To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.

Bill: 113-hr-2842
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2013-07-25
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Food assistance and relief

Food industry and services

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Public contracts and procurement

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that: (1) all such tuna be landed by U.S.-flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75% of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be canned in the United States, including Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or U.S. territories or possessions.</p> <ul></ul><br /><br />

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2842 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2013 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California (for herself, Mr. LoBiondo , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Issa , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Barrow of Georgia , and Mr. Peters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 create competition in the Department of Agriculture’s canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department’s buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.

1. Improved competition in the Department of Agriculture canned tuna purchasing program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that— (1) all such tuna be landed by United States flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75 percent of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be canned in the United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or territories or possessions of the United States.