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H. R. 7425 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7425


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 for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 30, 2020

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act” or the “DIRECT Act”.

SEC. 2. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat allowed.

(a) In general.—Section 301(c)(2) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2)) is amended, by inserting after the first sentence, the following: “For the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product, provided the meat or meat food product so inspected is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (c)(2)”; and

(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by inserting “or by” after “conducted at”.

SEC. 3. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry allowed.

(a) In general.—Section 5(c)(2) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(2)) is amended, by inserting after the first sentence, the following: “For the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided the poultry product so inspected is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.—Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (c)(2)”; and

(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by inserting “or by” after “conducted at”.