Pub. L. 82-429, tit. I, sec. 101

Sec. 101. Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Nor shall any restriction or other limitation be 66 Stat. 297 established or maintained upon the species, type, or grade of livestock killed by any slaughterer, nor upon the types of slaughtering operations, including religious rituals, employed by any slaughterer; nor shall any requirements or regulations be established or maintained relating to the allocation or distribution of meat or meat products unless, and for the period for which, the Secretary of Agriculture shall have determined and certified to the President that the overall supply of meat and meat products is inadequate to meet the civilian or military needs therefor: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the President from requiring the grading and grade marking of meat and meat products.”