S. 1501

119 S1501 IS: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-28
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1501  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 28, 2025   Mr. Wicker  (for himself,  Ms. Smith ,  Mrs. Britt , and  Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe American Food Exports Act of 2025   or the   SAFE Act of 2025  .
2.
Engagement with 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 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, may negotiate regionalization, zoning, compartmentalization, and other 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 take into account accepted global research advances.
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(b)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section—
(1)
limits the ability of the United States Trade Representative to negotiate trade agreements; or
(2)
requires 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. 8304 ).