,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,massie 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,pingree1    
,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4    
,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4     
,perry1 and ,ms4 ,stefanik7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,meat    
,inspection ,act to exempt from         
inspection the slaughter of animals and 
the preparation of carcasses conducted  
at a custom slaughter facility1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,processing    
,revival and ,intrastate ,meat          
,exemption ,act or the ,,prime ,act4    
#b4 ,exemption for slaughter and        
preparation occurring at custom         
slaughter facilities ,section #bc of the
 ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7b71 7c71 and  

7d7 as paragraphs 7c71 7d71 and 7e71    
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7a7 the following new         
paragraph3  7b7  7#a7 ,the provisions of
 this title requiring inspection of the 
slaughter of animals and the preparation
 of the carcasses1 parts thereof1 meat  
and meat food products at establishments
 conducting such operations for commerce
 shall not apply to the slaughtering by 
any person of animals at a custom       
slaughter facility1 and the preparation 
at such custom slaughter facility and   
transportation in commerce of the       
carcasses1 parts thereof1 meat and meat 
food products of such animals if--  7,a7
 the slaughtering and preparation       
carried out at such custom slaughter    
facility is carried out in accordance   
with the law of the ,state in which the 
custom slaughter facility is located2   
and  7,b7 the animals are so slaughtered
 and the carcasses1 parts thereof1 meat 
and meat food products of such animals  
are so prepared exclusively for         

distribution to--  7i7 household        
consumers within the ,state2 and  7ii7  
restaurants1 hotels1 boarding houses1   
grocery stores1 or other establishments 
located in such ,state that--  7,i7 are 
involved in the preparation of meals    
served directly to consumers2 or  7,,ii7
 offer meat and meat food products for  
sale directly to consumers in the       
,state4  7#b7 ,for purposes of          
subparagraph 7#a71 the term ,state means
 each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the
 ,district of ,columbia1 and each       
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7c7  
7as redesignated by paragraph 7#a771 in 
the second sentence1 by striking        
paragraph 7b7 and inserting paragraph   
7c74  #c4 ,no preemption of ,state law  
,the amendments made by section #b shall
 not be construed as preempting any     
,state law that concerns the slaughter  
of animals or the preparation of        
carcasses1 parts thereof1 meat and meat 
food products at a custom slaughter     

facility1 or the sale of meat or meat   
food products4