the Food and Drug Administra-
tion are not duplicative; and 
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(B) information resulting from examina-
tions, testing, and inspections conducted by the 
Department of Commerce is considered in mak-
ing risk-based determinations, including the es-
tablishment of inspection priorities for domestic 
and foreign facilities and the examination and 
testing of domestic and imported seafood; 
(3) create a process by which— 
(A) all agents of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration authorized to con-
duct inspections meet training standards estab-
lished by the Food and Drug Administration 
beginning no later than one year after the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(B) data collected by either of these agen-
cies is shared to maximize efficiency and en-
forcement of seafood safety efforts; 
(4) create a process by which— 
(A) officials of other Federal, State, or 
local agencies authorized to conduct inspections 
of seafood, or inspections of facilities that proc-
ess or sell seafood, may be trained in accord-
ance with training standards established by the 
Food and Drug Administration; and 
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