S3096-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beef Labeling Clarity Act.

2. Beef labeling regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations that, for beef and beef food products subject to the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)— eliminate the use of the label Product of U.S.A.; and establish, and allow for the voluntary use of, the labels described in subsection (b). The labels referred to in subsection (a)(2) are the following: The label Processed in U.S.A. means that the beef or beef food product has undergone substantial transformation in a facility in the United States subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The label Raised and Processed in U.S.A. means that the live animal that is the source of the beef or beef food product is raised in the United States for not less than 100 days before it is processed at a facility described in paragraph (1). The label Born, Raised, and Processed in U.S.A. means that the live animal that is the source of the beef or beef food product is born and raised in the United States and processed at a facility described in paragraph (1).