A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to impose reciprocal inspection requirements for imported meat articles under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
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.
Directs the Secretary, upon such findings, to: (1) notify the Congress; and (2) prohibit such country from exporting meat to the United States unless the Secretary certifies that such meat has met inspection standards applied by the country to meat imported from the United States.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
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