Sec. 2. Country of origin labeling for beef
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Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(7)as paragraphs
(2)through (8), respectively; by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: The term beef means meat produced from cattle (including veal). ; and in subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated)— in clause (i), by inserting , beef, after lamb ; and in clause (ii), by inserting , ground beef, after lamb . Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2) ) is amended— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after beef, ; for in each of subparagraphs
(A)through (D), by inserting beef, before lamb each place it appears; and in subparagraph (E)— in the subparagraph heading, by inserting after beef, ; and Ground by inserting ground beef, before ground lamb each place it appears. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall determine a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef in accordance with the amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)that is in compliance with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the means determined under paragraph (1). The amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)take effect on the earlier of— the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture publishes a determination in the Federal Register that the means determined under paragraph
(1)of subsection
(c)have been implemented under paragraph
(2)of that subsection; and the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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