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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1998 

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale 

of State-inspected meat, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2021 

Ms. CHENEY (for herself and Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the 

interstate sale of State-inspected meat, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Markets 

5 for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATE-INSPECTED MEAT. 

7 Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

8 U.S.C. 661) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking the section designation and in10 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 301. SALE OF INSPECTED MEAT AND MEAT FOOD 

2 PRODUCTS.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘In furtherance of this pol5 icy’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 

6 all that follows through ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ in 

7 paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(B) STATE PROGRAMS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) It is’’ and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

14 ‘‘(A) POLICY.—It is’’; and 

15 (C) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so des16 ignated)— 

17 (i) in clause (i) (as so designated), by 

18 striking ‘‘solely for distribution within such 

19 State’’ and inserting ‘‘for distribution’’; 

20 and 

21 (ii) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(ii) INTERSTATE COMMERCE.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Notwith25 standing any other provision of this 

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1 ment in interstate commerce of car2 casses, parts of carcasses, meat, and 

3 meat food products inspected under 

4 the State meat inspection program de5 scribed in clause (i). 

6 ‘‘(II) ACCEPTANCE OF INTER7 STATE SHIPMENTS OF MEAT AND

8 MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—Notwith9 standing any provision of State law, a 

10 State or local government shall not 

11 prohibit or restrict the movement or 

12 sale of meat or meat food products 

13 that have been inspected and passed 

14 in accordance with this Act for inter15 state commerce.’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) The ap17 propriate’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCY.—The appro19 priate’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(c)(1) If the Secretary’’ 

22 and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL REQUIRE24 MENTS.— 

25 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION OF STATES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; 

2 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 

3 (i) in subparagraph (A) (as so des4 ignated)— 

5 (I) in the first sentence, by strik6 ing ‘‘solely for distribution within 

7 such State’’ and inserting ‘‘for dis8 tribution’’; and 

9 (II) in the second sentence, by 

10 striking ‘‘If the Secretary’’ and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) DESIGNATION OF STATES.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro14 vided under clause (ii), if the Secretary’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as so des16 ignated)— 

17 (I) in clause (i) (as so des18 ignated)— 

19 (aa) in the first sentence, by 

20 striking ‘‘wholly’’; and 

21 (bb) by striking ‘‘State; Pro22 vided, That if’’ and inserting the 

23 following: ‘‘State. 

24 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If’’; and 


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1 (II) in clause (ii) (as so des2 ignated)— 

3 (aa) in the first sentence— 

4 (AA) by striking ‘‘such 

5 designation’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘a designation made under 

7 clause (i)’’; and 

8 (BB) by striking ‘‘he’’ 

9 each place it appears and in10 serting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

11 (bb) in the second sentence, 

12 by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ 

13 and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF DESIGNATION.— 

15 The Secretary shall’’; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so des17 ignated)— 

18 (I) in the first sentence— 

19 (aa) by striking ‘‘if such’’; 

20 and 

21 (bb) by striking ‘‘were’’ 

22 after ‘‘transactions’’; and 

23 (II) in the second sentence, by 

24 striking ‘‘Thereafter, upon request’’ 

25 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(D) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.—On 

2 request’’; 

3 (iv) in subparagraph (D) (as so des4 ignated)— 

5 (I) in the first sentence, by strik6 ing ‘‘such designation’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘a designation made under subpara8 graph (B)(i)’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘title IV of this 

10 Act: And provided further, That, not11 withstanding’’; and inserting the fol12 lowing: ‘‘title IV. 

13 ‘‘(E) ADULTERATED MEAT OR MEAT FOOD

14 PRODUCT.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 

16 and 

17 (v) in subparagraph (E) (as so des18 ignated)— 

19 (I) in clause (i) (as so des20 ignated)— 

21 (aa) in the first sentence— 

22 (AA) by striking ‘‘with23 in such State’’; and 


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1 (BB) by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 301 of the Act’’ and in3 serting ‘‘this section’’; and 

4 (bb) in the second sentence, 

5 by striking ‘‘If the State’’ and in6 serting the following: 

7 ‘‘(ii) ENFORCEMENT.—If the State’’; 

8 and 

9 (II) in clause (ii) (as so des10 ignated), by striking ‘‘as though en11 gaged in commerce’’; 

12 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) The 

13 provisions’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS TO INSPECTION.—The provi15 sions’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘(3) Whenever’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.—If’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘the Secretary’’; and 

22 (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(4) The 

23 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary’’; and 


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1 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d) As used 

2 in’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In’’. 

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