,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,booker1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1  
,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 and ,mr4 
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 
to establish country of origin labeling 
requirements for beef1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,beef     
,labeling ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,country  
of origin labeling for beef  7a7        
,definitions ,section #bha of the       
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afch7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h71  
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#b7 7as so redesignated7 the 
following3  7#a7 ,beef ,the term beef   

means meat produced from cattle         
7including veal74  2 and  7#c7 in       
subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#b7 7as 
so redesignated7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71  
by inserting 1 beef1 after lamb2 and    
7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting 1     
ground beef1 after lamb4  7b7 ,notice of
 country of origin ,section #bhb7;a77#b7
 of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of
 #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afch;a7a77#b77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in the paragraph heading1
 by inserting beef1 after for2  7#b7 in 
each of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d71
 by inserting beef1 before lamb each    
place it appears2 and  7#c7 in          
subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,a7 in the         
subparagraph heading1 by inserting beef1
 after ,ground2 and  7,b7 by inserting  
ground beef1 before ground lamb each    
place it appears4  7c7 ,means of        
reinstating ,,mcool for beef  7#a7      
,determination of means ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,united ,states ,trade  
,representative1 in consultation with   

the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall   
determine a means of reinstating        
mandatory country of origin labeling for
 beef in accordance with the amendments 
made by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 that is 
in compliance with all applicable rules 
of the ,world ,trade ,organization4     
7#b7 ,implementation of means ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,trade ,representative and the  
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
implement the means determined under    
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 
and 7b7 take effect on the earlier of-- 
7#a7 the date on which the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture publishes a determination 
in the ,federal ,register that the means
 determined under paragraph 7#a7 of     
subsection 7c7 have been implemented    
under paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection2
 and  7#b7 the date that is #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4