The main purpose of this legislation, known as the U.S.A. Beef Act, is to clarify and strengthen the requirements for labeling beef products as "Product of U.S.A." This aims to ensure that consumers have accurate information about the origin of the beef they purchase, specifically that it comes from cattle that were born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. Key provisions of the act include a new requirement that only beef or meat products derived from cattle that meet the criteria of being exclusively born, raised, and slaughtered in the U.S. can bear the "Product of U.S.A." label.