H.R. 4973 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2021Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Case, Mr. Massie, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Griffith) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to modify requirements for a meat food product of cattle to bear a Product of U.S.A. label, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.A. Beef Act. 2. Product of U.S.A. label for beef Section 7 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Product of the United States label for beef (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the label of meat of cattle or a meat food product of cattle may bear the phrase Product of U.S.A., or any substantially similar word or phrase, only if the meat or meat food product is exclusively derived from 1 or more cattle exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. (2) Inapplicability Paragraph (1) shall not apply to meat of cattle or a meat food product of cattle that is intended and offered for export to a foreign country. .