[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6522 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6522

   To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and 
 frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until 
the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of 
    Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2008

 Ms. Herseth Sandlin (for herself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Boyda 
    of Kansas, Mr. Kagen, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and 
 frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until 
the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of 
    Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.

    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 ``Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ARGENTINE RUMINANTS AND SWINE 
              UNTIL ARGENTINA IS FREE OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE WITHOUT 
              VACCINATION.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall prohibit the importation into 
the United States of any ruminant or swine, or any fresh (including 
chilled or frozen) meat or product of any ruminant or swine, that is 
born, raised, or slaughtered in Argentina until the Secretary certifies 
to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth 
disease without vaccination.
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