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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3552
To require that agricultural products imported into the United States be
subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as the same
products of the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 31, 2000
Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on
Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require that agricultural products imported into the
United States be subject to the same sanitary or
phytosanitary measures as the same products of the
United States, 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 ‘‘Food Equality Detec-
tion Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR IMPORTED AGRICULTURAL PROD-
UCTS.
No agricultural product shall be entered into the cus-
toms territory of the United States unless the product—
(1) is subjected to the same control or inspec-
tion procedures, and
(2) meets the same sanitary or phytosanitary
standards,
that apply to that agricultural product if produced in the
United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘ag-
ricultural product’’ means any agricultural com-
modity, food, feed, fiber, or livestock, and insects,
and any product thereof.
(2) APPROVAL
PROCEDURE.—The term ‘‘ap-
proval procedure’’ means any registration, notifica-
tion, or other mandatory administrative procedure
for granting permissiom for a good or service to be
produced, marketed, or used for a stated purpose or
under stated conditions.
(3) CONTROL
OR
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE.—
The term ‘‘control or inspection procedure’’ means
any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to deter-
mine that a sanitary or phytosanitary measure is
fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection,
evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assur-
ance of conformity, accreditation, registration, cer-
tification, or other procedure involving the physical
examination of a good, of the packaging of a good,
or of the equipment or facilities directly related to
production, marketing, or use of a good, but does
not mean an approval procedure.
(4) SANITARY OR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sanitary or
phytosanitary measure’’ means a measure to—
(i) protect animal or plant life or
health in the United States from risks
arising from the introduction, establish-
ment, or spread of a pest or disease;
(ii) protect human or animal life or
health in the United States from risks
arising from the presence of an additive,
contaminant, toxin, or disease-causing or-
ganism in a food, beverage, or feedstuff;
(iii) protect human life or health in
the United States from risks arising from
a disease-causing organism or pest carried
by an animal or plant, or a product there-
of; or
(iv) prevent or limit other damage in
the United States arising from the intro-
duction, establishment, or spread of a pest.
(B) FORM.—The form of a sanitary or
phytosanitary measure includes—
(i) end product criteria;
(ii) a product-related processing or
production method;
(iii) a testing, inspection, certification,
or approval procedure;
(iv) a relevant statistical method;
(v) a sampling procedure;
(vi) a method of risk assessment;
(vii) a packaging and labeling require-
ment directly related to food safety; and
(viii) a quarantine treatment, such as
a relevant requirement associated with the
transportation of animals or plants or with
material necessary for their survival during
transportation.
(5) SANITARY
OR
PHYTOSANITARY
STAND-
ARD.—The term ‘‘sanitary or phytosanitary stand-
ard’’ means a standard intended to form a basis for
a sanitary or phytosanitary measure.
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