[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3386 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3386

 To temporarily suspend the importation of beef and beef products from 
    Paraguay and to require the establishment of a working group to 
  evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef 
            imported from Paraguay, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 4, 2023

Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To temporarily suspend the importation of beef and beef products from 
    Paraguay and to require the establishment of a working group to 
  evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef 
            imported from Paraguay, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF IMPORTS OF BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS 
              FROM PARAGUAY.

    Beef and beef products imported from Paraguay may not enter the 
United States during the period--
            (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) ending on the date on which the working group 
        established under section 2 submits the recommendations 
        required by subsection (a)(3) of that section if the working 
        group determines under subsection (a)(1) of that section that 
        beef and beef products imported from Paraguay do not pose a 
        threat to food safety and animal health in the United States.

SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP ON BEEF IMPORTED FROM PARAGUAY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a 
working group--
            (1) to evaluate the threat posed by beef and beef products 
        imported from Paraguay to food safety and animal health in the 
        United States;
            (2) to report on the most recent disease data and conduct 
        additional research on the threat to food safety and animal 
        health; and
            (3) to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect 
        to whether the importation of beef and beef products from 
        Paraguay into the United States should be permitted.
    (b) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that the working group 
established under subsection (a) includes--
            (1) experts on food safety;
            (2) experts on animal health; and
            (3) representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        and other Federal agencies with responsibilities relating to 
        international trade.
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