,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aabd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjai,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the establishment
 of a working group to evaluate the food
 safety threat posed by beef and poultry
 imported from ,brazil1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,working group on beef   
and poultry imported from ,brazil  7a7  
,establishment of working group  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #abj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
shall establish a working group--  7,a7 
to evaluate the food safety threat posed
 by beef1 beef products1 poultry1 and   
poultry products imported from ,brazil2 
and  7,b7 to make recommendations to the
 ,secretary with respect to whether the 
importation of beef1 beef products1     
poultry1 and poultry products from      
,brazil into the ,united ,states should 

be permitted4  7#b7 ,membership ,the    
,secretary shall ensure that the working
 group established under paragraph 7#a7 
includes-- 7,a7 experts on food safety2 
and  7,b7 representatives of ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection and    
other ,federal agencies with            
responsibilities relating to            
international trade4  7b7 ,temporary    
suspension of imports ,beef1 beef       
products1 poultry1 and poultry products 
imported from ,brazil may not enter the 
,united ,states during the period--     
7#a7 beginning on the date of the       
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 ending
 on the date on which the working group 
established under subsection 7a77#a7    
submits to the ,secretary the           
recommendations required by subparagraph
 7,b7 of that subsection4