[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 337

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2009

    Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mrs. 
 McCaskill, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. 
    Conrad) 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 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 2009''.

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 fresh (including chilled or frozen) 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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