SEC. 4. TRACEABILITY OF POULTRY. 
The Poultry Products Inspection Act is amended by 
inserting after section 23 (21 U.S.C. 467e) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 23A. TRACEABILITY OF POULTRY AND POULTRY 
PRODUCTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF TRACEABILITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘traceability’ means the ability to retrieve 
the history, use, and location of an article through a rec-
ordkeeping and audit system or registered identification. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Poultry presented for 
slaughter for human food purposes and poultry 
products shipped in interstate commerce shall be 
identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to 
trace— 
‘‘(A) each animal to any premises or other 
location at which the animal was held at any 
time before slaughter; and 
‘‘(B) each poultry product forward from 
slaughter through processing and distribution 
to the ultimate consumer. 
‘‘(2) TRACEABILITY SYSTEM.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall establish a traceability system for 
all stages of production, processing, and distribution 
of poultry and poultry food products that are pro-
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duced through the slaughter of animals described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION ON ENTRY.— 
The Secretary may prohibit or restrict entry into any 
slaughtering establishment inspected under this Act of any 
poultry not identified as prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 
that each person, firm, and corporation required to 
identify poultry pursuant to subsection (b) maintain 
accurate records, as prescribed by the Secretary, re-
garding the purchase, sale, and identification of the 
poultry. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—Each person, firm, and corpora-
tion described in paragraph (1) shall, at all reason-
able times, on notice by a duly authorized represent-
ative of the Secretary, allow the representative to ac-
cess to each place of business of the person, firm, or 
corporation to examine and copy the records de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Each person, firm, and cor-
poration described in paragraph (1) shall maintain 
records required to be maintained under this sub-
section for such period of time as the Secretary pre-
scribes. 
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‘‘(e) FALSE INFORMATION.—No person, firm, or cor-
poration shall falsify or misrepresent to any other person, 
firm, or corporation, or to the Secretary, any information 
as to any premises at which any poultry, or carcasses 
thereof, were held. 
‘‘(f) ALTERATION OR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.— 
No person, firm, or corporation shall, without authoriza-
tion from the Secretary, alter, detach, or destroy any 
records or other means of identification prescribed by the 
Secretary for use in determining the premises at which 
were held any poultry or the carcasses thereof. 
‘‘(g) RELATION TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABEL-
ING.—Nothing contained in this section prevents or inter-
feres with implementation of the country of origin labeling 
requirements of subtitle D of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 5. TRACEABILITY OF EGG PRODUCTS. 
The Egg Products Inspection Act is amended by in-
serting after section 18 (21 U.S.C. 1047) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 18A. TRACEABILITY OF EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall establish a traceability system described in 
subsection (b) for all stages of manufacturing, processing, 
packaging, and distribution of eggs and egg products. 
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‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION
OF SYSTEM.—The traceability 
system required by subsection (a) shall require each egg 
or egg product shipped in interstate commerce to be iden-
tified in a manner that enables the Secretary to retrieve 
the history, use, and location of the egg or egg product 
through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered 
identification. 
‘‘(c) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 
that each person, firm, and corporation required to 
identify eggs or egg products pursuant to subsection 
(b) maintain accurate records, as prescribed by the 
Secretary, regarding the purchase, sale, and identi-
fication of the eggs or egg products. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—Each person, firm, and corpora-
tion described in paragraph (1) shall, at all reason-
able times, on notice by a duly authorized represent-
ative of the Secretary, allow the representative to ac-
cess to each place of business of the person, firm, or 
corporation to examine and copy the records de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Each person, firm, and cor-
poration described in paragraph (1) shall maintain 
records required to be maintained under this sub-
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section for such period of time as the Secretary pre-
scribes. 
‘‘(d) FALSE INFORMATION.—No person, firm, or cor-
poration shall falsify or misrepresent to any other person, 
firm, or corporation, or to the Secretary, any information 
as to any location at which any eggs or egg products were 
held. 
‘‘(e) ALTERATION OR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.— 
No person, firm, or corporation shall, without authoriza-
tion from the Secretary, alter, detach, or destroy any 
records or other means of identification prescribed by the 
Secretary for use in determining the locations at which 
were held any eggs or egg products.’’. 
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