,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,ms4 ,smith7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide clarification regarding the     
common or usual name for bison and      
compliance with section #djc of the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,common or usual name for ,north        
,american bison ,section #djc of the    
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7z7   
7#a7 ,subject to subparagraph 7#b71 if  
it is a food that is or contains any    
animal in the genus ,bubalus and the    
labeling uses the term buffalo as a     
common or usual name for the food1      
unless the term used in the labeling is 

water buffalo4  7#b7 ,subparagraph 7#a7 
shall not be construed as prohibiting   
the use of the term buffalo as a common 
or usual name for the animal ,bison     
bison bison 7commonly known as the      
plains bison71 or the animal ,bison     
bison athabascae 7commonly known as the 
wood bison74  4