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Introduced
03/21/2023
03/21/2023
In Committee
03/21/2023
03/21/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the SAFE Act of 2023 or the Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023, amends the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases. Specifically, the bill allows the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, to preemptively negotiate regionalization agreements with key export markets regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats. Additionally, the bill requires the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service to directly notify state departments of agriculture, lead state agencies for animal disease, and any entity that petitioned for the inclusion of language that is removed from the Import and Export Library within 3 days of such removal.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (on 03/21/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/901/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s901/BILLS-118s901is.pdf |
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