,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjai,mr4
 ,m>%all 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br9disi7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al   
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to ensure
 t consum]s c make in=m$ decisions 9    
*oos+ betwe5 meat products su* z beef & 
imitation meat products1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,real ,m>ket+ ,edible      
,artificials ,tru?fully ,act ( #bjai or 
! ,real ,,meat ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7      
,traditionally1 food /&>ds ( id5tity &  
composition h provid$ a framework =     
id5tify+ products & help+ to ensure ^!  
products meet consum] expectations      

reg>d+ composition & *>act]i/ics1 z well
 z safety4  7#b7 ,! legislative int5t ( 
/&>ds ( id5tity is to ensure product    
integrity & prev5t economic adult]ation4
 ,bo? consum]s & indu/ry h reli$ on !   
curr5t sy/em ( /&>ds s9ce ! enactm5t 9  
#aich ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &        
,cosmetic ,act 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z ! ,,ffdca7 7#eb ,/at4 #ajdj74  7#c7 ,!
 ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 79 ?is   
section ref]r$ to z ! ,,fmia7 grants !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,,usda7 sole regulatory   
au?ority ov] all meat & meat food       
products4  7#d7 ,section #ajjb ( !      
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cib7 limits ! regulatory
 au?ority ( ! ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,,fda7 to all meat & meat food       
products n o!rwise regulat$ by ! ,,usda 
"u ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act1     
,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act1 or !
 ,egg ,products ,inspection ,act4  7#e7 
,bo? ,,usda & ,,fda are responsible =   

en=c+ a univ]sal /&>d t labels are      
tru?ful & n mislead+4  7#f7 ,sev]al     
applicable t]ms are def9$ 9 law or      
regulation includ+-- 7,a7 ! t]m meat    
food product def9$ 9 section #a ( !     
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja72  7,b7 ! t]ms meat1 meat
 brok]1 & meat byproduct def9$ 9 section
 #cja4b ( #ag title #i1 ,code ( ,f$]al  
,regulations2  7,c7 ! t]m beef def9$ z !
 fle% ( cattle 9 section #c ( ! ,beef   
,rese>* & ,in=mation ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bijb72 &  7,d7 ! t]m beef products     
def9$ z edible products produc$ 9 :ole  
or 9 "p f beef1 exclusive ( milk & milk 
products produc$ !refrom1 9 su* section 
#c 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bijb74  7#g7 ,!       
def9itions ( beef & beef products 7     
e/abli%$ "u ! ,beef ,rese>* & ,in=mation
 ,act = ! purpose ( /r5g!n+ ! beef      
indu/ry's position 9 ! m>ketplace & to  
ma9ta9 & exp& dome/ic & =eign m>kets &  
uses = beef & beef products only4  7#h7 
,! lack ( any ,f$]al def9ition ( beef or
 beef products = ! purposes ( meat food 

product label+ has l$ "s to beg9 m>ket+ 
imitation products z meat or beef1      
creat+ ! opportunity = m>ketplace       
confusion & consum] fraud t ,congress   
orig9ally *>g$ ! v>i\s ,f$]al food      
regulatory ag5cies ) ! duty to prev5t4  
7#i7 ,imitation products label$ z beef  
or z beef products create confusion 9 ! 
m>ketplace4 ,^! products are 9 direct   
violation ( ! ,congressional ,f9d+s &   
,decl>ation ( ,policy au?oriz$ "u       
section #b ( ! ,beef ,rese>* &          
,in=mation ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bija7 &  
und]m9e ! integrity ( t ,act4  #c4      
,label+ ( imitation meat products ,!    
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #djc;,c ( 
su* ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc-c7 !       
foll[+3  #djc;,d4 ,label+ ( imitation   
meat products  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ !  
provision ( section #djc7;c71 any       
imitation meat food product1 beef1 or   
beef product %all be deem$ to be misbr&$
 unless its label be>s1 9 type ( uni=m  
size & prom95ce1 ! ^w imitation         

imm$iately be=e or aft] ! "n ( ! food & 
a /atem5t t cle>ly indicates ! product  
is n d]iv$ f or does n conta9 meat4  7b7
 ,coord9ation ) secret>y ( agriculture  
7#a7 ,notification ( misbr&+ ,if !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
f9ds t food is misbr&$ "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices %all )9 #fj days ( su* f9d+    
transmit a notice ( su* f9d+ to !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#b7         
,en=cem5t failure ,if ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices fails1 )9 #cj  
days ( transmitt+ a notice "u p>agraph  
7#a71 to initiate an en=cem5t action1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture may treat ea*  
su* f9d+ ( misbr&+ "u subsection 7a7 (  
?is ,act z a f9d+ ( misbr&+ "u section  
#a7n7 ( ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act4
  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,?is section  
%all n be con/ru$ z limit+ ! au?ority ( 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to take      
en=cem5t or o!r action "u ! ,f$]al ,meat
 ,inspection ,act or o!r applicable law4
  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,!

 t]m beef or beef product means any     
product conta9+ edible meat tissue      
h>ve/$ 9 :ole =m f dome/icat$ ,bos      
indicus or ,bos taurus cattle4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m imitation meat food product is any  
product manufactur$ to appe> z a meat   
food product or any food product :i*    
approximates ! ae/hetic qualities       
7prim>ily texture1 flavor1 & appe>ance7 
&_/or *emical *>act]i/ics ( specific    
types ( meat b does n conta9 any meat1  
meat food product1 or meat byproduct    
+r$i5ts4  7#c7 ,! t]m meat means meat z 
su* t]m is us$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,meat         
,inspection ,act4  7#d7 ,! t]m meat food
 product has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 9    
section #a ( ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection 
,act4  4