Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require the Secretary to annually report regarding the economic state of the cattle and hog industries, including possible violations of such Act.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3091 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3091
To implement the recommendations of the General Accounting Office on
improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 by
the Department of Agriculture.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 21, 2000
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Grams, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. Brownback)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To implement the recommendations of the General Accounting Office on
improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 by
the Department of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Packers and Stockyards Enforcement
Improvement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Implementation of the General Accounting Office Report.--Not
later than 1 year after September 21, 2000, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall implement the recommendations of the report issued by
the General Accounting Office entitled ``Packers and Stockyards
Programs: Actions Needed to Improve Investigations of Competitive
Practices'', GAO/RCED-00-242, dated September 21, 2000.
(b) Consultation.--During the implementation period referred to in
subsection (a), and for such an additional time period as needed to
assure effective implementation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
consult and work with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission in order to--
(1) implement the investigation management, operations, and
case methods development processes recommendations in the
report; and
(2) effectively identify and investigate complaints of
unfair and anti-competitive practices, and enforce the Packers
and Stockyards Act, 1921.
(c) Training.--Not later than September 21, 2001, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall develop and implement a training program for staff of
the Department of Agriculture engaged in investigations of complaints
of unfair and anti-competitive activity, drawing on existing training
materials and programs available at the Department of Justice and the
Federal Trade Commission, to the extent practicable.
SEC. 3. REPORT.
Title IV of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 is amended by--
(1) redesignating section 415 (7 U.S.C. 229) as section
416; and
(2) inserting after section 414 the following:
``Sec. 415. Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that--
``(1) assesses the general economic state of the cattle and
hog industries; and
``(2) identifies business practices or market operations or
activities in those industries that represent possible
violations of this Act or are inconsistent with the goals of
this Act.''.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress on October 1,
2001, on the actions taken to comply with section 2.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8956-8957)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8957-8958)
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