1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act . 2. Ensuring the safety of imported seafood (a) In general Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 810. Safety of imported seafood (a) Requirement of equivalence (1) Standards for exporting country No seafood may be imported into the United States from a foreign country unless the Secretary certifies that the seafood imported from such country is maintained through a program using reliable analytical methods to ensure compliance with the United States standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. (2) Inspection of exporting facilities In accordance with the procedures described under section 704, officers and employees duly designated by the Secretary shall conduct not less than 1 inspection on an annual basis of each foreign facility that exports seafood to the United States to ensure that each such foreign facility maintains a program using reliable analytical methods to ensure compliance with the United States standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. In addition to such annual inspection, such officers and employees shall conduct periodic follow-up inspections of such foreign facilities as determined necessary by the Secretary. (b) Mandatory testing (1) Minimum testing The Secretary shall inspect and test not less than 20 percent of all seafood imported or offered for import into the United States each year. (2) New exporters Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the first 15 shipments of seafood imported or offered for import into the United States from an exporter shall be inspected and tested by the Secretary. (3) Failure to pass inspection (A) One failure If a shipment of seafood imported or offered for import into the United States by an exporter fails to meet an inspection or test requirement under this Act, each subsequent shipment of seafood from such exporter shall be inspected and