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On the recordJanuary 24, 2023
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 52 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Beef Labeling Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING FOR BEEF. (a) Definitions.--Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(1) Beef.--The term `beef' means meat produced from cattle (including veal).''; and (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)-- (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``, beef,'' after ``lamb''; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, ground beef,'' after ``lamb''. (b) Notice of Country of Origin.--Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)) is amended-- (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``beef,'' after ``for''; (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by inserting ``beef,'' before ``lamb'' each place it appears; and (3) in subparagraph (E)-- (A) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``beef,'' after ``Ground''; and (B) by inserting ``ground beef,'' before ``ground lamb'' each place it appears.…
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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