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    The average cost of physically inspecting or sampling a line of food is approximately 160 dollars per field exam and approximately 3,100 dollars per sample analyzed. Between 1972 and 2007, inspections of America's food supply declined 81 percent due to funding shortfalls. An estimated one in six (48 million) Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses each year.

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    The average cost of physically inspecting or sampling a line of food is approximately 160 dollars per field exam and approximately 3,100 dollars per sample analyzed. Between 1972 and 2007, inspections of America's food supply declined 81 percent due to funding shortfalls. An estimated one in six (48 million) Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses each year.

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    Campopiano/1SenatorGarcia

    S.B._____
    ABILL
    Toprovide$30millionperyeartotheFoodandDrugAdministrationinordertoensurephysicalinspectionsof
    100%ofallimportedfoodtoUnitedStatesports.

    BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongress
    assembled,

    SECTION1.SHORTTITLE

    ThisactmaybecitedastheInspectImportedFoodActof2015.

    SECTION2.FINDINGS

    Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
    1)Theaveragecostofphysicallyinspectingorsamplingalineoffoodthatisimportedorofferedforimportintothe
    UnitedStatesisapproximately160dollarsperfieldexamandapproximately3,100dollarspersampleanalyzed.
    2)TheFoodandDrugAdministrationisresponsibleforthesafetyofanestimated80percentoftheUnitedStates
    foodsupply.
    3)TheFoodandDrugAdministrationonlyreceivesabout40percentofthefederalgovernmentdollarstofood
    safety.
    4)TheFoodSafetyModernizationActgivestheFoodandDrugAdministrationthepowertoinspectfoodand
    facilitiesmoreofteniftheyarethoughttobeatahigherriskofcontamination.
    5)AccordingtotheFoodandDrugAdministration,aboutfifteenpercentoftheUnitedStatesfoodsupplyis
    importedfromover200differentcountries.
    6)

    TheFoodandDrugAdministrationphysicallyexaminesbetweenonetotwopercentofallimportedfoodinthe
    UnitedStates.
    7)

    Betweentheyears1972and2007,FoodandDrugAdministrationinspectionsofAmericasfoodsupplydeclined
    81percentduetofundingshortfalls.
    8)

    About50percentofthefruitandtwentypercentofthevegetablesthatAmericansconsumecomefromother
    countries.
    9)TheFoodSafetyModernizationActallowstheFoodandDrugAdministrationtoprohibitafacilitytodistribute
    foodiftheagencydeterminesthatthefoodproducedatthefacilityposesaprobabilityofserioushealth
    consequencesordeath.
    10)AccordingtoCentersofDiseaseControlandPrevention,anestimatedoneinsix(48million)Americansget
    sickfromfoodborneillnesseseachyear,resultinginroughly128,000hospitalizationsand3,000deaths.

    SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
    A)TheInspectImportedFoodActof2015shallherebyprovide30milliondollarsperyeartotheFoodandDrug
    Administrationtoinspect100percentofimportedfoodenteringtheUnitedStatesports.Thousandsofnewworkers
    shallbehiredandtrainedbyattendingamandatoryclass,onlyiftheyhavenothadformaltrainingoreducation
    priortobeinghired.Aftercompletingtraining,eachindividualworkershallbestationedataUnitedStatesport
    closesttotheindividualsresidence.Theseaforementionednewworkersshallexamineeachimportedfoodproduct
    thatenterstheUnitedStatesports.Ifafoodproductisdeemedworthy,theproductshallentertheUnitedStates
    foodsupply.Forafoodproducttobequalifiedasworthy,theproductmustnotcontainanytypeofdisease,
    bacteria,orberottenandmustbeessentiallysafetoeat.Ifafoodproductisdeemedtoodangeroustoenterthe
    UnitedStatesfoodsupply,theportthatthedangerousproductwasimportedtoshallalerttheFederal
    Governmentoftheincidentandprovidethelocationofwheretheproductwasinitiallyimportedfrom.Forafood
    producttobequalifiedastoodangerous,theproductmustcontainanytypeofdisease,bacteria,orberottenand
    mustbeessentiallyhazardousandunsafetoeat.
    B)TheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)andCenterofDiseaseControl(CDC),ifneeded,shallbothbe
    enforcementagencies.TheseagenciesshallbefundedbytheFederalGovernmentbytakingapproximately30
    milliondollarsfromtheUnitedStatesmilitarybudgetperyear.
    C)

    TheInspectImportedFoodActof2015shallbeenactedonJanuary1,2016.Thereisnoexpirationdateforthis
    bill.

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