Agriculture Small Business Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to approve a qualifying State meat inspection program and allow the shipment in commerce of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products so inspected. Requires the Secretary to review approved plans annually.
Prohibits from state inspection plan participation: (1) establishments that have more than 50 employees, except for those subject to state inspection as of January 1, 2007; and (2) federally inspected establishments after such date that have more than 50 employees.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement to establish the relationship between a state program and the Secretary; and (2) provide partial reimbursement for state costs to meet federal requirements.
Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) sampling; (2) noncompliance; (3) acceptance of interstate shipments of meat and meat food products; and (4) advisory committees.
Directs the Secretary to temporarily suspend or take over a noncomplying state program (or an establishment).
Makes similar amendments to the Poultry Products Inspection Act.
Terminates the Secretary's authority to establish interstate meat and poultry inspection programs under this Act if approval and cooperative agreements have not been concluded by January 1, 2007.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3519 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3519
To reform the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United
States, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2006
Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Kohl) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reform the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United
States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture Small
Business Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MEAT INSPECTION
Sec. 101. Federal and State cooperation on meat inspection for
intrastate distribution.
Sec. 102. State meat inspection programs.
TITLE II--POULTRY INSPECTION
Sec. 201. Federal and State cooperation on poultry inspection for
intrastate distribution.
Sec. 202. State poultry inspection programs.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Regulations.
Sec. 302. Termination of authority to establish an interstate
inspection program.
TITLE I--MEAT INSPECTION
SEC. 101. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION ON MEAT INSPECTION FOR
INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTION.
(a) Redesignation.--
(1) In general.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act is
amended--
(A) by redesignating title III (21 U.S.C. 661 et
seq.) as title V and moving that title so as to appear
at the end of that Act;
(B) by redesignating section 301 (21 U.S.C. 661) as
section 501;
(C) in title V (as redesignated by subparagraph
(A)), by striking the title heading and inserting the
following:
``TITLE V--FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION ON MEAT INSPECTION FOR
INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTION'';
and
(D) in the fourth sentence of section 501(c)(1) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
``section 301 of the Act'' and inserting ``subsection
(a)(4)''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 7(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``section 301 of this Act'' and inserting
``section 501(a)(4)''.
(B) Section 24 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 624) is amended in the last sentence by
striking ``section 301 of this Act'' and inserting
``section 501(a)(4)''.
(C) Section 205 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 645) is amended by striking ``section 301 of
this Act'' and inserting ``section 501(a)(4)''.
(3) Effective date.--This subsection takes effect on
January 1, 2007.
(b) Repeal.--
(1) In general.--Title V of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 7(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 607(c)) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)(A))
is amended in the second sentence by striking ``section
501(a)(4)'' and inserting ``section 412''.
(B) Section 24 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 624) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B)) is
amended in the last sentence by striking ``section
501(a)(4)'' and inserting ``section 412''.
(C) Section 205 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 645) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)(C)) is
amended by striking ``section 501(a)(4)'' and inserting
``section 412''.
(3) Effective date.--Except as provided in section 302,
this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2007.
SEC. 102. STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act (as amended by
section 101(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after title II (21 U.S.C.
641 et seq.) the following:
``TITLE III--STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAMS
``SEC. 301. POLICY AND FINDINGS.
``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of Congress to ensure that
consumers continue to have access to a safe, wholesome, abundant, and
affordable supply of meat and meat food products and to assist in
efforts by State and other government agencies to accomplish that
policy.
``(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) the goal of providing a safe, wholesome, abundant,
and affordable supply of meat and meat food products throughout
the United States is achieved, in part, through the role played
by both Federal and State food safety inspection programs;
``(2) as of the date of enactment of the Agriculture Small
Business Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2006, State and
local government programs conduct more than 80 percent of food
establishment inspections, respond to and manage the majority
of food emergencies in the United States, and conduct the
majority of food product testing for bacteriological or
chemical contamination;
``(3) important Federal regulatory programs have been
effectively applied to improve all segments of the extensive
food safety system of the United States, including the food
production and distribution chain, animal and plant husbandry,
production, transportation, and preparation;
``(4) an extensive science-based food safety verification
system became effective in 1996 with the Pathogen Reduction/
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point systems of the
Department of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as
the `HACCP system');
``(5) the HACCP system has been fully implemented for all
inspection establishments since 2000, providing the Department
of Agriculture with years of food safety testing and
verification data, which provide timely information to both
consumers and industry;
``(6) Federal and State meat inspection programs should
function together as a seamless system in both intrastate and
interstate commerce;
``(7) coordinating Federal and State inspection programs
will improve food safety and enhance consumer confidence in the
food supply;
``(8) there are no substantive distinctions between Federal
and State inspection requirements because State meat and
poultry inspection programs must equal or exceed the level of
food safety for the Federal inspection program;
``(9) the Department of Agriculture updated the policy and
procedures for reviewing State inspection programs in 2004,
which has further strengthened testing and training
requirements by adding a higher margin of safety to the State
inspection process;
``(10) the Department of Agriculture has undertaken a new
comprehensive review of State meat and poultry inspection
programs and issued an interim report in 2005 that found that
State inspection programs are at least equal to the Federal
inspection program;
``(11) in approximately half of the States with inspection
programs, the State inspectors provide inspection coverage for
both Federal and State facilities;
``(12) the statutory prohibition in effect as of the date
of enactment of the Agriculture Small Business Opportunity and
Enhancement Act of 2006 against interstate shipment of State-
inspected meat products is not in the best interests of
consumers or small business;
``(13) 3 advisory committees of the Department of
Agriculture have urged aggressive action to end the inequities
in meat inspection and recommended that steps be taken to
promote the competitiveness of State-inspected meat products
that meet Federal standards of inspection by allowing the sale
of the meat in interstate commerce;
``(14) State-inspected meat and poultry are the only
commodities that are restricted from sale across State lines,
although other commodities that are inspected under State
jurisdiction are marketed freely in the United States;
``(15) the same marketing options that apply to other
commodities should be available for State-inspected meat and
poultry;
``(16) interstate markets for State-inspected products will
spur more competition and innovation in the industry, providing
consumers with more choices in the supermarket; and
``(17) increased markets will stimulate small business
sales, expand rural development, and increase local tax bases,
benefitting producers, processors, related industries, and
consumers.
``SEC. 302. DEFINITION OF REGULATORY DOCUMENT.
``In this title, the term `regulatory document' means--
``(1) a directive;
``(2) a notice; and
``(3) a policy memorandum.
``SEC. 303. APPROVAL OF STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the Secretary may approve a State meat inspection program and allow the
shipment in commerce of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat
food products inspected under the State meat inspection program in
accordance with this title.
``(b) Eligibility.--To receive or maintain approval from the
Secretary for a State meat inspection program in accordance with
subsection (a), a State shall--
``(1) implement a State meat inspection program that
enforces the mandatory antemortem and postmortem inspection,
reinspection, sanitation, and related Federal requirements of
titles I, II, and IV (including applicable regulations
promulgated and regulatory documents issued under those
titles); and
``(2) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary
in accordance with subsection (c).
``(c) Cooperative Agreement.--Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title
31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative
agreement with a State that--
``(1) establishes the terms governing the relationship
between the Secretary and the State meat inspection program;
and
``(2) provides that--
``(A) the State will adopt (including adoption by
reference) provisions equivalent to titles I, II, and
IV (including applicable regulations promulgated and
regulatory documents issued under those titles);
``(B) State-inspected and passed meat and meat food
products will be marked with a mark of State
inspection, which shall be deemed to be an official
mark, in accordance with requirements issued by the
Secretary;
``(C) the State will comply with all labeling
requirements issued by the Secretary governing meat and
meat food products inspected under the State meat
inspection program;
``(D) the Secretary shall have authority--
``(i) to detain and seize livestock,
carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat
food products under the State meat inspection
program;
``(ii) to obtain access to facilities,
records, livestock, carcasses, parts of
carcasses, meat, and meat food products of any
person, firm, or corporation that slaughters,
processes, handles, stores, transports, or
sells meat or meat food products inspected
under the State meat inspection program to
determine compliance with this Act (including
applicable regulations promulgated and
regulatory documents issued under this Act);
and
``(iii) to direct the State to conduct any
activity authorized to be conducted by the
Secretary under this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory
documents issued under this Act); and
``(iv) such other terms as the Secretary
determines to be necessary shall be included in
the cooperative agreement to ensure that the
actions of the State and the State meat
inspection program are consistent with this Act
(including applicable regulations promulgated
and regulatory documents issued under this
Act).
``(d) Restriction on Establishment Size.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
establishments with more than 50 employees may not be accepted
into a State meat inspection program.
``(2) Existing establishments.--Subject to paragraph (3),
any establishment that is subject to State inspection on
January 1, 2007, may remain subject to State inspection.
``(3) Federally-inspected establishments.--After January 1,
2007, a Federally-inspected establishment shall not be eligible
to apply for and receive State inspection if the establishment
has more than 50 employees.
``(e) Reimbursement of State Costs.--The Secretary may reimburse
the State for not more than 60 percent of the State's costs of meeting
the Federal requirements for the State meat inspection program.
``(f) Sampling.--A duly authorized representative of the Secretary
shall be afforded access to State-inspected establishments to take
reasonable samples of the inventory of the establishments upon payment
of the fair market value of the samples.
``(g) Noncompliance.--If the Secretary determines that a State meat
inspection program does not comply with this title or the cooperative
agreement under subsection (c), the Secretary shall take such action as
the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the carcasses,
parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products in the State are
inspected in a manner that effectuates this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory documents issued under this
Act).
``SEC. 304. AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAMS.
``(a) Notification.--If the Secretary has reason to believe that a
State is not in compliance with this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory documents issued under this Act)
or the cooperative agreement under section 303(c) and is considering
the revocation or temporary suspension of the approval of the State
meat inspection program, the Secretary shall promptly notify and
consult with the Governor of the State.
``(b) Suspension and Revocation.--The Secretary may revoke or
temporarily suspend the approval of a State meat inspection program and
take over a State meat inspection program if the Secretary determines
that the State meat inspection program is not in compliance with this
Act (including applicable regulations promulgated and regulatory
documents issued under this Act) or the cooperative agreement.
``(c) Publication.--If the Secretary revokes or temporarily
suspends the approval of a State meat inspection program in accordance
with subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish the determination
under that subsection in the Federal Register.
``(d) Inspection of Establishments.--On the expiration of 30 days
after the date of publication of a determination under subsection (c),
an establishment subject to a State meat inspection program with
respect to which the Secretary makes a determination under subsection
(b) shall be inspected by the Secretary.
``SEC. 305. EXPEDITED AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER INSPECTION OF STATE-
INSPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if the
Secretary determines that an establishment operating under a State meat
inspection program is not operating in accordance with this Act
(including applicable regulations promulgated and regulatory documents
issued under this Act) or the cooperative agreement under section
303(c), and the State, after notification by the Secretary to the
Governor, has not taken appropriate action within a reasonable time as
determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may immediately determine
that the establishment is an establishment that shall be inspected by
the Secretary, until such time as the Secretary determines that the
State will meet the requirements of this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory documents issued under this Act)
and the cooperative agreement with respect to the establishment.
``SEC. 306. ANNUAL REVIEW.
``The Secretary shall develop and implement a process, in
consultation with the States--
``(1) to review annually each State meat inspection program
approved under this title; and
``(2) to certify the State meat inspection programs that
comply with the cooperative agreement entered into with the
State under section 303(c).
``SEC. 307. FEDERAL INSPECTION OPTION.
``(a) In General.--An establishment that operates in a State with
an approved State meat inspection program may apply for--
``(1) inspection under the State meat inspection program;
or
``(2) Federal inspection.
``(b) Limitation.--An establishment shall not make an application
under subsection (a) more than once every 4 years.''.
(b) Acceptance of Interstate Shipments; Advisory Committees.--Title
IV of the Federal Meat Inspection Act is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 411 (21 U.S.C. 680) as section
413; and
(2) by inserting after section 410 (21 U.S.C. 679a) the
following:
``SEC. 411. ACCEPTANCE OF INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS OF MEAT AND MEAT FOOD
PRODUCTS.
``Notwithstanding any provision of State law, a State or local
government shall not prohibit or restrict the movement or sale of meat
or meat food products that have been inspected and passed in accordance
with this Act for interstate commerce.
``SEC. 412. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS.
``The Secretary may appoint advisory committees consisting of such
representatives of appropriate State agencies as the Secretary and the
State agencies may designate to consult with the Secretary concerning
Federal and State programs with respect to meat inspection and other
matters within the scope of this Act.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on January 1, 2007.
TITLE II--POULTRY INSPECTION
SEC. 201. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION ON POULTRY INSPECTION FOR
INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTION.
(a) Redesignation.--
(1) In general.--Section 5 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is redesignated as section 33
and moved so as to appear at the end of that Act.
(2) Intrastate program.--Section 33 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by
striking the section heading and inserting the following:
``SEC. 33. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION ON POULTRY INSPECTION FOR
INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTION.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 8(b) of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 457(b)) is amended in the second
sentence by striking ``section 5 of this Act'' and
inserting ``section 33(a)(4)''.
(B) Section 11(e) of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 460(e)) is amended by
striking ``section 5 of this Act'' and inserting
``section 33(a)(4)''.
(4) Effective date.--This subsection takes effect on
January 1, 2007.
(b) Repeal.--
(1) In general.--Section 33 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) is
repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 8(b) of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 457(b)) (as amended by subsection
(a)(3)(A)) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``section 33(a)(4)'' and inserting ``section
32''.
(B) Section 11(e) of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 460(e)) (as amended by
subsection (a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``section
33(a)(4)'' and inserting ``section 32''.
(3) Effective date.--Except as provided in section 302,
this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2007.
SEC. 202. STATE POULTRY INSPECTION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Poultry Products Inspection Act (as amended by
section 201(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after section 4 (21 U.S.C.
453) the following:
``SEC. 5. STATE POULTRY INSPECTION PROGRAMS.
``(a) Policy.--It is the policy of Congress to protect the public
from poultry products that are adulterated or misbranded and to assist
in efforts by State and other government agencies to accomplish that
policy.
``(b) Definition of Regulatory Document.--In this section, the term
`regulatory document' means--
``(1) a directive;
``(2) a notice; and
``(3) a policy memorandum.
``(c) Approval of State Poultry Inspection Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, the Secretary may approve a State poultry inspection
program and allow the shipment in commerce of poultry products
inspected under the State poultry inspection program in
accordance with this section and section 5A.
``(2) Eligibility.--To receive or maintain approval from
the Secretary for a State poultry inspection program in
accordance with paragraph (1), a State shall--
``(A) implement a State poultry inspection program
that enforces the mandatory antemortem and postmortem
inspection, reinspection, sanitation, and related
Federal requirements of sections 1 through 4 and 6
through 32 (including applicable regulations
promulgated and regulatory documents issued under those
sections); and
``(B) enter into a cooperative agreement with the
Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3).
``(3) Cooperative agreement.--Notwithstanding chapter 63 of
title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into a
cooperative agreement with a State that--
``(A) establishes the terms governing the
relationship between the Secretary and the State
poultry inspection program; and
``(B) provides that--
``(i) the State will adopt (including
adoption by reference) provisions equivalent to
sections 1 through 4 and 6 through 32
(including applicable regulations promulgated
and regulatory documents issued under this Act;
``(ii) State-inspected and passed poultry
products will be marked with a mark of State
inspection, which shall be deemed to be an
official mark, in accordance with requirements
issued by the Secretary;
``(iii) the State will comply with all
labeling requirements issued by the Secretary
governing poultry products inspected under the
State poultry inspection program;
``(iv) the Secretary shall have authority--
``(I) to detain and seize poultry
and poultry products under the State
poultry inspection program;
``(II) to obtain access to
facilities, records, and poultry
products of any person that slaughters,
processes, handles, stores, transports,
or sells poultry products inspected
under the State poultry inspection
program to determine compliance with
this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory
documents issued under this Act); and
``(III) to direct the State to
conduct any activity authorized to be
conducted by the Secretary under this
Act (including applicable regulations
promulgated and regulatory documents
issued under this Act); and
``(v) such other terms as the Secretary
determines to be necessary shall be included in
the cooperative agreement to ensure that the
actions of the State and the State poultry
inspection program are consistent with this Act
(including applicable regulations promulgated
and regulatory documents issued under this
Act).
``(4) Restriction on establishment size.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), establishments with more than 50
employees may not be accepted into a State poultry
inspection program.
``(B) Existing establishments.--Subject to
subparagraph (C), any establishment that is subject to
State inspection on January 1, 2007 may remain subject
to state inspection.
``(C) Federally-inspected establishments.--After
January 1, 2007, a Federally-inspected establishment
shall not be eligible to apply for and receive State
inspection if the establishment has more than 50
employees.
``(5) Reimbursement of state costs.--The Secretary may
reimburse the State for not more than 60 percent of the State's
costs of meeting the Federal requirements for the State poultry
inspection program.
``(6) Sampling.--A duly authorized representative of the
Secretary shall be afforded access to State-inspected
establishments to take reasonable samples of the inventory of
the establishment upon payment of the fair market value of the
samples.
``(7) Noncompliance.--If the Secretary determines that a
State poultry inspection program does not comply with this
section, section 5A, or the cooperative agreement under
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall take such action as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the poultry
products in the State are inspected in a manner that
effectuates this Act (including applicable regulations
promulgated and regulatory documents issued under this Act).
``(d) Annual Review.--The Secretary shall develop and implement a
process, in consultation with States--
``(1) to review annually each State poultry inspection
program approved under this section; and
``(2) to certify the State poultry inspection programs that
comply with the cooperative agreement entered into with the
State under subsection (c)(3).
``(e) Federal Inspection Option.--
``(1) In general.--An official establishment that operates
in a State with an approved State poultry inspection program
may apply for inspection under the State poultry inspection
program or for Federal inspection.
``(2) Limitation.--An official establishment shall not make
an application under paragraph (1) more than once every 4
years.
``SEC. 5A. AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER STATE POULTRY INSPECTION ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Definition of Regulatory Document.--In this section, the term
`regulatory document' has the meaning given the term in section 5(b).
``(b) Authority to Take Over State Poultry Inspection Programs.--
``(1) Notification.--If the Secretary has reason to believe
that a State is not in compliance with this Act (including
applicable regulations promulgated and regulatory documents
issued under this Act) or the cooperative agreement under
section 5(c)(3) and is considering the revocation or temporary
suspension of the approval of the State poultry inspection
program, the Secretary shall promptly notify and consult with
the Governor of the State.
``(2) Suspension and revocation.--The Secretary may revoke
or temporarily suspend the approval of a State poultry
inspection program and take over a State poultry inspection
program if the Secretary determines that the State poultry
inspection program is not in compliance with this Act
(including applicable regulations promulgated and regulatory
documents issued under this Act) or the cooperative agreement.
``(3) Publication.--If the Secretary revokes or temporarily
suspends the approval of a State poultry inspection program in
accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish the
determination under that paragraph in the Federal Register.
``(4) Inspection of establishments.--On the expiration of
30 days after the date of publication of a determination under
paragraph (3), an official establishment subject to a State
poultry inspection program with respect to which the Secretary
makes a determination under paragraph (2) shall be inspected by
the Secretary.
``(c) Expedited Authority to Take Over Inspection of State-
Inspected Official Establishments.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section or section 5, if the Secretary determines that an
official establishment operating under a State poultry inspection
program is not operating in accordance with this Act (including
applicable regulations promulgated and regulatory documents issued
under this Act) or the cooperative agreement under section 5(c)(3), and
the State, after notification by the Secretary to the Governor, has not
taken appropriate action within a reasonable time as determined by the
Secretary, the Secretary may immediately determine that the official
establishment is an establishment that shall be inspected by the
Secretary, until such time as the Secretary determines that the State
will meet the requirements of this Act (including applicable
regulations promulgated and regulatory documents issued under this Act)
and the cooperative agreement with respect to the official
establishment.''.
(b) Acceptance of Interstate Shipments; Advisory Committees.--The
Poultry Products Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section
30 (21 U.S.C. 471) the following:
``SEC. 31. ACCEPTANCE OF INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS OF POULTRY PRODUCTS.
``Notwithstanding any provision of State law, a State or local
government shall not prohibit or restrict the movement or sale of
poultry products that have been inspected and passed in accordance with
this Act for interstate commerce.
``SEC. 32. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS.
``The Secretary may appoint advisory committees consisting of such
representatives of appropriate State agencies as the Secretary and the
State agencies may designate to consult with the Secretary concerning
State and Federal programs with respect to poultry product inspection
and other matters within the scope of this Act.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on January 1, 2007.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. REGULATIONS.
Not later than January 1, 2007, the Secretary of Agriculture may
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the
amendments made by sections 102 and 202.
SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AN INTERSTATE
INSPECTION PROGRAM.
If the Secretary of Agriculture has not approved any State meat
inspection program or State poultry inspection program by entering into
a cooperative agreement under title III of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act and sections 5 and 5A of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (as
amended by this Act) by January 1, 2007, sections 101(b), 102, 201(b),
and 202, and the amendments made by those sections, are repealed
effective as of that date.
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