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S. 3377 delays implementation of a 2016 rule that would allow increased importation of sheep, goats, and related meat products into the United States for one year while the Department of Agriculture studies its potential impacts. During this one-year period, federal officials cannot finalize, enforce, or administer the import rule. The Agriculture Department must complete a comprehensive study examining how the rule would affect domestic sheep and goat producers, market prices, supply levels, consumer confidence, and disease risks, while also assessing demand projections by region and foreign government subsidies to foreign producers. Within one year of the bill's enactment, the Secretary of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress with study findings and recommendations for modifying the rule to reduce any negative effects on U.S. sheep and goat industries. The bill was introduced by Senator Barrasso and referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee, reflecting concerns from U.S. livestock producers about foreign competition.

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