117 HR 547 IH: Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-28
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 547
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2021
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) 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 allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act” or the “DIRECT Act”.
2.

Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat
(a)

In general
Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2)” before the period at the end; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(2)—
(A)
in the first sentence, by inserting “or by” after “conducted at” each place it appears; and
(B)
by inserting after the first sentence the following: “For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product, provided that the State-inspected meat or meat food product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.”.
(b)

Technical amendments
Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended—
(1)
by striking “he” each place it appears and inserting “the Secretary”; and
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking “subparagraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (2)”;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking “paragraph (c)” and inserting “subsection”; and
(ii)
in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking “subparagraph” and inserting “paragraph”;
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by striking “paragraph (c)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection”;
(ii)
by striking “subparagraph (1)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and
(iii)
by striking “this paragraph” each place it appears and inserting “this subsection”; and
(D)
in paragraph (4), by striking “paragraph (c)” and inserting “subsection”.
3.

Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry
(a)

In general
Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2)” before the period at the end; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(2)—
(A)
in the first sentence, by inserting “or by” after “conducted at” each place it appears; and
(B)
by inserting after the first sentence the following: “For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided that the State-inspected poultry product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.”.
(b)

Technical amendments
Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended—
(1)
by striking “he” each place it appears and inserting “the Secretary”;
(2)
in subsection (a)(3), in the third sentence, by striking “subparagraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (4)”; and
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking “subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (c)” and inserting “paragraph (2)”; and
(ii)
in the fourth sentence, by striking “subparagraph (a)(4) of this section” and inserting “subsection (a)(4)”;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking “paragraph (c)” and inserting “subsection”; and
(ii)
in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking “subparagraph” and inserting “paragraph”;
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by striking “subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (c)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”;
(ii)
by striking “paragraph (c)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection”; and
(iii)
by striking “this paragraph” each place it appears and inserting “this subsection”; and
(D)
in paragraph (4), by striking “paragraph (c)” and inserting “subsection”.