To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

Repeals a provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 establishing an inspection and grading program for catfish and other species of farm-raised fish shellfish effective on the date of enactment of such Act.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4296 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4296

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative 
         program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2012

 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Frank of 
  Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Cravaack) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative 
         program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE CATFISH INSPECTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date of the enactment of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), 
section 11016 of such Act (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the 
amendments made by such section are repealed.
    (b) Application.--The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) and the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) shall be applied and administered as if section 11016 (Public Law 
110-246; 122 Stat. 2130) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) and the amendments made by such section 
had not been enacted.
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