SEC. 132. ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 304(h) (21 U.S.C. 
334(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘credible 
evidence or information indicating’’ and inserting 
‘‘reason to believe’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘presents 
a threat of serious adverse health consequences or 
death to humans or animals’’ and inserting ‘‘is adul-
terated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of this 
Act’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘30’’ and in-
serting ‘‘60’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the third sen-
tence; and 
(5) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking the terms 
‘‘five’’ and ‘‘five-day’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen’’ and 
‘‘fifteen-day’’, respectively. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue regula-
tions or guidance to implement the amendments made by 
this section. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 133. QUARANTINE AUTHORITY FOR FOODS. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACT.—Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331), 
as amended by sections 110 and 111, is amended by add-
ing at the end by adding the following: 
‘‘(qq) The violation of a quarantine under section 
304(i).’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 (21 U.S.C. 334) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) QUARANTINE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO QUARANTINE.—If the Sec-
retary determines that there is credible evidence or 
information that an article of food presents a threat 
of serious adverse health consequences or death to 
humans or animals, the Secretary may quarantine 
any geographic area within the United States where 
the Secretary reasonably believes such food is lo-
cated or from which such food originated. The au-
thority to quarantine includes prohibiting or restrict-
ing the movement of food or of any vehicle being 
used or that has been used to transport or hold such 
food within the geographic area. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Before any 
quarantine action is taken in any State under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall notify an appropriate 
official of the State affected and shall issue a public 
announcement of— 
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‘‘(A) the Secretary’s findings that support 
the quarantine action; 
‘‘(B) the area affected by the intended 
quarantine action; 
‘‘(C) the reasons for the intended quar-
antine action; and 
‘‘(D) where practicable, an estimate of the 
anticipated duration of the quarantine. 
The Secretary is not required to make such announcement 
by publication in the Federal Register, but may use a 
newspaper, radio or television, the Internet, or any reason-
able means to make such announcement.’’ 
SEC. 134. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
Section 303(a) (21 U.S.C. 333) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Any’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), 
any’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any person who 
knowingly violates paragraph (a), (b), (c), (k), or (v) of 
section 301 with respect to any food that is misbranded 
or adulterated shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 
years or fined in accordance with title 18, United States 
Code, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 135. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS RELATING TO 
FOOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 303(f) 
(21 U.S.C. 331 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Any person who violates a provision of 
section 301 relating to food shall be subject to a civil 
penalty for each such violation of not more than— 
‘‘(i) $100,000, in the case of an individual; 
and 
‘‘(ii) $500,000, in the case of any other 
person. 
‘‘(B) Each violation described in subparagraph 
(A) and each day during which the violation con-
tinues shall be considered to be a separate offense.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to violations committed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 136. IMPROPER IMPORT ENTRY FILINGS. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 
331), as amended by sections 110, 111, and 133, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(rr) The submission of information relating to food 
that is required by or under section 801 that is inaccurate 
or incomplete. 
‘‘(ss) The failure to submit information relating to 
food that is required by or under section 801.’’. 
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(b) DOCUMENTATION FOR IMPORTS.—Section 801 
(21 U.S.C. 381), as amended by section 109, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) DOCUMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary may require 
by regulation or guidance the submission of docu-
mentation or other information for articles of food 
that are imported or offered for import into the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) FORMAT.—A regulation or guidance under 
paragraph (1) may specify the format for submission 
of the documentation or other information.’’. 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE USED TO 
PRESERVE COLOR OF MEAT, POULTRY PROD-
UCTS, OR SEAFOOD AS COLOR ADDITIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (t) of section 201 (21 
U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In the case of food that is meat within the mean-
ing of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, a poultry product 
within the meaning of the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, or seafood (including all fresh or saltwater fish, 
molluscan shellfish, crustaceans, and other forms of 
aquatic animal life) intended for human consumption as 
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