,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,fis*] introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,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 ,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)/&+    
section #aja4c7;e7 ( title #ba1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulations71 )\t respect to ! relative 
nutritional value ( ! food1 any         

imitation meat food product1 imitation  
beef1 or imitation beef product %all be 
deem$ to be misbr&$ unless its label    
be>s1 9 type ( uni=m size & prom95ce1 ! 
^w imitation imm$iately be=e or aft] !  
"n ( ! food & a /atem5t t cle>ly        
indicates ! product is n d]iv$ f1 or    
does n conta91 meat4  7b7 ,coord9ation )
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  7#a7         
,notification ( misbr&+ ,if ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es t food is misbr&$ "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 )9 #fj days (   
su* det]m9ation1 transmit a notice ( su*
 det]m9ation to ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7#b7 ,en=cem5t failure   
,if ! ,secret>y fails1 )9 #cj days (    
transmitt+ a notice "u p>agraph 7#a71 to
 initiate an en=cem5t action ) respect  
to ! food t is ! subject ( su* notice1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may treat ea* 
su* det]m9ation ( misbr&+ "u subsection 
7a7 ) respect to ! food z a det]m9ation 
( 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$]al ,meat
 ,inspection ,act or o!r applicable law 
) respect to a food subject to          
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m beef or beef       
product means any food conta9+ edible   
meat tissue f dome/icat$ ,bos indicus or
 ,bos taurus cattle4  7#b7 ,! t]m       
imitation beef means any food           
manufactur$ to appe> z beef or any food 
t approximates ! ae/hetic qualities     
7prim>ily texture1 flavor1 & appe>ance7 
or ! *emical *>act]i/ics ( specific     
types ( beef b does n conta9 any meat1  
meat food product1 or meat byproduct    
+r$i5ts4  7#c7 ,! t]m imitation beef    
product means any food manufactur$ to   
appe> z a beef product or any food t    
approximates ! ae/hetic qualities       
7prim>ily texture1 flavor1 & appe>ance7 
or ! *emical *>act]i/ics ( specific     
types ( beef products b does n conta9   
any meat1 meat food product1 or meat    

byproduct +r$i5ts4  7#d7 ,! t]m         
imitation meat food product means any   
food manufactur$ to appe> z a meat food 
product or any food t 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$i5ts4     
7#e7 ,! t]m meat is )9 ! mean+ ( !      
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act4  7#f7 ,! 
t]m meat byproduct is )9 ! mean+ ( !    
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act4  7#g7 ,! 
t]m meat food product has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #a ( ! ,f$]al ,meat      
,inspection ,act4  4