Sec. 71023. Reports on chicken, beef, and other meat imports
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report regarding the efforts of the Secretary to ensure the safety of imported processed chicken into the United States. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the ruling issued by the World Trade Organization in 2015 on country-of-origin labeling for beef, pork, and other meat products that includes— an assessment of the impact of the ruling on— consumer awareness regarding the origin of meat consumed in the United States; agricultural producers in the United States; and the security and resilience of the food supply in the United States; and if the assessment under paragraph
(1)indicates that the ruling or other market factors in the United States, including consolidation of meat processors, changes in diet and preferences, or other factors, have had a negative impact on consumers in the United States, agricultural producers in the United States, or the overall security and resilience of the food supply in the United States, recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as the Trade Representative, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, considers appropriate— to better inform consumers in the United States; to support agricultural producers in the United States; and to improve the security and resilience of the food supply in the United States.