[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3439 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3439

   To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations 
    modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2022

 Mr. Marshall 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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations 
    modifying labeling requirements for beef and beef food products.

    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 ``Bona Fide Beef Branding Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. BEEF LABELING REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate 
regulations that, for beef and beef food products subject to the 
requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.)--
            (1) eliminate the use of the label ``Product of U.S.A.''; 
        and
            (2) establish, and allow for the voluntary use of, the 
        labels described in subsection (b).
    (b) Labels.--The labels referred to in subsection (a)(2) are the 
following:
            (1) Processed in U.S.A.--The label ``Processed in U.S.A.'' 
        means that the beef or beef food product has undergone 
        substantial transformation in a facility in the United States 
        subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
        U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
            (2) Raised and processed in U.S.A.--The label ``Raised and 
        Processed in U.S.A.'' means that the live animal that is the 
        source of the beef or beef food product is raised in the United 
        States for not less than 100 days before it is processed at a 
        facility described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Born, raised, and processed in U.S.A.--The label 
        ``Born, Raised, and Processed in U.S.A.'' means that the live 
        animal that is the source of the beef or beef food product is 
        born and raised in the United States and processed at a 
        facility described in paragraph (1).
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