I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7425 
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspec-
tion Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State- 
inspected meat, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate inter-
net sales of certain State-inspected meat, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Direct Interstate Re-
tail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act’’ or the ‘‘DI-
RECT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE- 
INSPECTED MEAT ALLOWED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(c)(2) of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2)) is amended, 
by inserting after the first sentence, the following: ‘‘For 
the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, res-
taurant, 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 the meat or meat food 
product so inspected is shipped directly to household con-
sumers and in normal retail quantities.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 301 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 
pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 
(c)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 
SEC. 3. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE- 
INSPECTED POULTRY ALLOWED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c)(2) of the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(2)) is amend-
ed, by inserting after the first sentence, the following: 
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‘‘For the purposes of this subparagraph, 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 the poultry product so inspected 
is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal 
retail quantities.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 
pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 
(c)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 
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