I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3100 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer 
Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2007 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. KENNEDY) 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 and 
the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety 
of food, toothpaste, and toys. 
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 ‘‘Import Safety Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FOOD SAFETY. 
(a) INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 303 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
333) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection (f), 
as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000,000’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR INSPECTING IM-
PORTED PROCESSED FOOD.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
for the purpose of carrying out section 801 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381) with re-
spect to processed food (as defined in section 201(gg) of 
such Act (21 U.S.C. 321(gg)) and toothpaste which is 
being imported or offered for import into the United 
States. Such authorization of appropriations is in addition 
to any other authorization of appropriations available for 
such purpose. 
SEC. 3. TOY SAFETY. 
(a) INCREASED
CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.—Section 
21(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
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2070(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be fined’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be fined— 
‘‘(1) not more than $20,000,000, if the offense 
does not result in death; or 
‘‘(2) not more than $50,000,000, if the offense 
results in death, 
or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR INSPECTING IM-
PORTED TOYS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to 
the 
Consumer 
Product 
Safety 
Commission, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
for the purpose of carrying out sections 16 and 17 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2065 and 2066) 
with respect to toys which are being imported or offered 
for import into the United States. Such authorization of 
appropriations is in addition to any other authorization 
of appropriations available for such purpose. 
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