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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Domesticated Salmonid Broodstock and
Seedstock Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) The terms ''salmonid'' means a specie in the family
salmonidae, including each specie of salmon and trout.
(2) The term ''domesticated'', with respect to salmonids,
means salmonids raised on a farm for profit and held throughout
their life-cycle in captivity.
(3) The term ''broodstock'' means domesticated salmonids
intended to be used for reproductive purposes.
(4) The term ''seedstock'' means gametes (egg and sperm)
and fertilized (eyed) eggs produced from domesticated salmonid
broodstock.
(5) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) United States breeders of domesticated salmonids raise
broodstock and produce seedstock which are essential to the
production of domesticated salmonids in the United States and
throughout the world;
(2) the production and dissemination in interstate commerce
of salmonid broodstock and seedstock provides employment and
income in economically depressed rural areas and contributes to
the expansion of United States exports;
(3) various foreign nations, including the members of the
European Union, have adopted requirements that salmonid
seedstock imported from the United States and other nations be
inspected and certified by a competent authority prior to
export;
(4) existing Federal and State programs for the inspection
and certification of the health status of salmonid broodstock
and seedstock are inadequate and inconsistent;
(5) the efficient and effective inspection and
certification of salmonid breeding facilities, broodstock, and
seedstock is essential to the economic well-being of the
domesticated salmonid broodstock and seedstock industry in the
United States; and
(6) the Secretary of Agriculture currently provides
inspection and certification services to the livestock and live
poultry industries and has the technical expertise and capacity
necessary to administer a program to provide similar services
to the United States domesticated salmonid broodstock and
seedstock industry.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
(1) to designate the Secretary of Agriculture as the single
competent authority for the health inspection and certification
of salmonid broodstock and seedstock used to produce
domesticated salmonids;
(2) to promote fair trade and interstate commerce in
salmonid broodstock and seedstock produced in the United
States, which is used to produce domesticated salmonids; and
(3) to reduce the risk of transmission in interstate
commerce of diseases, pathogens and pests in domesticated
salmonid broodstock and seedstock to the extent practicable.

SEC. 4. PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF CONTAGION.

(a) Required Activities.--In cooperation with producers of
domesticated salmonid seedstock, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
establish a comprehensive program with regard to domesticated salmonid
broodstock and seedstock to--
(1) provide diagnostic and certification services in a
manner which is effective and efficient and which fosters the
participation of State and private laboratories;
(2) establish health criteria for domesticated salmonid
broodstock and seedstock; and
(3) monitor, evaluate, and facilitate the elimination of,
unreasonable impediments to the interstate commerce of
broodstock and seedstock that is certified under the program.
(b) Use of Existing Authorities.--To prevent the introduction or
dissemination in interstate commerce and international trade of any
contagious, infectious, or communicable disease associated with
domesticated salmonid broodstock and seedstock and to promote the
exportation of domesticated salmonid broodstock and seedstock, the
Secretary may use the authorities provided in the following provisions
of law (relating to livestock and poultry) to regulate the production,
transportation, and exportation of domesticated salmonid broodstock and
seedstock:
(1) Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of February 2, 1903 (21
U.S.C. 111, 121, 122).
(2) The Act of May 29, 1884 (21 U.S.C. 112, 113, 113a, 114,
114a, 114a-1, 115-120; commonly known as the Animal Industry
Act).
(3) Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of February 28, 1947 (21
U.S.C. 114b, 114c).
(4) The Act of March 3, 1905 (21 U.S.C. 123-127).
(5) Sections 1 through 6 and sections 11, 12, and 13 of
Public Law 87-516 (21 U.S.C. 134-134h).
(6) Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Public Law 91-239 (21 U.S.C.
135-135b).

SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment; Membership.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee consisting of--
(1) five members selected from representatives of the
salmonid broodstock and seedstock industry;
(2) three members selected from the Department of
Agriculture; and
(3) one member selected from the officers and employees of
the Department of Agriculture who shall serve as chairman of
the Committee.
(b) Functions.--It shall be the function of the Committee to advise
the Secretary with respect to the development and implementation of the
program for domesticated salmonid broodstock and seedstock industry
authorized by this Act, including diagnostic and certification
services, all rules and related analysis pertaining thereto, and the
facilitation of fair trade and the dissemination of domesticated
salmonid seedstock in interstate commerce.
(c) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of the
Secretary.
(d) Employment Status; Expenses.--Committee members (other than the
chairman and other Department of Agriculture staff) shall not be
considered to be employees of the United States by reason of their
membership and shall not be entitled to compensation for service on the
Committee. However, the Secretary may pay their travel and subsistence
expenses (or a per diem in lieu thereof) in connection with their
attendance at meetings of the Committee.

SEC. 6. CERTIFICATIONS.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to any person the health
status of any domesticated salmonid seedstock intended for export from
the United States.

SEC. 7. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.

Notwithstanding this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce shall have sole responsibility for the health of
salmonids, and the products thereof, located in any facility
administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of
Commerce.
Domesticated Salmonid Broodstock and Seedstock Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with producers of domesticated salmonid seedstock, to establish a comprehensive program with regard to domesticated salmonid broodstock and seedstock to: (1) provide effective and efficient diagnostic and certification services in a manner that fosters the participation of State and private laboratories; (2) establish health criteria; and (3) monitor, evaluate, and facilitate the elimination of unreasonable impediments to the interstate commerce of such stock that is certified under the program.
Authorizes the Secretary to use specified authorities to regulate the production, transportation, and exportation of such stock in order to prevent the introduction or dissemination in interstate commerce and international trade of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease associated with it and to promote its exportation.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an advisory committee to advise the Secretary regarding the development and implementation of the program; and (2) certify to any person the health status of any domesticated salmonid seedstock intended for export from the United States.
Grants the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce sole responsibility for the health of salmonids and the products thereof located in any facility administered by the Departments of the Interior or Commerce.