S. 2233

119 S2233 IS: U.S.A. Beef Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-09
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2233
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 9, 2025
  Mr. Rounds  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
  Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to modify requirements for a meat
  food product of cattle to bear a  Product of U.S.A.  label, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   U.S.A. Beef Act  .
2.
Product of U.S.A. label for beef
Section 7 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 607 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g)
Product of the United States label for beef
(1)
In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the label of meat of cattle or a meat food product of cattle may bear the phrase  Product of U.S.A. , or any substantially similar word or phrase, only if the meat or meat food product is exclusively derived from 1 or more cattle exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States.
(2)
Inapplicability
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to meat of cattle or a meat food product of cattle that is intended and offered for export to a foreign country.
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