Bill > S520

This bill, known as the Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act, aims to enhance consumer protection and product traceability for commercially marketed seafood by requiring federal agencies, specifically the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to collaborate more effectively. This collaboration will involve creating a memorandum of understanding to improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety and fraud prevention, ensuring that inspections are not duplicative and that data from various agencies is shared and utilized to identify risks and set inspection priorities. The bill also mandates the development of a standardized list of acceptable market names for seafood to prevent mislabeling, and requires detailed traceability information, such as the catch location, species name, and processing details, to be provided with seafood products. Furthermore, it establishes procedures for refusing admission of imported seafood that violates these requirements and outlines penalties for violations, while also allowing states to bring civil actions against seafood fraud. Finally, the bill mandates regular reports to Congress on the extent of seafood safety and fraud issues, the effectiveness of implemented measures, and recommendations for further improvements.