Sec. 776.
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The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall— revoke any line speed waivers issued to a processor subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq. ) during the period beginning on or after the first day of the COVID–19 emergency period and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; and subject to subsection (b), not issue any such waivers on or after such date of enactment, for the duration of the COVID–19 emergency period.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may issue a line speed waiver to a processor referred to in such subsection, if such processor— agrees to an inspection for such purpose conducted by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health; and the Assistant Secretary certifies to the Secretary of Agriculture that any increases in line speed at such processor’s facilities would not have an adverse impact on worker safety. For purposes of this section, the term COVID–19 emergency period has the meaning given the term emergency period in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ).
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