Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1998
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-03-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Food industry and services

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Meat

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 202</b><strong>1</strong></p> <p>This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2021 Ms. Cheney (for herself and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2021 . 2. State-inspected meat Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 661 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and inserting the following: 301. Sale of inspected meat and meat food products ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking In furtherance of this policy in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through (1) The Secretary in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (B) State Programs (i) In general The Secretary ; (B) by striking (a) It is and inserting the following: (a) State meat inspection program (1) In general (A) Policy It is ; and (C) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so designated)— (i) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking solely for distribution within such State and inserting for distribution ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Interstate commerce (I) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may allow the shipment in interstate commerce of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products inspected under the State meat inspection program described in clause (i). (II) Acceptance of interstate shipments of meat and meat food products Notwithstanding any provision of State law, a State or local government shall not prohibit or restrict the movement or sale of meat or meat food products that have been inspected and passed in accordance with this Act for interstate commerce. ; (3) in subsection (b), by striking (b) The appropriate and inserting the following: (b) Cooperation of State agency The appropriate ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking (c)(1) If the Secretary and inserting the following: (c) Enforcement of federal requirements (1) Designation of States (A) In general If the Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— (i) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)— (I) in the first sentence, by striking solely for distribution within such State and inserting for distribution ; and (II) in the second sentence, by striking If the Secretary and inserting the following: (B) Designation of States (i) In general Except as provided under clause (ii), if the Secretary ; (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)— (I) in clause (i) (as so designated)— (aa) in the first sentence, by striking wholly ; and (bb) by striking State; Provided , That if and inserting the following: State. (ii) Exception If ; and (II) in clause (ii) (as so designated)— (aa) in the first sentence— (AA) by striking such designation and inserting a designation made under clause (i) ; and (BB) by striking he each place it appears and inserting the Secretary ; and (bb) in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary shall and inserting the following: (C) Publication of designation The Secretary shall ; (iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)— (I) in the first sentence— (aa) by striking if such ; and (bb) by striking were after transactions ; and (II) in the second sentence, by striking Thereafter, upon request and inserting the following: (D) Revocation of designation On request ; (iv) in subparagraph (D) (as so designated)— (I) in the first sentence, by striking such designation and inserting a designation made under subparagraph (B)(i) ; and (II) by striking title IV of this Act: And provided further , That, notwithstanding ; and inserting the following: title IV. (E) Adulterated meat or meat food product (i) In general Notwithstanding ; and (v) in subparagraph (E) (as so designated)— (I) in clause (i) (as so designated)— (aa) in the first sentence— (AA) by striking within such State ; and (BB) by striking section 301 of the Act and inserting this section ; and (bb) in the second sentence, by striking If the State and inserting the following: (ii) Enforcement If the State ; and (II) in clause (ii) (as so designated), by striking as though engaged in commerce ; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The provisions and inserting the following: (2) Exceptions to inspection The provisions ; (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking (3) Whenever and inserting the following: (3) Termination of designation If ; and (ii) by striking he and inserting the Secretary ; and (E) in paragraph (4), by striking (4) The Secretary and inserting the following: (4) Report The Secretary ; and (5) in subsection (d), by striking (d) As used in and inserting the following: (d) Definition of State In .