[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3783 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3783

   To provide clarification regarding the market name for bison and 
  compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2002

  Mr. Rehberg (for himself and Mrs. Emerson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide clarification regarding the market name for bison and 
  compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
                      Act, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MARKET NAMES FOR AMERICAN AND CANADIAN BISON.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of section 403 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including with respect to importation pursuant 
to section 801 of such Act, the term ``buffalo'' may not be considered 
to be a common or usual name for any animal in the genus Bubalus 
unless--
            (1) the term used in the labeling is ``water buffalo''; and
            (2) the labeling provides that water buffalo is not 
        American or Canadian bison.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) may not, for purposes 
referred to in such subsection, be construed as prohibiting the use of 
the term ``buffalo'' as a common or usual name for the animal Bison 
bison bison (commonly known as the American bison or plains bison), or 
the animal Bison bison athabascae (commonly known as the Canadian bison 
or wood bison), unless the term used in the labeling is ``water 
buffalo''.
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