,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbf,mr4    
,bur*ett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,meat      
,inspection ,act to all[ int]/ate %ipm5t
 ( meat & meat food products inspect$ & 
pass$ "u qualify+ ,/ate programs4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,meat ,fre$om ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,/ate    
meat inspection programs are au?oriz$ "u
 section #cja ( ! ,f$]al ,meat          
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa7 if
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture det]m9es t  
su* programs impose requirem5ts at lea/ 
equal to ^? impos$ "u ,f$]al inspection4
  7#b7 ,ran*]s & small-scale meat       
produc]s op]at+ "u compliant ,/ate      
inspection programs are curr5tly limit$ 
9 _! ability to access int]/ate m>kets4 
7#c7 ,all[+ int]/ate %ipm5t ( meat &    
meat food products inspect$ "u qualify+ 
,/ate programs w-- 7,a7 exp& m>ket      

access = small & mid-siz$ ran*]s2  7,b7 
increase competition 9 meat process+2   
7,c7 /r5g!n dome/ic food supply         
resili5ce2 &  7,d7 ma9ta9 food safety   
/&>ds equival5t to ,f$]al inspection4   
#c4 ,int]/ate %ipm5t ( ,/ate-inspect$   
meat  7a7 ,am5dm5ts ,section            
#cja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,meat           
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         
#ffa7;a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+  
solely = di/ribution )9 su* ,/ate2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,meat or
 meat food products may be %ipp$1       
transport$1 (f]$ = sale1 or sold 9      
int]/ate comm]ce if su* meat or meat    
food products 7 inspect$ & pass$ "u su* 
a ,/ate meat inspection law1 provid$ t--
 7,a7 ! ,secret>y has det]m9$ on or aft]
 ! date t is #cf mon?s be=e su* %ipm5t1 
transportation1 (f]+ = sale1 or sale t !
 ,/ate meat inspection law meets !      
requirem5ts ( ! previ\s s5t5ce2  7,b7 ! 
e/abli%m5t t produc$ ! meat or meat food
 products has compli$1 ) respect to su* 
meat or meat food products1 ) all       

applicable requirem5ts ( su* ,/ate meat 
inspection law2  7,c7 ! meat or meat    
food product be>s label+ indicat+ t x 0 
inspect$ & pass$ "u a ,/ate meat        
inspection program = int]/ate %ipm5t1   
transportation1 & sale2 &  7,d7 ! ,/ate 
t enact$ su* meat inspection law has    
agre$ to submit to p]iodic audits by !  
,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all   
promulgate regulations to implem5t !    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a74