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1/6/2009--Introduced.Imported Seafood Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) issue an order refusing admission into the United States of all imports of seafood or seafood products originating from a country or exporter which the Secretary determines do not meet food safety requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or which are not likely to meet food safety requirements of any other federal law; and (2) notify all U.S. ports of entry of such refusal within five days. Requires shipments denied admission to be clearly marked "Refused Entry by the United States Government." Requires the importer of such a rejected shipment headed for its country of origin to notify the appropriate authority of such country of the reasons admission was refused before the shipment may be released to the importer. Requires the importer of such a rejected shipment bound for a third party country to notify such country's appropriate authority about such refusal, and requires such authority to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it accepts such shipment, before the shipment may be released to the importer. Requires the shipment to be destroyed if such authority's notification of acceptance is not made within 45 days after it is notified of the rejection.

1231218000 2009-01-06 Sat Nov 14 04:52:33 -0600 2009 introduced 53495 'of':6 'act':5 '2009':7 'safety':3 'seafood':2 'imported':1 'enhancement':4 68023 false short introduced 53495 'bill':2 'unit':16 'ensur':4 'state':17 'import':13 'safeti':6 'product':11 'seafood':8,10 65995 false official action 53495 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179365 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. V000127 1961-05-03 9784 516 Hart Senate Office Building http://vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-5061 David 'r':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'david':2,6,8 'vitter':3,7,9 M 400418 Vitter David_Vitter Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] 3884 N00009659 10118 Republican 202-224-4623 Catholic LA David Vitter 4.10169491525424 http://vitter.senate.gov/ action 53495 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179365 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. introduced 53495 1231218000 Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 179364