text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Meat Promotion Act of 2005''.
  
  SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING FOR MEAT.
  
      (a) Establishment.--The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
  U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
             ``Subtitle E--Country of Origin Labeling for Meat
  
  ``SEC. 291. DEFINITIONS.
  
      ``In this subtitle:
              ``(1) Beef.--The term `beef' means meat produced from 
          cattle (including veal).
              ``(2) Covered meat product.--The term `covered meat 
          product' means ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, and fresh 
          muscle cuts of beef, pork, and lamb.
              ``(3) Lamb.--The term `lamb' means meat produced from 
          sheep.
              ``(4) Pork.--The term `pork' means meat produced from 
          swine.
              ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
          of Agriculture.
  
  ``SEC. 292. VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.
  
      ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a voluntary program 
  of country of origin labeling for covered meat products.
  
  ``SEC. 293. LABEL.
  
      ``For purposes of the program established under section 292, the 
  Secretary shall--
              ``(1) design a label to be used to designate the country of 
          origin of covered meat products; and
              ``(2) require persons participating in the program to use 
          the label designed under paragraph (1), or such other label as 
          the Secretary determines appropriate, to designate the country 
          of origin of covered meat products.
  
  ``SEC. 294. LIMITATION ON USE OF UNITED STATES AS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
  
      ``A person participating in the program established under section 
  292 may not designate a covered meat product as having the United 
  States as the country of origin unless the covered meat product is 
  derived exclusively from--
              ``(1) an animal born, raised, and slaughtered in the United 
          States; or
              ``(2) an animal born and raised in Alaska or Hawaii, 
          transported for a period not to exceed 60 days outside of those 
          States, and slaughtered in the United States.
  
  ``SEC. 295. VERIFICATION.
  
      ``The Secretary may require participants in the program established 
  under section 292 to maintain a recordkeeping audit trail that will 
  permit the Secretary to verify compliance with the program.
  
  ``SEC. 296. ENFORCEMENT.
  
      ``(a) Civil Penalty.--
              ``(1) Assessment.--The Secretary may assess a civil penalty 
          against a participant in the program established under section 
          292 that purposely or knowingly violates the terms of the 
          program.
              ``(2) Amount of penalty.--The amount of the civil penalty 
          assessed under paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000 for each 
          violation.
              ``(3) Continuing violation.--Each day during which a 
          violation of the program continues shall be considered to be a 
          separate violation.
      ``(b) Notice and Hearing.--The Secretary shall not assess a civil 
  penalty under this section against a person unless the person is given 
  notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of 
  title 5, United States Code, with respect to the violation for which 
  the person is being assessed.
  
  ``SEC. 297. REGULATIONS.
  
      ``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
  Meat Promotion Act of 2005, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
  to carry out the program established under section 292.''.
      (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subtitle D of the Agricultural 
  Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in the heading to read as follows:
  
       ``Subtitle D--Country of Origin Labeling for Fish, Perishable 
                  Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts''.
  
              (2) in section 281--
                      (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (5), and (7);
                      (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                              (i) by striking clauses (i) and (ii); and
                              (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), 
                          (v), and (vi) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and 
                          (iv), respectively; and
                      (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), 
                  (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and 
                  (6), respectively; and
              (3) in section 282--
                      (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
                              (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
                          and
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
                          (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                          (C), respectively; and
                      (B) in subsection (f)(2)--
                              (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                          (C); and
                              (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
                          (E) as subparagraphs (A) and (B).
target: Meat Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with a voluntary country of origin labeling program for meat and meat products.
  
  Sets forth: (1) limitations on use of United States country of origin labels; and (2) civil penalties for program violations.
feat_title: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat, and for other purposes.