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S.Amdt. 2371Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 2371

What it does: Adds SEC. 62____. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN at the end of division F
Sponsored by John HoevenSen. John Hoeven (R-ND)
Submitted July 26, 2015

What it changes

1 change to H.R. 22

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  1. Adds SEC. 62____. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN at the end of division F

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    Inserted: SEC. 62____. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN.

    Inserted: (a) Definitions.--Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended--

    Inserted: (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);

    Inserted: (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and

    Inserted: (3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--

    Inserted: (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;";

    Inserted: (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

    Inserted: "(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;";

    Inserted: (C) in clause (vi), by striking "and" at the end;

    Inserted: (D) by striking clause (viii); and

    Inserted: (E) by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively.

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    Inserted: (b) Notice of Country of Origin.--Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is amended--

    Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--

    Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "subsection (b)" and inserting "subsections (b) and (c)"; and

    Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2)--

    Inserted: (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking "beef, lamb, pork, chicken,"; and inserting "lamb,";

    Inserted: (ii) in subparagraphs (A) through (D), by striking "beef, lamb, pork, chicken," each place it appears and inserting "lamb,"; and

    Inserted: (iii) in subparagraph (E)--

    Inserted: (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking "Ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken," and inserting "Ground lamb,"; and

    Inserted: (II) by striking "ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken," each place it appears and inserting "ground lamb,";

    Inserted: (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively;

    Inserted: (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    Inserted: "(c) Voluntary Designation of Country of Origin for Beef, Pork, and Chicken.--

    Inserted: "(1) Definition of packer.--In this subsection, the term 'packer' has the meaning given the term in section 201 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)).

    Inserted: "(2) Voluntary designation.--As determined by the Secretary, a packer of beef, pork, or chicken may voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a United States country of origin only if the beef, pork, or chicken meets the requirements of clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A).

    Inserted: "(3) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall ensure compliance with paragraph (2) in the same manner as the Secretary ensures compliance with subsection (a)(2)(A).

    Inserted: "(4) Savings clause.--

    Inserted: "(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), nothing in this paragraph affects any other Federal marketing or regulatory program or similar State initiative.

    Inserted: "(B) United states country of origin.--No Federal agency, State, or political establishment of a State may establish or enforce a statute or administrative action that provides for the labeling of any beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a United States country of origin in a manner that is less stringent than, or otherwise inconsistent with, the requirements of paragraph (2) and subsection (a)(2)(A)."; and

    Inserted: (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--

    Inserted: (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and

    Inserted: (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

    Original wording

    At the end of division F, add the following:

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SA 2371. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Thune, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of division F, add the following:

SEC. 62____. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF, PORK, AND CHICKEN.

(a) Definitions.--Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended--

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and

(3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--

(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:

“(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;”;

(B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

“(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;”;

(C) in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;

(D) by striking clause (viii); and

(E) by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively.

(b) Notice of Country of Origin.--Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsections (b) and (c)”; and

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,”; and inserting “lamb,”;

(ii) in subparagraphs (A) through (D), by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,” each place it appears and inserting “lamb,”; and

(iii) in subparagraph (E)--

(I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken,” and inserting “Ground lamb,”; and

(II) by striking “ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken,” each place it appears and inserting “ground lamb,”;

(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively;

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Voluntary Designation of Country of Origin for Beef, Pork, and Chicken.--

“(1) Definition of packer.--In this subsection, the term ‘packer' has the meaning given the term in section 201 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)).

“(2) Voluntary designation.--As determined by the Secretary, a packer of beef, pork, or chicken may voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a United States country of origin only if the beef, pork, or chicken meets the requirements of clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A).

“(3) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall ensure compliance with paragraph (2) in the same manner as the Secretary ensures compliance with subsection (a)(2)(A).

“(4) Savings clause.--

“(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), nothing in this paragraph affects any other Federal marketing or regulatory program or similar State initiative.

“(B) United states country of origin.--No Federal agency, State, or political establishment of a State may establish or enforce a statute or administrative action that provides for the labeling of any beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a United States country of origin in a manner that is less stringent than, or otherwise inconsistent with, the requirements of paragraph (2) and subsection (a)(2)(A).”; and

(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--

(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and

(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

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