I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7291 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish country of 
origin labeling requirements for beef, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2022 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to estab-
lish country of origin labeling requirements for beef, 
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 ‘‘American Beef Label-
ing Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING FOR BEEF. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 281 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) BEEF.—The term ‘beef’ means meat pro-
duced from cattle (including veal).’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as 
so redesignated)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, beef,’’ 
after ‘‘lamb’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, ground 
beef,’’ after ‘‘lamb’’. 
(b) NOTICE
OF
COUNTRY
OF
ORIGIN.—Section 
282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘BEEF,’’ after ‘‘FOR’’; 
(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
by inserting ‘‘beef,’’ before ‘‘lamb’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(3) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘BEEF,’’ after ‘‘GROUND’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘ground beef,’’ before 
‘‘ground lamb’’ each place it appears. 
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(c) MEANS OF REINSTATING MCOOL FOR BEEF.— 
(1) DETERMINATION
OF
MEANS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the United States Trade Representative, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall de-
termine a means of reinstating mandatory country 
of origin labeling for beef in accordance with the 
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) that is 
in compliance with all applicable rules of the World 
Trade Organization. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
MEANS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the United States Trade Representative and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall implement the means de-
termined under paragraph (1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of Agri-
culture publishes a determination in the Federal 
Register that the means determined under para-
graph (1) of subsection (c) have been implemented 
under paragraph (2) of that subsection; and 
(2) the date that is 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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