The following are the trade-related bills and resolutions that were introduced in the House or Senate during September 22-24, 2008:
The recently enacted 2008 Farm Bill (Public Law 110-246) amended the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 USC 3371 et seq.) to require a new import declaration for plants and plant products.
During the August 7, 2008 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC), CBP officials discussed the potential impact on the trade of the new Lacey Act plant and plant product import declaration requirements1 that were recently enacted as part of the 2008 Farm Bill.
The recently enacted 2008 Farm Bill (Public Law 110-246) contains provisions that amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 USC 3371 et seq.) to require a new import declaration for plants and plant products.
WTO Agriculture negotiations chairperson Ambassador Falconer, on August 11, 2008, submitted his report on the July 2008 "package" talks to the Trade Negotiations Committee. Also, non-agricultural market access (NAMA) chairperson Stephenson, on August 12, 2008, submitted his report on the July 2008 "package" talks to the Trade Negotiations Committee. (WTO agriculture negotiations chairperson's report, dated 08/11/08, available at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/agric_e/chair_texts_11aug08_e.doc; WTO non-agricultural market access chairperson's report, dated 08/12/08, available at
The House and Senate have both passed the conference version of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill), by greater than two-thirds majorities.
The following are the trade-related bills that were introduced in the House or Senate during the week of January 14-25, 2008:
The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice of inquiry which seeks comments from the public to aid FWS in determining if a proposed rule is warranted to add constrictor snakes in the Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a final rule, effective August 9, 2007, which amends 50 CFR 16.13 to add all forms (diploid and triploid) of live silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and live largescale silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys harmandi), gametes, viable eggs, and hybrids to the list of injurious fish, mollusks, and crustaceans under the Lacey Act.
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a proposed rule to add all forms (diploid and triploid) of live silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and live largescale silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys harmandi), gametes, eggs, and hybrids to the list of injurious fish, mollusks, and crustaceans under the Lacey Act.