,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the establishment
 of a working group to evaluate the     
threat to food safety and animal health 
posed by beef imported from ,brazil1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,working group
 on beef 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 threat posed by beef and
 beef products imported from ,brazil to 
food safety and animal health in the    
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 to make      
recommendations to the ,secretary with  
respect to whether the importation of   

beef and beef 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 
7,b7 experts on animal health2 and  7,c7
 representatives of ,u4,s4 ,customs and 
,border ,protection and other ,federal  
agencies with responsibilities relating 
to international trade4  7b7 ,temporary 
suspension of imports ,beef and beef    
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