,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #d1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,tuberville1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act and the 
,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act to  
allow for the interstate internet sales 
of certain ,state-inspected meat and    
poultry1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,direct ,interstate ,retail         
,exemption for ,certain ,transactions   
,act of #bjbe or the ,,direct ,act of   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,interstate internet sales  
of certain ,state-inspected meat  7a7   
,in general ,section #cja of the        
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #ffa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#a71 by inserting or for 
distribution pursuant to the second     

sentence of subsection 7c77#b7 before   
the period at the end2 and  7#b7 in     
subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in the first  
sentence1 by inserting or by after      
conducted at each place it appears2 and 
7,b7 by inserting after the first       
sentence the following3 ,for the        
purposes of this paragraph1 any retail  
store1 restaurant1 or similar           
retail-type establishment may sell over 
the internet and ship by carrier in     
commerce 7other than for export to a    
foreign country7 any ,state-inspected   
meat or meat food product1 provided that
 the ,state-inspected meat or meat food 
product is shipped directly to household
 consumers and in normal retail         
quantities44  7b7 ,technical amendments 
,section #cja of the ,federal ,meat     
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking he each     
place it appears and inserting the      
,secretary2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the    
first sentence1 by striking subparagraph

 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#b72     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the     
first sentence1 by striking paragraph   
7c7 and inserting subsection2 and  7ii7 
in the third sentence 7as so            
redesignated71 by striking subparagraph 
and inserting paragraph2  7,c7 in       
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking        
paragraph 7c7 each place it appears and 
inserting subsection2  7ii7 by striking 
subparagraph 7#a7 and inserting         
paragraph 7#a72 and  7iii7 by striking  
this paragraph each place it appears and
 inserting this subsection2 and  7,d7 in
 paragraph 7#d71 by striking paragraph  
7c7 and inserting subsection4  #c4      
,interstate internet sales of certain   
,state-inspected poultry  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #e of the ,poultry     
,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #ded7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#a71 by inserting or for 
distribution pursuant to the second     
sentence of subsection 7c77#b7 before   
the period at the end2 and  7#b7 in     

subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in the first  
sentence1 by inserting or by after      
conducted at each place it appears2 and 
7,b7 by inserting after the first       
sentence the following3 ,for the        
purposes of this paragraph1 any retail  
store1 restaurant1 or similar           
retail-type establishment may sell over 
the internet and ship by carrier in     
commerce 7other than for export to a    
foreign country7 any ,state-inspected   
poultry product1 provided that the      
,state-inspected poultry product is     
shipped directly to household consumers 
and in normal retail quantities44  7b7  
,technical amendments ,section #e of the
 ,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ded7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking he each place it appears and
 inserting the ,secretary2  7#b7 in     
subsection 7a77#c71 in the third        
sentence1 by striking subparagraph 7#d7 
and inserting paragraph 7#d72 and  7#c7 
in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7i7 in the first sentence1 by    

striking subparagraph 7#b7 of this      
paragraph 7c7 and inserting paragraph   
7#b72 and  7ii7 in the fourth sentence1 
by striking subparagraph 7a77#d7 of this
 section and inserting subsection       
7a77#d72  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7  
in the first sentence1 by striking      
paragraph 7c7 and inserting subsection2 
and  7ii7 in the third sentence 7as so  
redesignated71 by striking subparagraph 
and inserting paragraph2  7,c7 in       
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking        
subparagraph 7#a7 of this paragraph 7c7 
and inserting paragraph 7#a72  7ii7 by  
striking paragraph 7c7 each place it    
appears and inserting subsection2 and   
7iii7 by striking this paragraph each   
place it appears and inserting this     
subsection2 and  7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71
 by striking paragraph 7c7 and inserting
 subsection4