DIRECT Act

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act DIRECT Act 2. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat (a) In general Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 661 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting or by conducted at (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product, provided that the State-inspected meat or meat food product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (b) Technical amendments Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 661 (1) by striking he the Secretary (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking subparagraph (2) paragraph (2) (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (c) subsection (ii) in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph paragraph (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking paragraph (c) subsection (ii) by striking subparagraph (1) paragraph (1) (iii) by striking this paragraph this subsection (D) in paragraph (4), by striking paragraph (c) subsection 3. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry (a) In general Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 454 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting or by conducted at (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided that the State-inspected poultry product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (b) Technical amendments Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 454 (1) by striking he the Secretary (2) in subsection (a)(3), in the third sentence, by striking subparagraph (4) paragraph (4) (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (c) paragraph (2) (ii) in the fourth sentence, by striking subparagraph (a)(4) of this section subsection (a)(4) (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (c) subsection (ii) in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph paragraph (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (c) paragraph (1) (ii) by striking paragraph (c) subsection (iii) by striking this paragraph this subsection (D) in paragraph (4), by striking paragraph (c) subsection

Summary: Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)