[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 801--A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the
Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to permit the interstate distribution of State-
inspected meat and poultry when the Secretary determines that
State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal
inspection standards and such requirements are consistently
enforced; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. THORNBERRY, H588 [13FE]