Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2715 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2715

    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the
destruction authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
  articles that present a significant public health concern, and for
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2025

  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the
destruction authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
  articles that present a significant public health concern, and for
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Destruction of Hazardous Imports
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN REFUSED ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the seventh sentence, by striking ``as described
        under subsection (b).'' and inserting ``as described under
        subsection (b), or any article refused admission under this
        section, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services
        determines that such article presents a significant public
        health concern.''; and
            (2) in the eighth, ninth, and tenth sentences, by striking
        ``drug or device'' each place it appears and inserting ``drug,
        device, or other article''.
    (b) Prohibited Acts.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(jjj) The unauthorized movement, or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce, including export, of an article
that the Secretary has decided to destroy under the seventh sentence of
section 801(a).''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply to articles beginning on the date that is 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, finalize such revisions to regulations as may be
        necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a)
        and (b); and
            (2) ensure that such regulations are consistent with any
        applicable international agreements.
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