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H.R. 2393 — what changed

Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

added This Act may be cited as the “Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015”.

(a)
removed Definitions— Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended—
(1)
removed by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);
(2)
removed by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
(3)
removed in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)—
(A)
removed by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new clause:

removed “(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;”

(B)
removed by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause:

removed “(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;”

(C)
removed by striking clause (viii); and
(D)
removed by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively.
(b)
removed Notice of country of origin— Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is amended—
(1)
removed in subsection (a)(2)—
(A)
removed in the heading, by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,” and inserting “lamb,”;
(B)
removed by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,” and inserting “lamb,” each place it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
(C)
removed in subparagraph (E)—
(i)
removed in the heading, by striking “Ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken,” and inserting “Ground lamb,”; and
(ii)
removed by striking “ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken,” each place it appears and inserting “ground lamb,”; and
(2)
removed in subsection (f)(2)—
(A)
removed by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
(B)
removed by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

Sec. 2 Repeal of country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken

added
(a)
added Definitions— Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended—
(1)
added by striking paragraphs (1) and (7);
(2)
added by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
(3)
added in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)—
(A)
added by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new clause:

added “(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;”

(B)
added by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause:

added “(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;”

(C)
added by striking clause (viii); and
(D)
added by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively.
(b)
added Notice of country of origin— Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a) is amended—
(1)
added in subsection (a)(2)—
(A)
added in the heading, by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,” and inserting “lamb,”;
(B)
added by striking “beef, lamb, pork, chicken,” and inserting “lamb,” each place it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
(C)
added in subparagraph (E)—
(i)
added in the heading, by striking “Ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken,” and inserting “Ground lamb,”; and
(ii)
added by striking “ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken,” each place it appears and inserting “ground lamb,”; and
(2)
added in subsection (f)(2)—
(A)
added by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
(B)
added by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.