Section 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”.
Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat
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.”.
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”.
Sec. 3 Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry
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.”.
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”.