,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,massie 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1 
,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,ms4 ,pingree of     
,maine1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4 
,stockman1 ,mr4 ,rohrabacher1 and ,mr4  
,gohmert7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the interstate traffic of     
unpasteurized milk and milk products    
that are packaged for direct human      
consumption4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,milk ,freedom 
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,interstate traffic 
of unpasteurized milk and milk products 
7a7 ,sale allowed ,notwithstanding the  
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq471      
section #cfa of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd71 and 
any regulations or other guidance issued
 under such ,act or section1 a ,federal 

department1 agency1 or court may not    
take any action 7such as administrative1
 civil1 criminal1 or other actions7 that
 would prohibit1 interfere with1        
regulate1 or otherwise restrict the     
interstate traffic of milk1 or a milk   
product1 that is unpasteurized and      
packaged for direct human consumption1  
if such prohibition1 interference1      
regulation1 or restriction is based on  
the determination that1 solely because  
such milk or milk product is            
unpasteurized1 such milk or milk product
 is adulterated1 misbranded1 or         
otherwise in violation of ,federal law4 
7b7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
following definitions apply3  7#a7 ,the 
term milk means the lacteal secretion1  
practically free from colostrum1        
obtained by the milking of one or more  
healthy animals4  7#b7 ,the term milk   
product--  7,a7 means a food product    
made from milk2 and  7,b7 includes      
low-fat milk1 skim milk1 cream1 half and
 half1 dry milk1 nonfat milk1 dry cream1

 condensed or concentrated milk         
products1 cultured or acidified milk or 
milk products1 kefir1 eggnog1 yogurt1   
butter1 cheese1 whey1 condensed or dry  
whey or whey products1 ice cream1 ice   
milk1 and other frozen dairy desserts4  
7#c7 ,the term packaged for direct human
 consumption means milk and milk        
products that are packaged for the final
 consumer and intended for human        
consumption4 ,such term does not include
 milk and milk products that are        
packaged for additional processing1     
including pasteurization1 before being  
consumed by humans4  7#d7 ,the term     
pasteurized means the process of heating
 milk and milk products to the          
applicable temperature specified in the 
tables contained in section #abdj4fa of 
title #ba1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 and held continuously at or above that 
temperature for at least the            
corresponding specified time in such    
tables4  7#e7 ,the term unpasteurized   

means not pasteurized4