Safer Shrimp Imports Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3324 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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) introduced 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 manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Shrimp Imports Act''. 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 Facilities.-- ``(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 agreements under subsection (a)(1) with the foreign government of each foreign country with 1 or more foreign facilities registered under section 415 that manufacture, process, pack, or hold shrimp for consumption in the United States. ``(2) Requirements for shrimp.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, shrimp shall be refused admission into the United Stat