,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjai,mr4 ,k9d 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,long1 &
 ,mr4 ,s*rad]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al 
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to def9e 
! t]m natural *eese4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,codify+      
,useful ,regulatory ,def9itions ,act or 
! ,,curd ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!re is a ne$ to   
def9e ! t]m natural *eese 9 ord] to     
ma9ta9 transp>5cy & consi/5cy = consum]s
 s t !y may diff]5tiate natural *eese f 
process *eese4  7#b7 ,! t]m natural     
*eese has be5 us$ )9 ! *eese mak+       
indu/ry = m ?an #ej ye>s & is           
well-e/abli%$4  #c4 ,def9ition ( natural
 *eese  7a7 ,def9ition ,section #bja ( !
 ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7ss7  7#a7 ,! t]m     
natural *eese means *eese t is a rip5$  

or unrip5$ s(t1 semi-s(t1 or h>d        
product1 :i* may be coat$1 t is         
produc$--  7,a7 by-- 7i7 coagulat+ :olly
 or p>tly ! prote9 ( milk1 skimm$ milk1 
p>tly skimm$ milk1 cream1 :ey cream1 or 
butt]milk1 or any comb9ation ( su*      
+r$i5ts1 ?r\gh ! action ( r5net or o!r  
suitable coagulat+ ag5ts1 & by p>tially 
dra9+ ! :ey result+ f ! coagulation1    
:ile respect+ ! pr9ciple t *eese-mak+   
results 9 a conc5tration ( milk prote9  
79 p>ticul>1 ! case9 portion71 & t      
consequ5tly1 ! prote9 cont5t ( ! *eese w
 be di/9ctly high] ?an ! prote9 level ( 
! bl5d ( ! above milk mat]ials f :i* !  
*eese 0 made2 or  7ii7 process+         
te*niques involv+ coagulation ( ! prote9
 ( milk or products obta9$ f milk to    
produce an end-product ) simil>         
physical1 *emical1 & organoleptic       
*>act]i/ics z ! product describ$ 9      
subclause 7i72 &  7iii7 includ+ !       
addition ( safe & suitable non-milk     
d]iv$ +r$i5ts ( ! type p]mitt$ 9 ! /&>ds
 ( id5tity describ$ 9 clause 7,b7 z     

natural *eese2 or  7,b7 9 accordance )  
/&>ds ( id5tity "u "p #acc ( title #ba1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any     
successor regulations71 o!r ?an ! /&>ds 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7#b7 or any      
future /&>ds adopt$ by ! ,secret>y 9    
accordance ) subp>agraph 7#b77;,i74     
7#b7 ,su* t]m does n include-- 7,a7     
pa/euriz$ process *eeses z def9$ 9      
section #acc4afi1 #acc4agj1 or #acc4aga 
( title #ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations
 7or any successor regulations72  7,b7  
pa/euriz$ process *eese foods z def9$ 9 
section #acc4agc or #acc4agd ( title    
#ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any
 successor regulations72  7,c7 pa/euriz$
 *eese spreads z def9$ 9 section        
#acc4age1 #acc4agf1 or #acc4agh ( title 
#ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any
 successor regulations72  7,d7 pa/euriz$
 process *eese spreads z def9$ 9 section
 #acc4agi or #acc4ahj ( title #ba1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor
 regulations72  7,e7 pa/euriz$ bl5d$    
*eeses z def9$ 9 section #acc4afg or    

#acc4afh ( title #ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations72  7,f7 any products        
comp>able to any product describ$ 9 any 
( clauses 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e72  7,g7 cold   
pack *eeses z def9$ 9 section #acc4abc1 
#acc4abd1 or #acc4abe title #ba1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulations72  7,h7 grat$ ,am]ican *eese
 food z def9$ 9 section #acc4adg ( title
 #ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or   
any successor regulations72 or  7,i7 any
 o!r product ! ,secret>y may designate z
 a process *eese4  7#c7 ,= purposes (   
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m milk has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #acc4c ( title   
#ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any
 successor regulations7 & includes !    
lacteal secretions f animals o!r ?an    
c[s4  4  7b7 ,label+ ,section #djc ( !  
,f$]al ,food ,drug & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7z7 ,if its label or     
label+ includes ! t]m natural *eese z a 
factual descriptor ( a category ( *eese 

unless ! food meets ! def9ition (       
natural *eese "u section #bja7ss71      
except t no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all       
prohibit ! use ( ! t]m natural or       
all-natural1 or a simil> claim or       
/atem5t ) respect to a food 9 a mann] t 
is consi/5t ) regulations1 guidance1 or 
policy /atem5ts issu$ by ! ,secret>y4  4
  7c7 ,national uni=mity ,section       
#djc;,a7a77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#cdc-a7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ or    
#djc7w7 & ins]t+ #djc7w71 or #djc7z74