[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5762 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5762

 To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers 
and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products 
                      subject to voluntary recall.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2008

 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
     Rothman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
 Schakowsky, and Mr. Welch of Vermont) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers 
and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products 
                      subject to voluntary recall.

    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 cited as the ``Food Safety Recall Information 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT 
              PURCHASE MEAT, POULTRY, OR EGG PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO 
              VOLUNTARY RECALL.

    (a) Meat Products.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating section 411 as section 412; and
            (2) inserting after section 410 the following new section:

``SEC. 411. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT 
              PURCHASE MEAT PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RECALL.

    ``(a) Reporting to Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person that voluntarily recalls a meat 
        product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on which 
        the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a list of 
        all retail stores or public school districts that are known to 
        have purchased a meat product subject to the voluntary recall.
            ``(2) Updated list.--Not later than 5 days after the date 
        on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) 
        learns of a retail store or public school district that has 
        purchased a meat product subject to the voluntary recall 
        referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to 
        the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit 
        the name of such retail store or public school district to the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Publication.--Not later than 5 days after learning that a 
retail store or public school district has purchased a meat product 
subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such 
retail store or public school district.''.
    (b) Poultry Products.--The Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 31. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT 
              PURCHASE POULTRY PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RECALL.

    ``(a) Reporting to Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person that voluntarily recalls a 
        poultry product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on 
        which the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a 
        list of all retail stores or public school districts that are 
        known to have purchased a poultry product subject to the 
        voluntary recall.
            ``(2) Updated list.--Not later than 5 days after the date 
        on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) 
        learns of a retail store or public school district that has 
        purchased a poultry product subject to the voluntary recall 
        referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to 
        the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit 
        the name of such retail store or public school district to the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Publication.--Not later than 5 days after learning that a 
retail store or public school district has purchased a poultry product 
subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such 
retail store or public school district.''.
    (c) Egg Products.--The Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30. PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF RETAILERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT 
              PURCHASE EGG PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY RECALL.

    ``(a) Reporting to Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person that voluntarily recalls a egg 
        product shall, not later than 5 days after the date on which 
        the voluntary recall begins, submit to the Secretary a list of 
        all retail stores or public school districts that are known to 
        have purchased a egg product subject to the voluntary recall.
            ``(2) Updated list.--Not later than 5 days after the date 
        on which a person required to submit a list under paragraph (1) 
        learns of a retail store or public school district that has 
        purchased a egg product subject to the voluntary recall 
        referred to in such paragraph that has not been submitted to 
        the Secretary under this subsection, such person shall submit 
        the name of such retail store or public school district to the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Publication.--Not later than 5 days after learning that a 
retail store or public school district has purchased a egg product 
subject to a voluntary recall, the Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register and otherwise make publicly available the name of such 
retail store or public school district.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK FOR HUMAN FOOD.

    Section 1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        ``;'';
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``substance.'' and 
        inserting ``substance; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) if it is derived from an animal that, at the time of 
        slaughter, is unable to stand and walk unassisted.''.
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