Restoration of mandatory country of origin labeling for beef and pork; inclusion of dairy products

(a) Definitions Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2) through (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (4) through (7), (9), and (10), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Beef The term beef means meat produced from cattle (including veal).; (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking lamb and inserting beef, lamb, pork,; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ground lamb and inserting ground beef, ground lamb, ground pork,; (iii) in clause (x), by striking and at the end; (iv) in clause (xi), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (v) by adding at the end the following: (xii) dairy products.; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting (other than clause (xii) of that subparagraph) after subparagraph (A); (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (3) Dairy product The term dairy product means— (A) fluid milk; (B) cheese, including cottage cheese and cream cheese; (C) yogurt; (D) ice cream; (E) butter; and (F) any other dairy product.; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) the following: (8) Pork The term pork means meat produced from hogs.. (b) Notice of country of origin Section 282(a) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Designation of country of origin for dairy products (A) In general A retailer of a covered commodity that is a dairy product shall designate the origin of the covered commodity as— (i) each country in which or from which the 1 or more dairy ingredients or dairy components of the covered commodity were produced, originated, or sourced; and (ii) each country in which the covered commodity was processed. (B) State, region, locality of the United States With respect to a covered commodity that is a dairy product produced exclusively in the United States, designation by a retailer of the State, region, or locality of the United States where the covered commodity was produced shall be sufficient to identify the United States as the country of origin..