,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbc,mr4  
,f9/ad 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,du>te1 ,mr4    
,al=d1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,clyde1 ,mrs4  
,fis*ba*1 & ,mr4 ,r\z]7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to
 publi% crit]ia = ! review ( reque/s by 
c]ta9 meat or p\ltry e/abli%m5ts to     
op]ate at alt]nate inspection rates1 to 
review & respond to su* reque/s1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,reque/s = alt]nate     
inspection rates ( meat & p\ltry  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z 
! ,secret>y7 %all-- 7#a7 publi% 9 !     
,f$]al ,regi/] food safety crit]ia t !  
,secret>y %all consid] 9 grant+ a reque/
 submitt$ by any e/abli%m5t to op]ate at
 alt]nate inspection rates2 &  7#b7 beg9
 review+ & respond+ to su* reque/s f su*

 e/abli%m5ts4  7b7 ,response  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date  
on :i* a reque/ f an e/abli%m5t to      
op]ate at alt]nate inspection rates is  
submitt$1 ! ,secret>y %all respond--    
7,a7 9 ! case ( a reque/ t ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es meets ! food safety crit]ia    
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a77#a71 by      
approv+ su* reque/2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( 
a reque/ t ! ,secret>y det]m9es does n  
meet ! food safety crit]ia ref]r$ to 9  
subsection 7a77#a71 by d5y+ su* reque/ 9
 writ+ & expla9+ 9 detail ! reasons =   
su* d5ial4  7#b7 ,failure by ,secret>y  
to respond ,9 ! case ( a failure by !   
,secret>y to respond to a reque/ dur+ ! 
#ij-;day p]iod ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 su* reque/ %all be deem$ to h be5 
approv$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7            
,cont9uation ( op]ations at c]ta9       
e/abli%m5ts ,9 ! case ( an e/abli%m5t   
op]at+ at alt]nate inspection rates z ( 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all au?orize su* e/abli%m5t  
to cont9ue op]at+ at su* rates-- 7#a7 s 

long z ! e/abli%m5t ma9ta9s effective   
process control2 or  7#b7 until su* date
 t ! ,secret>y1 "u subsection 7b77#a71  
approves or d5ies a reque/ submitt$ by !
 e/abli%m5t to op]ate at alt]nate       
inspection rates4  7d7 ,duration (      
approv$ reque/s ,an e/abli%m5t may      
cont9ue to op]ate pursuant to ! t]ms ( a
 reque/ approv$ "u subsection 7b77#a7 s 
long z ! e/abli%m5t cont9ues to meet !  
food safety crit]ia ref]r$ to 9         
subsection 7a77#a74  7e7 ,noncompliance 
& revocation  7#a7 ,notice (            
noncompliance ,! ,secret>y %all         
provide-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( an e/abli%m5t 
op]at+ pursuant to ! t]ms ( a reque/    
approv$ "u subsection 7b77#a7 t fails to
 meet ! food safety crit]ia ref]r$ to 9 
subsection 7a77#a71 writt5 notice to su*
 e/abli%m5t describ+ ! nature ( su*     
failure2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( an          
e/abli%m5t cont9u+ op]ations "u         
subsection 7c7 t fails to adh]e to !    
requirem5ts ( su* subsection1 writt5    
notice to su* e/abli%m5t describ+ !     

nature ( su* failure4  7#b7 ,grace      
p]iod2 response to noncompliance ,foll[+
 ! #ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on  
:i* an e/abli%m5t receives a writt5     
notice ( noncompliance "u p>agraph 7#a71
 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es ! e/abli%m5t   
has n rem$i$ ! failures describ$ 9 su*  
notice1 ! ,secret>y may-- 7,a7 at !     
discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 provide !     
e/abli%m5t an additional opportunity to 
rem$y ! failures describ$ 9 su* notice2 
or  7,b7 revoke ! au?ority ( !          
e/abli%m5t to cont9ue op]at+ at alt]nate
 inspection rates & provide writt5      
notice to ! e/abli%m5t describ+ ! basis 
= su* revocation4  7#c7 ,timel9e =      
adju/+ inspection rates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! writt5 notice ( revocation ref]r$ to 
9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 %all include a     
timel9e = adju/+ inspection rates at !  
e/abli%m5t receiv+ su* notice to        
inspection rates o!rwise p]mitt$ "u     
regulations implem5t+ ! po/-mortem      
inspection requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al ,meat 
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et 

seq47 & ! ,p\ltry ,products ,inspection 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 et seq471 9 effect z
 ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 7or     
successor regulations74  7,b7           
,m9imization ( negative impacts ,9      
e/abli%+ ! timel9e = adju/+ inspection  
rates describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 !    
,secret>y %all-- 7i7 consid] pot5tial   
effects on live animal production &     
s\rc+2 &  7ii7 consult ) ! e/abli%m5t to
 :i* su* rates %all apply to m9imize    
negative impacts-- 7,i7 on ! ability ( !
 e/abli%m5t to fulfill any contractual  
obligations ( ! e/abli%m5t 9 effect on !
 date on :i* su* timel9e is e/abli%$2   
7,,ii7 on animal produc]s or gr[]s2 &   
7,,iii7 on animal welf>e4  7#d7         
,applicability ,a revocation "u p>agraph
 7#b77;,b7 %all n limit ! ability ( an  
e/abli%m5t to apply & be approv$ =      
alt]nate inspection rates "u subsection 
7b77#a71 s long z ! e/abli%m5t o!rwise  
meets ! food safety crit]ia ref]r$ to 9 
subsection 7a77#a74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,alt]nate inspection  

rates ,! t]m alt]nate inspection rates  
means any rate 9 excess ( ! maximum     
rates p]missible "u regulations         
implem5t+ ! po/-mortem inspection       
requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 & !  
,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba 
,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq471 9 effect z ( ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 7or successor
 regulations74  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! t]m 
e/abli%m5t means-- 7,a7 an (ficial      
e/abli%m5t t is subject to inspection "u
 ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 &  7,b7 an     
(ficial e/abli%m5t t is subject to      
inspection "u ! ,p\ltry ,products       
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et 
seq474