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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5215 

To require the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Agriculture, to determine a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance with all 

applicable rules of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 15, 2023 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To require the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to determine 

a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance with all applicable 

rules of the World Trade Organization, 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 ‘‘Beef Origin Labeling 

5 Accountability Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF MANDATORY COUNTRY OF OR2 IGIN LABELING FOR BEEF. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Trade Rep4 resentative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri5 culture, shall determine a means of reinstating mandatory 

6 country of origin labeling for beef that is in compliance 

7 with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there10 after as appropriate, the United States Trade Representa11 tive shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit12 tees a report that includes— 

13 (1) a description of progress in meeting the re14 quirements of subsection (a); and 

15 (2) recommendations for legislation to imple16 ment the requirements of subsection (a), including 

17 the means of reinstating mandatory country of ori18 gin labeling for beef, if necessary, as well as engage19 ments with the Trade Representative’s counterparts 

20 in other governments on this matter. 

21 (c) CONSULTATIONS TO RESOLVE WTO DISPUTE

22 SETTLEMENTS.—The United States Trade Representative 

23 shall seek to enter into consultations with— 

24 (1) the Trade Representative’s counterpart in 

25 the Government of Canada to resolve the matters in26 volved in the World Trade Organization’s dispute 


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1 settlement identified as ‘‘DS384’’ and titled ‘‘United 

2 States–Certain Country of Origin Labeling Require3 ments’’; and 

4 (2) the Trade Representative’s counterpart in 

5 the Government of Mexico to resolve the matters in6 volved in the World Trade Organization’s dispute 

7 settlement identified as ‘‘DS386’’ and titled ‘‘United 

8 States–Certain Country of Origin Labeling Require9 ments’’. 

10 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

11 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Agriculture and the Com14 mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep15 resentatives; and 

16 (2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

17 and Forestry and the Committee on Finance of the 

18 Senate. 

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