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Campopiano/1SenatorGarcia
S.B._____
ABILL
Toprovide$30millionperyeartotheFoodandDrugAdministrationinordertoensurephysicalinspectionsof
100%ofallimportedfoodtoUnitedStatesports.
BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongress
assembled,
SECTION1.SHORTTITLE
ThisactmaybecitedastheInspectImportedFoodActof2015.
SECTION2.FINDINGS
Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
1)Theaveragecostofphysicallyinspectingorsamplingalineoffoodthatisimportedorofferedforimportintothe
UnitedStatesisapproximately160dollarsperfieldexamandapproximately3,100dollarspersampleanalyzed.
2)TheFoodandDrugAdministrationisresponsibleforthesafetyofanestimated80percentoftheUnitedStates
foodsupply.
3)TheFoodandDrugAdministrationonlyreceivesabout40percentofthefederalgovernmentdollarstofood
safety.
4)TheFoodSafetyModernizationActgivestheFoodandDrugAdministrationthepowertoinspectfoodand
facilitiesmoreofteniftheyarethoughttobeatahigherriskofcontamination.
5)AccordingtotheFoodandDrugAdministration,aboutfifteenpercentoftheUnitedStatesfoodsupplyis
importedfromover200differentcountries.
6)
TheFoodandDrugAdministrationphysicallyexaminesbetweenonetotwopercentofallimportedfoodinthe
UnitedStates.
7)
Betweentheyears1972and2007,FoodandDrugAdministrationinspectionsofAmericasfoodsupplydeclined
81percentduetofundingshortfalls.
8)
About50percentofthefruitandtwentypercentofthevegetablesthatAmericansconsumecomefromother
countries.
9)TheFoodSafetyModernizationActallowstheFoodandDrugAdministrationtoprohibitafacilitytodistribute
foodiftheagencydeterminesthatthefoodproducedatthefacilityposesaprobabilityofserioushealth
consequencesordeath.
10)AccordingtoCentersofDiseaseControlandPrevention,anestimatedoneinsix(48million)Americansget
sickfromfoodborneillnesseseachyear,resultinginroughly128,000hospitalizationsand3,000deaths.
SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
A)TheInspectImportedFoodActof2015shallherebyprovide30milliondollarsperyeartotheFoodandDrug
Administrationtoinspect100percentofimportedfoodenteringtheUnitedStatesports.Thousandsofnewworkers
shallbehiredandtrainedbyattendingamandatoryclass,onlyiftheyhavenothadformaltrainingoreducation
priortobeinghired.Aftercompletingtraining,eachindividualworkershallbestationedataUnitedStatesport
closesttotheindividualsresidence.Theseaforementionednewworkersshallexamineeachimportedfoodproduct
thatenterstheUnitedStatesports.Ifafoodproductisdeemedworthy,theproductshallentertheUnitedStates
foodsupply.Forafoodproducttobequalifiedasworthy,theproductmustnotcontainanytypeofdisease,
bacteria,orberottenandmustbeessentiallysafetoeat.Ifafoodproductisdeemedtoodangeroustoenterthe
UnitedStatesfoodsupply,theportthatthedangerousproductwasimportedtoshallalerttheFederal
Governmentoftheincidentandprovidethelocationofwheretheproductwasinitiallyimportedfrom.Forafood
producttobequalifiedastoodangerous,theproductmustcontainanytypeofdisease,bacteria,orberottenand
mustbeessentiallyhazardousandunsafetoeat.
B)TheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)andCenterofDiseaseControl(CDC),ifneeded,shallbothbe
enforcementagencies.TheseagenciesshallbefundedbytheFederalGovernmentbytakingapproximately30
milliondollarsfromtheUnitedStatesmilitarybudgetperyear.
C)
TheInspectImportedFoodActof2015shallbeenactedonJanuary1,2016.Thereisnoexpirationdateforthis
bill.