[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4625 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4625

   To make technical corrections to the Egg Products Inspection Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 1994

  Mr. Bishop (for himself, Ms. Long, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Kingston) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To make technical corrections to the Egg Products Inspection Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as ``The Egg Products Inspection Act 
Technical Amendments of 1994''.

SEC. 101. INSPECTION.

    (a) General Authority.--Section 5(e)(1) of the Egg Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the 
        Secretary shall make such inspections as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate of a facility or an egg handler to 
        determine if shell eggs packed into containers destined for the 
        ultimate consumer--
                    ``(A) are being stored under refrigeration at an 
                average ambient temperature no greater than 45 degrees 
                Fahrenheit;
                    ``(B) are being loaded or held in transport 
                vehicles equipped with refrigeration units delivering 
                air at a temperature no greater than 45 degrees 
                Fahrenheit and capable of cooling such vehicles to a 
                temperature less than or equal to 45 degrees 
                Fahrenheit; and
                    ``(C) contain labeling that indicates that 
                refrigeration is required.''.
    (b) Exemption.--Section 5(e)(4) of the Egg Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1034(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4) The following shall be exempt from inspection under paragraph 
(1):
            ``(A) All egg producers with poultry flocks of not more 
        than 3,000 layers.
            ``(B) All transport vehicles of one ton or less in size.''.

SEC. 102. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    Section 8(c) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1037(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``stored and transported'' and inserting 
        ``(1) stored'';
            (2) by striking ``ambient'' and inserting ``average 
        ambient''; and
            (3) by striking ``as prescribed by rules and regulations 
        promulgated by the Secretary'' and inserting ``(2) transported 
        in accordance with section 5(e)(1)(B), and (3) labeled to 
        indicate that refrigeration is required.''.

SEC. 103. IMPORTS.

    Section 17(a)(3) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
1046(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``under refrigeration at an ambient 
temperature of not greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit, as required by'' 
and inserting ``in accordance with the requirements of''.

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