mr. chairman , i rise in support of the bonilla provision to delay implementing mandatory country of origin labeling , which is known as cool , for meat and meat products for 1 year .  this distinction is important .  this delay is for meat and associated products alone .  in the 2002 farm bill , we added the cool requirement for fruits and vegetables .  the conference , however , expanded the mandate to meat , fish , perishable agricultural commodities , and peanuts .  as most things not vetted by committees , these regulations brought a number of problems and unintended consequences .  several government and private studies have identified numerous costs added , especially for consumers .  american families should not pay the price for marketing beef without it being any safer than it is now .  the house has previously voted to delay mandatory cool in order to review the law and develop a voluntary option .  the bonilla provision to delay cool labeling for meat is the right thing to do .  i ask the house to join me in keeping this provision and oppose the motion to strike .  