1.This Act may be cited as the
Truth in Quality Grading Act of
2005
.
2.Quality grade labeling
of beef and lamb
(a)Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C.
601) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(w)The term beef means meat
produced from cattle (including veal).
(x)The term imported
beef means beef that is not United States beef, whether or not the beef
is graded with a quality grade issued by the Secretary.
(y)The term imported
lamb means lamb that is not United States lamb, whether or not the lamb
is graded with a quality grade issued by the Secretary.
(z)The term lamb means meat,
other than mutton, produced from sheep.
(aa)
(1)The term United
States beef means beef produced from cattle slaughtered in the United
States.
(2)The term United States beef
does not include beef produced from cattle imported into the United
States.
(bb)
(1)The term United
States lamb means lamb produced from sheep slaughtered in the United
States.
(2)The term United States lamb
does not include lamb produced from sheep imported into the United
States.
.
(b)Section 1(n) of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C.
601(n)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (11), by striking
or
at the end;
(2)in paragraph (12), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ; or
; and
(3)by adding at the end the following:
(13)if it is imported beef or imported lamb and
bears a label that indicates a quality grade issued by the
Secretary.
.
(c)Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate final
regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.
(d)The amendments made by
this section take effect 60 days after the date on which final regulations are
promulgated under subsection (c).