This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit a report on the potential costs and benefits of its proposed rule governing the importation of live sheep, goats, other ruminants, and products derived from sheep and goats. It also bars USDA from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the rule until one year after the date that USDA submits the report.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6232 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6232
To delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of
sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 9, 2021
Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Malliotakis,
Mr. Arrington, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Stewart,
Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Ms. Cheney)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
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A BILL
To delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of
sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, 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. DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF
SHEEP AND GOATS AND PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM SHEEP AND
GOATS.
(a) In General.--During the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 1 year after the
date on which the report is submitted under subsection (b), the
Secretary of Agriculture, and any other Federal official, may not
finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitled
``Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants'' (81 Fed.
Reg. 46619) and dated July 18, 2016.
(b) Study and Report.--
(1) Study.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
conduct a study on the potential costs and benefits of
the rule referred to in subsection (a).
(B) Contents.--The study required by subparagraph
(A) shall assess--
(i) the estimated amount of sheep and goat
meat imported into the United States as a
result of the implementation of the rule
referred to in subsection (a);
(ii) the estimated increase in the number
of live sheep and goats imported into the
United States as a result of the rule;
(iii) the estimated demand for sheep and
goat meat in the United States during the 10-
year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, disaggregated by region
and State;
(iv) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
the economic data and market conditions for
imports of sheep and goat meat and live sheep
and goats;
(v) the potential effects of the rule on--
(I) the supply and prices of live
sheep and goats in the United States;
(II) producers of and markets for
live sheep and goats in the United
States, disaggregated by region and
State;
(III) export opportunities for
United States producers of sheep and
goat meat;
(IV) the competitiveness of the
sheep and goat industries in the United
States;
(V) consumer confidence in sheep
and goat meat;
(VI) the health of sheep and goat
herds in the United States; and
(VII) disease outbreaks across
species of animals;
(vi) the estimated amount of direct
payments made by foreign countries to producers
of live sheep and goats in such countries as a
result of the implementation of the rule
referred to in subsection (a); and
(vii) any negative impacts that could
result from the implementation of the rule
referred to in subsection (a) not covered by
clauses (i) through (vi).
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit to the committees specified in
subparagraph (B) a report that includes--
(i) an analysis of the results of the study
conducted under paragraph (1); and
(ii) recommendations for changes to the
rule referred to in subsection (a) to eliminate
or mitigate any negative effects of the
implementation of the rule.
(B) Committees specified.--The committees specified
in this subparagraph are--
(i) the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance,
and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Agriculture, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee
on Oversight and Reform of the House of
Representatives.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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