1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2018 . 2. State-inspected meat Section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 661 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and inserting the following: 301. Sale of inspected meat and meat food products ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking In furtherance of this policy in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through (1) The Secretary in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (B) State Programs (i) In general The Secretary ; (B) by striking (a) It is and inserting the following: (a) State meat inspection program (1) In general (A) Policy It is ; and (C) in paragraph (1)(B) (as so designated)— (i) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking solely for distribution within such State and inserting for distribution ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Interstate commerce (I) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may allow the shipment in interstate commerce of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products inspected under the State meat inspection program described in clause (i). (II) Acceptance of interstate shipments of meat and meat food products Notwithstanding any provision of State law, a State or local government shall not prohibit or restrict the movement or sale of meat or meat food products that have been inspected and passed in accordance with this Act for interstate commerce. ; (3) in subsection (b), by striking (b) The appropriate and inserting the following: (b) Cooperation of State agency The appropriate ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking (c)(1) If the Secretary and inserting the following: (c) Enforcement of Federal requirements (1) Designation of States (A) In general If the Secretary