A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1124
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Agricultural trade

Brazil

Department of Agriculture

Executive agency funding and structure

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Latin America

Meat

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef and poultry from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

1. Working group on beef and poultry imported from Brazil (a) Establishment of working group (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a working group— (A) to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from Brazil; and (B) to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to whether the importation of beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products from Brazil into the United States should be permitted. (2) Membership The Secretary shall ensure that the working group established under paragraph (1) includes— (A) experts on food safety; and (B) representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other Federal agencies with responsibilities relating to international trade. (b) Temporary suspension of imports Beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from Brazil may not enter the United States during the period— (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) ending on the date on which the working group established under subsection (a)(1) submits to the Secretary the recommendations required by subparagraph (B) of that subsection.