[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8861 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8861

    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

                             June 27, 2024

  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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