[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 294

To strengthen the restrictions of the importation from BSE minimal-risk 
 regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2005

Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Thune, Mr. Thomas, 
Mr. Hagel, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To strengthen the restrictions of the importation from BSE minimal-risk 
 regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines.

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

SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATION FROM BSE MINIMAL-RISK REGIONS OF 
              MEAT AND ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS FROM RUMINANTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), paragraph (a) of 
section 94.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended by 
the final rule issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on January 4, 
2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 551) (and any successor regulations), shall apply 
only to meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products derived from a 
bovine that is slaughtered at less than 30 months of age.
    (b) Expanded Coverage.--If the Secretary, in consultation with 
appropriate officials in the minimal risk region described in section 
94.18(a)(3) of such title 9, makes a determination that the region is 
in full compliance with a ruminant feed ban and other safeguards 
related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the Secretary--
            (1) shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the 
        determination; and
            (2) may promulgate regulations to allow paragraph 9(a) of 
        section 94.19 of such title 9 to apply to meat, meat 
        byproducts, and meat food products derived from a class of 
        bovines in the region that is determined by the Secretary by 
        the regulations.
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