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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3324 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the 
inspection of foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold 
shrimp for consumption in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. EZELL (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, and Ms. LETLOW) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
provide for the inspection of foreign facilities that manu-
facture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption 
in 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 ‘‘Safer Shrimp Imports 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SHRIMP MANUFACTURED, PROCESSED, PACKED, OR 
HELD AT OVERSEAS FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 807 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 384c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN SHRIMP FACILI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall seek to enter into arrangements and agree-
ments under subsection (a)(1) with the foreign gov-
ernment of each foreign country with 1 or more for-
eign facilities registered under section 415 that man-
ufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consump-
tion in the United States. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SHRIMP.—Beginning 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, shrimp shall be refused ad-
mission into the United States if it is manufactured, 
processed, packed, or held in a foreign country— 
‘‘(A) the government of which does not 
enter into an arrangement or agreement with 
the Secretary under paragraph (1); or 
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‘‘(B) the food inspection system of which 
does not meet the criteria described in para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The criteria described in this 
paragraph with respect to a food inspection system 
is that the food inspection system (as demonstrated 
to the Secretary by the applicable foreign govern-
ment) is equivalent to the food inspection system of 
the Food and Drug Administration with respect to 
shrimp, including by providing— 
‘‘(A) staffing that ensures uniform enforce-
ment of applicable laws and regulations; and 
‘‘(B) enforcement of laws and regulations 
that address the conditions under which shrimp 
is raised and transported to processing estab-
lishments. 
‘‘(4) DEMONSTRATION.—A foreign government 
seeking to demonstrate that its food inspection sys-
tem meets the criteria described in paragraph (3) 
shall provide to the Secretary copies of all laws, reg-
ulations, and other information pertaining to such 
food inspection system.’’. 
(b) ADULTERATION.—Section 402 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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