S3099-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025 or the DIRECT Act of 2025.

2. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by inserting or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) before the period at the end; and in subsection (c)(2)— in the first sentence, by inserting or by after conducted at each place it appears; and by inserting after the first sentence the following: For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat or meat food product, provided that the State-inspected meat or meat food product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.. Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended— by striking he each place it appears and inserting the Secretary; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking subparagraph (2) and inserting paragraph (2); in paragraph (2)— in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (c) and inserting subsection; and in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph and inserting paragraph; in paragraph (3)— by striking paragraph (c) each place it appears and inserting subsection; by striking subparagraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1); and by striking this paragraph each place it appears and inserting this subsection; and in paragraph (4), by striking paragraph (c) and inserting subsection.

3. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by inserting or for distribution pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) before the period at the end; and in subsection (c)(2)— in the first sentence, by inserting or by after conducted at each place it appears; and by inserting after the first sentence the following: For the purposes of this paragraph, any retail store, restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected poultry product, provided that the State-inspected poultry product is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities.. Section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is amended— by striking he each place it appears and inserting the Secretary; in subsection (a)(3), in the third sentence, by striking subparagraph (4) and inserting paragraph (4); and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in the first sentence, by striking subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (c) and inserting paragraph (2); and in the fourth sentence, by striking subparagraph (a)(4) of this section and inserting subsection (a)(4); in paragraph (2)— in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (c) and inserting subsection; and in the third sentence (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph and inserting paragraph; in paragraph (3)— by striking subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (c) and inserting paragraph (1); by striking paragraph (c) each place it appears and inserting subsection; and by striking this paragraph each place it appears and inserting this subsection; and in paragraph (4), by striking paragraph (c) and inserting subsection.