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House Bill 3748
118th Congress(2023-2024)
SAFE Act of 2023
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Introduced in House on May 30, 2023
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H. R. 3748 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3748


To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 30, 2023

Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, 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 “Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023” or the “SAFE Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Engagement with key export markets.

(a) In general.—Section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) Engagement with key export markets.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—To reduce the impact of animal disease outbreaks on United States exports, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to negotiate regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other trade agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats of trade significance with the governments of countries with export markets for livestock animals or animal products from the United States.

“(2) RESEARCH.—A negotiation carried out under paragraph (1) should seek to take into account accepted global research advances.”.

(b) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed—

(1) to limit the ability of the United States Trade Representative to negotiate trade agreements; or

(2) to require the United States Trade Representative to condition other trade agreements on the inclusion of language relating to reducing the impact of animal disease outbreaks on United States exports, as described in subsection (d)(1) of section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3804).

SEC. 3. Notification system.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate a regulation to require that, in the case of any language removed from the Import and Export Library of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall directly notify each State department of agriculture, each lead State agency for animal disease, and any State and national producer organizations representing impacted livestock producers not later than 3 days after such removal.