,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4         
,grassley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,thune1
 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 and ,mr4      
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 
to provide for voluntary country of     
origin labeling for beef1 pork1 and     
chicken4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,voluntary ,country 
of ,origin ,labeling 7,,cool7 and ,trade
 ,enhancement ,act of #bjae4  #b4       
,country of origin labeling requirements
 for beef1 pork1 and chicken  7a7       
,definitions ,section #bha of the       
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afch7 is amended--  7#a7 
by striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#g72   
7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b71  

7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#h71 and 7#i7  
as paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71   
7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71 respectively2 and 
7#c7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 7as         
redesignated by paragraph 7#b77-- 7,a7  
by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the
 following3  7i7 muscle cuts of lamb and
 venison2  2  7,b7 by striking clause   
7ii7 and inserting the following3  7ii7 
ground lamb and ground venison2  2  7,c7
 in clause 7vi71 by striking and at the 
end2  7,d7 by striking clause 7viii72   
and  7,e7 by redesignating clauses 7ix71
 7x71 and 7xi7 as clauses 7viii71 7ix71 
and 7x71 respectively4  7b7 ,notice of  
country of origin ,section #bhb of the  
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afch;a7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a71 by striking subsection 7b7 and    
inserting subsections 7b7 and 7c72 and  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 in the    
paragraph heading1 by striking beef1    
lamb1 pork1 chicken1 and inserting      
lamb12  7ii7 in subparagraphs 7,a7      

through 7,d71 by striking beef1 lamb1   
pork1 chicken1 each place it appears and
 inserting lamb12 and  7iii7 in         
subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 in the         
subparagraph heading1 by striking       
,ground beef1 pork1 lamb1 chicken1 and  
inserting ,ground lamb12 and  7,,ii7 by 
striking ground beef1 ground pork1      
ground lamb1 ground chicken1 each place 
it appears and inserting ground lamb12  
7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7   
through 7f7 as subsections 7d7 through  
7g71 respectively2  7#c7 by inserting   
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,voluntary designation of country of   
origin for beef1 pork1 and chicken  7#a7
 ,definition of packer ,in this         
subsection1 the term packer has the     
meaning given the term in section #bja  
of the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1   
#aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aia74  7#b7        
,voluntary designation ,as determined by
 the ,secretary1 a packer of beef1 pork1
 or chicken may voluntarily designate   
any raw single-ingredient beef1 pork1 or

 chicken intended for retail sale as    
exclusively having a ,united ,states    
country of origin only if the beef1     
pork1 or chicken meets the requirements 
of clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 of        
subsection 7a77#b77;,a74  7#c7          
,enforcement ,the ,secretary shall      
ensure compliance with paragraph 7#b7 in
 the same manner as the ,secretary      
ensures compliance with subsection      
7a77#b77;,a74  7#d7 ,savings clause     
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 nothing in this      
paragraph affects any other ,federal    
marketing or regulatory program or      
similar ,state initiative4  7,b7 ,united
 ,states country of origin ,no ,federal 
agency1 ,state1 or political            
establishment of a ,state may establish 
or enforce a statute or administrative  
action that provides for the labeling of
 any beef1 pork1 or chicken intended for
 retail sale as exclusively having a    
,united ,states country of origin in a  
manner that is less stringent than1 or  

otherwise inconsistent with1 the        
requirements of paragraph 7#b7 and      
subsection 7a77#b77;,a74  2 and  7#d7 in
 paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7g7 7as   
redesignated by paragraph 7#b77-- 7,a7  
by striking subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c72
 and  7,b7 by redesignating             
subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e7 as          
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71            
respectively4