,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjai,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to clarify oversight and    
jurisdiction over the regulation1       
inspection1 and labeling of             
cell-cultured meat and poultry1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,cell-,cultured
 ,meat and ,poultry ,regulation ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,commissioner ,the term            
,commissioner means the ,commissioner of
 ,food and ,drugs4  7#b7 ,food product  
,the term food product means a          
cell-cultured food product derived from 
livestock or poultry4  7#c7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,agriculture4  #c4 ,food  
safety inspection of cell-cultured food 
products  7a7 ,in general ,not later    

than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
and the ,commissioner shall enter into a
 binding formal agreement relating to   
the regulation of food products under   
which-- 7#a7 the ,commissioner shall    
oversee cell collection1 cell banks1 and
 cell growth and differentiation2  7#b7 
the ,commissioner shall transition      
oversight authority of food products at 
the beginning of the cell harvest stage 
to the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 the        
,secretary shall oversee the processing1
 preparation1 packaging1 and labeling of
 food products after the transition of  
oversight authority pursuant to         
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,definition of food
 product for inspections  7#a7 ,federal 
,meat ,inspection ,act ,section #a7;j7  
of the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7;j77 is amended in  
the first sentence by inserting or from 
any cell-cultured food product derived  
during and after cell harvest from any  
amenable species1 before excepting      

products4  7#b7 ,poultry ,products      
,inspection ,act ,section #d7;f7 of the 
,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dec7;f77 is amended by      
inserting or any cell-cultured food     
product derived during and after cell   
harvest from poultry1 before excepting4 
7c7 ,regulations ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the ,commissioner1    
shall issue final regulations-- 7#a7    
that prescribe the type and frequency of
 inspection required for the manufacture
 and processing of food products2 and   
7#b7 for the prevention of the          
adulteration and misbranding of food    
products4