United States · Bill · S
S. 1122 (100th)
Imported Meat Inspection Reciprocity Act of 1987
Introduced
1 May 1987
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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Summary
Imported Meat Inspection Reciprocity Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the meat inspection requirements of countries which export meat to the United States to determine whether a country applies standards to U.S. meat that: (1) are not substantiated by reliable analytical methods; or (2) are different from standards applied to domestic meat. Authorizes the House or Senate agricultural committees also to request such investigation. Directs the Secretary, upon such findings, to: (1) notify the Congress; and (2) prohibit such country from exporting meat to the United States the Secretary certifies that such meat has met applicable U.S. domestic inspection standards.
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summary · EN · 1 May 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1122
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/1122