Plain English summary not yet available
The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.
I
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5818
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and
compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. LONG) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name
for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Buffalo La-
4
beling Act’’.
5
VerDate Sep 11 2014
03:15 Feb 13, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5818.IH
H5818
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2
•HR 5818 IH
SEC. 2. COMMON OR USUAL NAME FOR NORTH AMERICAN
1
BISON.
2
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
3
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the
4
following:
5
‘‘(z)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if it is a food
6
that is or contains any animal in the genus Bubalus and
7
the labeling uses the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual
8
name for the food, unless the term used in the labeling
9
of that food is ‘water buffalo’.
10
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not be construed as pro-
11
hibiting the use of the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual
12
name for the animal Bison bison bison (commonly known
13
as the plains bison), or the animal Bison bison athabascae
14
(commonly known as the wood bison).’’.
15
Æ
VerDate Sep 11 2014
03:15 Feb 13, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5818.IH
H5818
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS