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[CITE: 7USC1635]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
     CHAPTER 38--DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING
 
                      Part A--Purpose; Definitions
 
Sec. 1635. Purpose

    The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a program of 
information regarding the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and 
products of such livestock that--
        (1) provides information that can be readily understood by 
    producers, packers, and other market participants, including 
    information with respect to the pricing, contracting for purchase, 
    and supply and demand conditions for livestock, livestock 
    production, and livestock products;
        (2) improves the price and supply reporting services of the 
    Department of Agriculture; and
        (3) encourages competition in the marketplace for livestock and 
    livestock products.

(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, Sec. 211, as added Pub. L. 106-78, 
title IX, Sec. 911(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1188.)

                         Termination of Section

        For termination of section by section 942 of Pub. L. 106-78, see 
    Livestock Mandatory Reporting note set out below.


                      Livestock Mandatory Reporting

    Pub. L. 106-78, title IX, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1188, provided 
that:
``SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
    ``This title [enacting sections 198 to 198b and 1635 to 1636h of 
this title and this note, amending sections 192 and 5712 of this title, 
repealing section 229a of this title, and amending provisions set out as 
a note under section 1421 of this title] may be cited as the `Livestock 
Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999'.

           ``Subtitle A--Livestock Mandatory Reporting

``SEC. 911. LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING.
    ``[Enacted this subchapter.]
``SEC. 912. UNJUST DISQUALIFICATION.
    ``[Amended section 192 of this title.]
``SEC. 913. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    ``(a) [Repealed section 229a of this title.]
    ``(b) [Amended section 101(a) [title XI, Sec. 1127] of Pub. L. 105-
277, 7 U.S.C. 1421 note.]

         ``Subtitle B--Related Beef Reporting Provisions

``SEC. 921. BEEF EXPORT REPORTING.
    ``[Amended section 5712 of this title.]
``SEC. 922. EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
[Oct. 22, 1999], the Secretary of Agriculture shall fully implement a 
program, through the use of a streamlined electronic online system, to 
issue and report export certificates for all meat and meat products.
``SEC. 923. IMPORTS OF BEEF, BEEF VARIETY MEATS, AND CATTLE.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
        ``(1) obtain information regarding the import of beef and beef 
    variety meats (consistent with the information categories reported 
    for beef exports under section 602(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act 
    of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a))) and cattle using available information 
    sources; and
        ``(2) publish the information in a timely manner weekly and in a 
    form that maximizes the utility of the information to beef 
    producers, packers, and other market participants.
    ``(b) Content.--The published information shall include information 
reporting the year-to-date cumulative annual imports of beef, beef 
variety meats, and cattle for the current and prior marketing years.
``SEC. 924. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out sections 922 and 923.

        ``Subtitle C--Related Swine Reporting Provisions

``SEC. 931. IMPROVEMENT OF HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY REPORT.
    ``(a) In General.--Effective beginning not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 1999], the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall publish on a monthly basis the Hogs and Pigs Inventory 
Report.
    ``(b) Gestating Sows.--The Secretary shall include in a separate 
category of the Report the number of bred female swine that are assumed, 
or have been confirmed, to be pregnant during the reporting period.
    ``(c) Phase-Out.--Effective for a period of eight quarters after the 
implementation of the monthly report required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall continue to maintain and publish on a quarterly basis 
the Hogs and Pigs Inventory Report published on or before the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
``SEC. 932. BARROW AND GILT SLAUGHTER.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall promptly 
obtain and maintain, through an appropriate collection system or valid 
sampling system at packing plants, information on the total slaughter of 
swine that reflects differences in numbers between barrows and gilts, as 
determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Availability.--The information shall be made available to 
swine producers, packers, and other market participants in a report 
published by the Secretary not less frequently than weekly.
    ``(c) Administration.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the collection 
    and compilation of information, and the publication of the report, 
    required by this section.
        ``(2) Nondelegation.--The Secretary shall not delegate the 
    collection, compilation, or administration of the information 
    required by this section to any packer (as defined in section 201 of 
    the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)).
``SEC. 933. AVERAGE TRIM LOSS CORRELATION STUDY AND REPORT.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall contract with 
a qualified contractor to conduct a correlation study and prepare a 
report establishing a baseline and standards for determining and 
improving average trim loss measurements and processing techniques for 
pork processors to employ in the slaughter of swine.
    ``(b) Correlation Study and Report.--The study and report shall--
        ``(1) analyze processing techniques that would assist the pork 
    processing industry in improving procedures for uniformity and 
    transparency in how trim loss is discounted (in dollars per hundred 
    pounds carcass weight) by different packers and processors;
        ``(2) analyze slaughter inspection procedures that could be 
    improved so that trimming procedures and policies of the Secretary 
    are uniform to the maximum extent determined practicable by the 
    Secretary;
        ``(3) determine how the Secretary may be able to foster improved 
    breeding techniques and animal handling and transportation 
    procedures through training programs made available to swine 
    producers so as to minimize trim loss in slaughter processing; and
        ``(4) make recommendations that are designed to effect changes 
    in the pork industry so as to achieve continuous improvement in 
    average trim losses and discounts.
    ``(c) Subsequent Reports on Status of Improvements and Updates in 
Baseline.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the initial 
publication of the report required under this section, the Secretary 
shall make subsequent periodic reports that--
        ``(1) examine the status of the improvement in reducing trim 
    loss discounts in the pork processing industry; and
        ``(2) update the baseline to reflect changes in trim loss 
    discounts.
    ``(d) Submission of Reports to Congress, Producers, Packers, and 
Others.--The reports required under this section shall be made available 
to--
        ``(1) the public on the Internet;
        ``(2) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
    Representatives;
        ``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
    the Senate;
        ``(4) producers and packers; and
        ``(5) other market participants.
``SEC. 934. SWINE PACKER MARKETING CONTRACTS.
    ``[Enacted sections 198 to 198b of this title.]
``SEC. 935. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.

                  ``Subtitle D--Implementation

``SEC. 941. REGULATIONS.
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 1999], the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall publish final regulations to implement this title and the 
amendments made by this title.
    ``(b) Publication of Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish 
proposed regulations to implement this title and the amendments made by 
this title.
    ``(c) Comment Period.--The Secretary shall provide an opportunity 
for comment on the proposed regulations during the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the publication of the proposed regulations.
    ``(d) Final Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the 
conclusion of the comment period, the Secretary shall publish the final 
regulations and implement this title and the amendments made by this 
title.
``SEC. 942. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
    ``The authority provided by this title [enacting sections 198 to 
198b and 1635 to 1636h of this title and this note, amending sections 
192 and 5712 of this title, repealing section 229a of this title, and 
amending provisions set out as a note under section 1421 of this title] 
and the amendments made by this title terminate 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 1999].''
