110 HR 1760 IH: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2007 Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Marshall, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of such inspections.
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Interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry products
(a)
Meat products
Section 301(a)(1) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(a)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting (1)(A) The Secretary; (2)in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking solely for distribution within such State; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B)The Secretary shall reimburse a State agency administering inspections pursuant to subparagraph (A) for not less than 50 percent and not more than 60 percent of the costs of administering such inspections. . (b)
Poultry products
Section 5(a)(1) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(a)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting (1)(A) The Secretary; (2)in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking solely for distribution within such State; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B)The Secretary shall reimburse a State agency administering inspections pursuant to subparagraph (A) for not less than 50 percent and not more than 60 percent of the costs of administering such inspections. .