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12 2 STA T . 212 7PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (A)outreach, e d ucat i o n , and trainin g to v er ysm a l l or certain small esta b lishments (as de f ined by the S ec - retary)

and ‘‘( B ) grants to a p propriate State agencies to provide outreach, technical assistance, education, and training to very small or certain small establishments (as defined by the Secretary) . ‘‘( 2 ) PERSON NE L . —T he technical assistance division shall be comprised of individuals that, as determined by the Sec- retary— ‘‘(A) are of a q uantity sufficient to carry out the duties of the technical assistance division; and ‘‘(B) possess appropriate qualifications and e x pertise relating to the duties of the technical assistance division. ‘‘(g) TR A NS IT ION G RANTS.—The Secretary may provide grants to appropriate State agencies to assist the appropriate State agen- cies in helping establishments covered by title I II to transition to selected establishments. ‘‘(h) V IOLATIONS.—Any selected establishment that the Sec- retary determines to be in violation of any requirement of this Act shall be transitioned to a F ederal establishment in accordance w ith a procedure developed by the Secretary under subsection (b)( 3 )(A). ‘‘(i) EF FE C T.— N othing in this section limits the j urisdiction of the Secretary with respect to the regulation of meat and meat products under this Act. ‘‘(j) EFFECTI V E D ATE.— ‘‘( 1 )IN G ENERAL.—This section ta k es effect on the date on which the Secretary, after providing a period of public com- ment (including through the conduct of public meetings or hearings), promulgates final regulations to carry out this sec- tion. ‘‘(2) R E QU IRE M ENT.—Not later than 1 8 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations in accordance with paragraph (1). ’ ’. (b) POULTR Y AN D POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U .S. C . 45 1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following

‘ SEC.31 . INT E R ST A TES H I PM ENT OF PO UL TR Y INSPECTE DB Y FED - ERAL AND STATE A G ENCIES FOR CERTAIN SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS. ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— ‘‘(1) A P PROPRIATE STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘appropriate State agency’ means a State agency described in section 5(a)(1). ‘‘(2) DESIGNATED PERSONNEL.—The term ‘designated per- sonnel’ means inspection personnel of a State agency that have undergone all necessary inspection training and certification to assist the Secretary in the administration and enforcement of this Act, including rules and regulations issued under this Act. ‘‘(3) ELIGI B LE ESTABLIS H MENT.—The term ‘eligible establishment’ means an establishment that is in compliance with— ‘‘(A) the State inspection program of the State in which the establishment is located; and 21USC47 2 .Deadlin e.