Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987

Summary

Imported Raw Agricultural Commodity Safety Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a fiscal year plan for the distribution of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resources for sampling imported raw agricultural commodities to ensure: (1) compliance with pesticide residue laws; and (2) sharing of violations data among FDA districts. Directs the Secretary to prepare a fiscal year summary of sampling activities which shall specify: (1) commodity types and volume; (2) country of export; (3) number of samples taken; and (4) violations, including commodity and pesticide, and the name of the importer. Directs the Secretary, when a violation has been found, to monitor such commodity during the successive growing season. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit an enforcement report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) include within such report a description of any pesticide residue detection research.

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Timeline

1. 25 March 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 March 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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