,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,massie 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,broun  
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,griffith
 of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4       
,labrador1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1
 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,ms4
 ,pingree of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,poe of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4 
,stockman1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4         
,rohrabacher1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 and ,mr4   
,perry7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit ,federal interference with 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    
,interstate ,milk ,freedom ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,interstate traffic of      
unpasteurized milk and milk products    
7a7 ,in general ,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       
thereunder1 a ,federal department1      
agency1 or court may not take any action
 7including any administrative1 civil1  
criminal1 or other action7 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--  7#a7    
such prohibition1 interference1         
regulation1 or restriction is based on a
 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 law2  7#b7 the   
milk or milk product's ,state of origin 
allows 7by law1 regulation1 or policy7  
unpasteurized milk or unpasteurized milk
 products to be distributed for direct  
human consumption by any means1         

including any form of retail sale1      
direct farm to consumer distribution1 or
 cowshare2  7#c7 the milk or milk       
product is produced1 packaged1 and moved
 in compliance with the laws of such    
,state of origin1 including any such    
laws relating to labeling1 warning1 and 
packaging requirements2 and  7#d7 the   
milk or milk product is moved from the  
,state of origin with the intent to     
transport the milk or milk product to   
another ,state which allows the         
distribution of unpasteurized milk or   
unpasteurized milk products for direct  
human consumption1 as described in      
paragraph 7#b71 irrespective of whether 
the applicable laws of such other ,state
 are identical to the laws of the ,state
 of origin4  7b7 ,no preemption ,nothing
 in this ,act preempts any ,state law4  
7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act1 the     
following definitions apply3  7#a7 ,the 
term cowshare means an undivided        
interest in a milk-producing animal     
7such as a cow1 goat1 sheep1 or water   

buffalo1 or a herd of such animals7     
created by a written contractual        
relationship between a consumer and a   
farmer--  7,a7 that includes a legal    
bill of sale to the consumer for an     
interest in the animal or dairy herd and
 a boarding contract under which the    
consumer boards the animal or dairy herd
 in which the consumer has an interest  
with the farmer for care and milking2   
and  7,b7 under which the consumer is   
entitled to receive a share of milk from
 the animal or dairy herd4  7#b7 ,the   
term milk means the lacteal secretion1  
practically free from colostrum1        
obtained by the milking of one or more  
healthy animals4  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,the term packaged for direct human
 consumption with respect to milk or    
milk products--  7,a7 means packaged for
 the final consumer and intended for    
human consumption2 and  7,b7 does not   
apply if the milk or milk products are  
packaged for additional processing1     
including pasteurization1 before being  
consumed by humans4  7#e7 ,the term     
pasteurized means the process of--  7,a7
 heating milk or milk products to the   
applicable temperature specified in the 
tables contained in section #abdj4fa of 
title #ba1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act72 and  7,b7   
holding the milk or milk product        
continuously at or above that           
temperature for at least the            
corresponding specified time in such    
tables4  7#f7 ,the term unpasteurized   
means not pasteurized4