Cooperative interstate shipment of poultry and meat

(a) Poultry products Section 31 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 472) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking 25 employees each place it appears and inserting 50 employees; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 25 and inserting 50; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 25 and inserting 50; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (i), by striking more than 25 employees but less than 35 employees and inserting more than 50 employees but less than 70 employees; and (II) in clause (ii), by striking subsection (i) and inserting subsection (j); (2) in subsection (c), by striking 60 percent and inserting 80 percent; (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking subsection (i) and inserting subsection (j); (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Federal outreach (1) In general In each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, for the purpose of State participation in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program, the Secretary shall conduct outreach to, and, as appropriate, subsequent negotiation with, not fewer than 25 percent of the States that— (A) have a State poultry product inspection program pursuant to section 5; but (B) do not have a selected establishment. (2) Report At the conclusion of each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, the Secretary shall submit a report detailing the activities and results of the outreach conducted during that fiscal year under paragraph (1) to— (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; (C) the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.. (b) Meat and meat food products Section 501 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking 25 employees each place it appears and inserting 50 employees; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 25 and inserting 50; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 25 and inserting 50; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking more than 25 employees but less than 35 employees and inserting more than 50 employees but less than 70 employees; (2) in subsection (c), by striking 60 percent and inserting 80 percent; and (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (3) Federal outreach (A) In general In each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, for the purpose of State participation in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program, the Secretary shall conduct outreach to, and, as appropriate, subsequent negotiation with, not fewer than 25 percent of the States that— (i) have a State meat inspection program pursuant to section 301; but (ii) do not have a selected establishment. (B) Report At the conclusion of each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, the Secretary shall submit a report detailing the activities and results of the outreach conducted during that fiscal year under subparagraph (A) to— (i) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; (ii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; (iii) the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (iv) the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate..