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<title>U.S.A. Beef Act</title>
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<action-date>2021-08-06</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>U.S.A. Beef Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies label requirements for meat food products of cattle.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the label of cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle from bearing the phrase <i>Product of U.S.A.</i> unless such meat or meat food product is exclusively derived from one or more cattle born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States.</p> <p>The requirement does not apply to cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle that is intended and offered for export to a foreign country.</p>]]></summary-text>
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