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Mr. THUNE. S. 2716

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 2021''. 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.

(c) Means of Reinstating MCOOL for Beef.--

(1) Determination of means.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall determine a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef in accordance with the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) that is in compliance with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization.

(2) Implementation of means.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the means determined under paragraph (1).

(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the earlier of--

(1) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture publishes a determination in the Federal Register that the means determined under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) have been implemented under paragraph (2) of that subsection; and

(2) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. ______

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cruz, and Ms. Collins):

S. 2718. A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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