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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8489 

To make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle in the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2020 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. 

EMMER, and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 

Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign 

Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle 

in the United States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Price Reform In Cattle Economics Act’’ or the ‘‘PRICE 

6 Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 

States. 

Sec. 3. Overtime and holiday fee relief for small meat, poultry, and egg processing plants. 

Sec. 4. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat allowed. 

Sec. 5. Interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected poultry allowed. 

Sec. 6. Assistance for new and expanded livestock or meat processors. 

Sec. 7. New and expanding livestock or meat processing grants. 

Sec. 8. Research on meat and poultry processing facilities. 

Sec. 9. Improving farm management knowledge and skills for livestock producers. 

Sec. 10. Feasibility study on implementing requirements with respect to reported negotiated cash sales of cattle to individual packing 

plants. 

Sec. 11. Cattle contract library. 

Sec. 12. Dissemination to farm and agricultural workers of information and 

training on best practices used to respond to the COVID–19 

pandemic. 

Sec. 13. Cover crops planted due to prevented planting. 

Sec. 14. Emergency use of CRP land during pandemic. 

3 SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN IN4 VESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. 

5 Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 

6 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 

8 through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (K), re9 spectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY FEE RELIEF FOR SMALL 

2 MEAT, POULTRY, AND EGG PROCESSING 

3 PLANTS. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COVERED ACT.—The term ‘‘covered Act’’ 

6 means— 

7 (A) the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

8 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

9 (B) the Poultry Products Inspection Act 

10 (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); and 

11 (C) the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 

12 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). 

13 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The term ‘‘establish14 ment’’ means— 

15 (A) a meat establishment subject to the re16 quirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 

17 (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

18 (B) a poultry establishment subject to the 

19 requirements of the Poultry Products Inspec20 tion Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); and 

21 (C) an egg products processing plant sub22 ject to the requirements of the Egg Products 

23 Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). 

24 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 (4) SMALL ESTABLISHMENT; VERY SMALL ES2 TABLISHMENT.—The terms ‘‘small establishment’’ 

3 and ‘‘very small establishment’’ have the meaning 

4 given those terms in the final rule entitled ‘‘Patho5 gen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control 

6 Point (HACCP) Systems’’ (61 Fed. Reg. 38806 

7 (July 25, 1996)). 

8 (b) OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY FEES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, for an inspection of an establish11 ment conducted pursuant to a covered Act, the Sec12 retary shall discount the rate charged— 

13 (A) by not less than 30 percent of the 

14 overtime and holiday published rate in the case 

15 of a small establishment; and 

16 (B) by not less than 75 percent of the 

17 overtime and holiday published rate in the case 

18 of a very small establishment. 

19 (2) RULEMAKING; RETROACTIVE IMPLEMENTA20 TION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of en21 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

22 (A) complete a rulemaking establishing the 

23 discounted rates required under paragraph (1); 

24 and 


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1 (B) implement those discounted rates to 

2 apply retroactively to the date of enactment of 

3 this Act. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVENESS.—The Secretary— 

5 (1) shall carry out subsection (b) until the total 

6 amount of funds appropriated pursuant to the au7 thorization under subsection (d) are expended; and 

8 (2) may carry out subsection (b) after those 

9 funds are expended only to the extent and in the 

10 amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 

11 (d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro12 priated to carry out this section, $58,000,000, to remain 

13 available until expended. 

14 SEC. 4. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE15 INSPECTED MEAT ALLOWED. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(c)(2) of the Federal 

17 Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2)) is amended, 

18 by inserting after the first sentence, the following: ‘‘For 

19 the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, res20 taurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over 

21 the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than 

22 for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat 

23 or meat food product, provided the meat or meat food 

24 product so inspected is shipped directly to household con25 sumers and in normal retail quantities.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 301 of the 

2 Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 

5 period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 

6 pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 

7 (c)(2)’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 

9 inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 

10 SEC. 5. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE11 INSPECTED POULTRY ALLOWED. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c)(2) of the Poultry 

13 Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(2)) is amend14 ed, by inserting after the first sentence, the following: 

15 ‘‘For the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, 

16 restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell 

17 over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other 

18 than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected 

19 poultry product, provided the poultry product so inspected 

20 is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal 

21 retail quantities.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the 

23 Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 

2 period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 

3 pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 

4 (c)(2)’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 

6 inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 

7 SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR NEW AND EXPANDED LIVESTOCK 

8 OR MEAT PROCESSORS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in 

10 this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may make or 

11 guarantee a loan for the purpose of— 

12 (1) facilitating economic opportunity for live13 stock and meat producers seeking further processing 

14 capacity and diversification of processor ownership 

15 to increase competitiveness in the livestock and meat 

16 industry; 

17 (2) increasing value-added opportunities for 

18 livestock and meat production through investment in 

19 processing capacity; 

20 (3) improving, developing, or financing livestock 

21 and meat processing activity and employment includ22 ing through the financing of working capital; or 

23 (4) promoting the interstate trade and local 

24 sales of processed meat by financing improvements 


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1 to meet relevant Federal, State, and local regulatory 

2 standards. 

3 (b) ELIGIBILITY; GENERAL LIMITATIONS.— 

4 (1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—An entity shall be 

5 eligible for a loan or guarantee under this section if 

6 the entity is— 

7 (A) a public, private, or cooperative organi8 zation organized on a for-profit or nonprofit 

9 basis; 

10 (B) an Indian tribe on a Federal or State 

11 reservation, or any other federally recognized 

12 Indian tribal group; or 

13 (C) an individual. 

14 (2) FACILITY LOCATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), a facility constructed with 

17 proceeds from a loan made or guaranteed under 

18 this section shall be in a rural area. 

19 (B) EXCEPTION.—A facility constructed 

20 with proceeds from a loan made or guaranteed 

21 under this section may be in a non-rural area 

22 if— 

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1 ricultural producers that are located within 

2 300 miles of the facility; 

3 (ii) the applicant demonstrates to the 

4 Secretary that the primary benefit of mak5 ing the loan or guarantee will be to provide 

6 employment for residents of a rural area; 

7 (iii) the loan involved will be used to 

8 increase the competitiveness of meat, poul9 try, or seafood processing in a region; and 

10 (iv) the principal amount of the loan 

11 involved does not exceed $50,000,000. 

12 (C) RURAL AREA DEFINED.—In this para13 graph, the term ‘‘rural area’’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in section 343(a)(13) of the 

15 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

16 Act. 

17 (3) LIMITATIONS.— 

18 (A) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LOAN IN19 VOLVED.—A loan of more than $50,000,000 

20 may not be made or guaranteed under this sec21 tion. 

22 (B) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—A loan 

23 may not be made or guaranteed under this sec24 tion to an entity that is owned in partnership 

25 or in whole by— 


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1 (i) a foreign entity; or 

2 (ii) an entity that currently processes 

3 over 5 percent of the daily harvest of any 

4 species. 

5 (c) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO

6 COOPERATIVES.— 

7 (1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LOAN IN8 VOLVED.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub10 section (b)(3), a loan of not more than 

11 $100,000,000 may be made or guaranteed for 

12 a cooperative organization under this section. 

13 (B) CONDITIONS APPLICABLE IF LOAN IN14 VOLVED IS FOR MORE THAN $50,000,000.—A 

15 loan of more than $50,000,000 may not be 

16 made or guaranteed for a cooperative organiza17 tion under this section unless the loan is used 

18 to carry out a project that— 

19 (i) provides for the value-added proc20 essing of agricultural commodities; or 

21 (ii) significantly increases competitive22 ness or increases capacity where insuffi23 cient capacity exists for livestock harvest 

24 or meat processing, as determined by the 

25 Secretary. 


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1 (2) INTANGIBLE ASSETS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—In determining whether 

3 a cooperative organization is eligible for a loan 

4 or guarantee under this section, the Secretary 

5 may consider the market value of a properly ap6 praised brand name, patent, or trademark of 

7 the cooperative. 

8 (B) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.—In the sole 

9 discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary de10 termines that the action would not create or 

11 otherwise contribute to an unreasonable risk of 

12 default or loss to the Federal Government, the 

13 Secretary may take accounts receivable as secu14 rity for the obligations entered into in connec15 tion with a loan made or guaranteed under this 

16 section, and a borrower may use accounts re17 ceivable as collateral to secure such a loan. 

18 (3) PURCHASE OF COOPERATIVE STOCK.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

20 make or guarantee a loan in accordance with 

21 this section to an individual farmer or rancher 

22 for the purpose of purchasing capital stock of 

23 a farmer or rancher cooperative established for 

24 the purpose of processing an agricultural com25 modity. 


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1 (B) PROCESSING CONTRACTS DURING INI2 TIAL PERIOD.—A cooperative described in sub3 paragraph (A) with respect to which a farmer 

4 or rancher receives a guarantee to purchase 

5 stock under subparagraph (A) may contract for 

6 services to process agricultural commodities or 

7 otherwise process value-added agricultural prod8 ucts, during the 5-year period beginning on the 

9 date the cooperative commences operations, in 

10 order to provide adequate time for the planning 

11 and construction of the processing facility of 

12 the cooperative. 

13 (C) FINANCIAL INFORMATION.—A farmer 

14 or rancher from whom the Secretary requires fi15 nancial information as a condition of making or 

16 guaranteeing a loan under subparagraph (A) 

17 shall provide the information in the manner 

18 generally required by commercial agricultural 

19 lenders in the geographical area in which the 

20 farmer or rancher is located. 

21 (d) CONDITIONS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO

22 USING LOAN INVOLVED FOR REFINANCING.—A borrower 

23 may use 25 percent of a loan made or guaranteed under 

24 this section to refinance a loan made for a purpose de25 scribed in subsection (a) if— 


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1 (1) the borrower is current and performing with 

2 respect to the loan to be refinanced; 

3 (2) the borrower has not defaulted on any pay4 ment required to be made with respect to the loan 

5 to be refinanced; 

6 (3) none of the collateral for the loan to be refi7 nanced has been converted; and 

8 (4) there is adequate security or full collateral 

9 for the loan to be refinanced. 

10 (e) LOAN APPRAISAL.—The Secretary may require 

11 that any appraisal made in connection with a loan made 

12 or guaranteed under this section be conducted by a spe13 cialized appraiser that uses standards that are similar to 

14 standards used for similar purposes in the private sector, 

15 as determined by the Secretary. 

16 (f) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA17 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

18 out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

19 through 2023. 

20 SEC. 7. NEW AND EXPANDING LIVESTOCK OR MEAT PROC21 ESSING GRANTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 

23 make grants to— 

24 (1) expand, diversify, and increase competition 

25 in livestock or meat processing activities; 


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1 (2) improve compliance with livestock and meat 

2 processing statutes (including the regulations issued 

3 thereunder), such as the Federal Meat Inspection 

4 Act (21 U.S.C. 661) and the Poultry Products In5 spection Act (21 U.S.C. 454); 

6 (3) provide relief from financial barriers to 

7 entry into the livestock and meat processing indus8 try; and 

9 (4) update, expand, or otherwise improve exist10 ing facilities. 

11 (b) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—An entity shall be eligible 

12 for a grant under this section if the entity is— 

13 (1) a governmental entity; 

14 (2) a public, private, or cooperative organiza15 tion organized on a for-profit or nonprofit basis; or 

16 (3) an Indian tribe on a Federal or State res17 ervation or any other federally recognized Indian 

18 tribal group. 

19 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity to which a grant is 

20 made under this section may use the grant funds for a 

21 livestock or meat producing business opportunity, or a new 

22 or expanded processing project, that— 

23 (1) identifies and analyzes business opportuni24 ties, including feasibility studies as required for 

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1 (2) identifies, trains, and provides technical as2 sistance to existing or prospective rural entre3 preneurs and managers or processing facilities; 

4 (3) provides technical assistance to gain compli5 ance with Federal, State, or local regulations; 

6 (4) conducts regional, community, and local 

7 economic development planning and coordination, 

8 and leadership development; or 

9 (5) establishes a center for training, technology, 

10 and trade that will provide training to livestock or 

11 meat processing employees. 

12 (d) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO13 PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

14 carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2021 through 2023. 

16 SEC. 8. RESEARCH ON MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING 

17 FACILITIES. 

18 Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Ex19 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310 

20 et seq.) is amended by inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1473I. RESEARCH ON MEAT AND POULTRY PROC22 ESSING FACILITIES. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

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1 leges and universities to conduct and publish research on 

2 the feasibility of establishing new and expanding existing 

3 meat and poultry processing facilities. 

4 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A land-grant college or uni5 versity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use 

6 grant funds to conduct research that identifies— 

7 ‘‘(1) regional differences and availability of live8 stock in underserved locations; 

9 ‘‘(2) opportunities for varying sizes and scales 

10 of processing in various locations; 

11 ‘‘(3) the advantages and disadvantages of scale; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(4) the approval process (including required 

14 inspections) for marketing meat and poultry prod15 ucts under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

16 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspec17 tion Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) or under State law. 

18 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

20 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023.’’. 

21 SEC. 9. IMPROVING FARM MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND 

22 SKILLS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. 

23 The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 

24 of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672E (7 

25 U.S.C. 5925g) the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1672F. IMPROVING FARM MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE 

2 AND SKILLS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make com4 petitive extension and education grants for the purpose of 

5 improving the farm management knowledge and skills of 

6 livestock producers. 

7 ‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting grant re8 cipients under this section, the Secretary shall give pri9 ority to applicants that— 

10 ‘‘(1) demonstrate an ability to work directly 

11 with livestock producers; 

12 ‘‘(2) collaborate with farm management edu13 cational programs and associations; and 

14 ‘‘(3) include in such application a description of 

15 the curriculum the applicant is seeking to carry out 

16 to educate livestock producers on risk management 

17 through futures market participation, crop insurance 

18 products, and other strategies. 

19 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), 

20 and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, 

21 and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) 

22 shall apply with respect to the making of grants under 

23 this section. 

24 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘live25 stock’ has the meaning given such term in section 1501(a) 

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1 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.’’. 

4 SEC. 10. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON IMPLEMENTING REQUIRE5 MENTS WITH RESPECT TO REPORTED NEGO6 TIATED CASH SALES OF CATTLE TO INDI7 VIDUAL PACKING PLANTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act9 ing through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall con10 duct a study on the feasibility of the implementation of 

11 requirements with respect to negotiated cash sales of cat12 tle to individual packing plants required to be reported 

13 under chapter 2 of subtitle B of the Agricultural Mar14 keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635d et seq.). Such study 

15 shall assess the feasibility of implementing each of the fol16 lowing requirements with respect to such sales: 

17 (1) All packing plants purchase at least 50 per18 cent of the average weekly number of livestock to be 

19 slaughtered by such packing plant through nego20 tiated cash sales under which the sellers of such live21 stock are required to deliver such livestock to the 

22 packers involved within 14 days. 

23 (2) All packing plants purchase at least 30 per24 cent of the average weekly number of livestock to be 

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1 tiated cash sales under which the sellers of such live2 stock are required to deliver such livestock to the 

3 packers involved within 14 days. 

4 (3) Assessments of the value of livestock be col5 lected before paying negotiated cash sellers to en6 courage sufficient price discovery in individual re7 gions. 

8 (4) The establishment of various regional tar9 gets for cash sales within a 14-day delivery window 

10 at individual packing plants in order to achieve suffi11 cient price discovery. 

12 (5) The creation and compensation of a pool of 

13 negotiated cash market traders to incentivize cash 

14 sales for greater price discovery. 

15 (6) The potential for increased prices due to 

16 changes made by the Secretary to confidentiality 

17 rules that prohibit reporting in any given region or 

18 window. 

19 (7) Any other requirement that would encour20 age sufficient price discovery, as determined by the 

21 Secretary. 

22 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study under subsection 

23 (a) shall assess, with respect to each proposed requirement 

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1 (1) the impact on producers, processors, and 

2 other market participants subject to regulation 

3 under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 

4 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 

5 (2) the economic cost and benefit to various 

6 segments of the meatpacking industry, including cow 

7 calf producers, stockers, backgrounders, farmer feed8 ers, custom feeders, and other market participants, 

9 as determined by the Secretary; 

10 (3) the economic cost and benefits of premiums 

11 paid and received for quality factors of fed cattle; 

12 (4) the economic cost and benefits for cattle 

13 producers of various sizes, including the impact on 

14 producers from various regions; 

15 (5) the economic cost and benefits of price dis16 covery to the beef industry and supply chain as a 

17 whole; 

18 (6) the economic outcomes for consumers of 

19 beef; 

20 (7) the implementation cost to the Department 

21 of Agriculture; and 

22 (8) the proposed enforcement mechanism or 

23 mechanisms. 

24 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

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1 of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri2 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com3 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen4 ate, a report on the findings of the study conducted under 

5 subsection (a). 

6 SEC. 11. CATTLE CONTRACT LIBRARY. 

7 Section 222 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 

8 (7 U.S.C. 198a) is amended— 

9 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘SWINE’’ insert10 ing ‘‘CATTLE AND SWINE’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘swine producers’’ and in13 serting ‘‘cattle producers and swine producers’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘production of swine’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘production of cattle and swine’’; and 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘including swine’’ and in18 serting ‘‘including cattle and swine’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘available to 

20 swine producers’’ and inserting ‘‘available to cattle 

21 producers and swine producers’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (d)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘cattle 

24 and’’ before ‘‘swine’’ each place it appears in 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) in the heading, by striking 

3 ‘‘SWINE’’ and inserting ‘‘CATTLE AND

4 SWINE’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘cattle and’’ before 

6 ‘‘swine’’ each place it appears in subpara7 graphs (B), (C), and (D). 

8 SEC. 12. DISSEMINATION TO FARM AND AGRICULTURAL 

9 WORKERS OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING 

10 ON BEST PRACTICES USED TO RESPOND TO 

11 THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural 

13 Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)(1)(B)) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting 

16 ‘‘AND AGRICULTURAL WORKER’’ before ‘‘SAFETY’’; 

17 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘and agricultural worker’’ 

19 before ‘‘safety education’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘timber harvesters, and 

21 farm families’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural proc22 essors and handlers, timber harvesters, farm 

23 families, and other participants in the agricul24 tural supply chain’’; 


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1 (3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘dermititis’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘dermatitis’’; 

3 (4) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

4 (5) in clause (vi), by striking the period and in5 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(vii) other relevant health and safety 

8 guidance, guidelines, requirements, or in9 formation.’’. 

10 (b) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 

11 Treasury of the United States not otherwise expended, 

12 there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 

13 $50,000,000 for the purpose of disseminating information 

14 related to the COVID–19 pandemic under section 

15 502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural Development Act of 1972. 

16 (c) RURAL HEALTH DISRUPTION PRIORITIZATION

17 FLEXIBILITY.—Section 6101(a) of the Agricultural Act of 

18 2018 (132 Stat. 4726–4727; Public Law 115–334) is 

19 amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 

20 paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

21 SEC. 13. COVER CROPS PLANTED DUE TO PREVENTED 

22 PLANTING. 

23 Section 508A(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 

24 of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by amending subparagraph (B) of para2 graph (1) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(B) SECOND CROP PLANTED.—The pro4 ducer may plant a second crop on the same 

5 acreage for harvest in the same crop year and 

6 collect one of the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) Subject to paragraphs (4) and 

8 (5), an indemnity payment established by 

9 the Corporation for the first crop, but not 

10 to exceed 35 percent of the prevented 

11 planting guarantee for the acreage for the 

12 first crop. 

13 ‘‘(ii) An indemnity that is equal to 

14 100 percent of the prevented planting 

15 guarantee for the acreage for the first 

16 crop, if each of the following conditions are 

17 met: 

18 ‘‘(I) The Secretary determines 

19 that the acres planted are in an area 

20 with low hay or forage supplies due to 

21 widespread excessive moisture, flood, 

22 drought, or other factors. 

23 ‘‘(II) The second crop will be 

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1 mal feed that is hayed, grazed, or 

2 chopped. 

3 ‘‘(III) The second crop will be 

4 donated or used by the producer.’’; 

5 and 

6 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘a second crop planted as 

8 described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) or’’ before 

9 ‘‘double cropping’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘make an election under 

11 paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘makes an 

12 election under paragraph (1)(B)(i)’’. 

13 SEC. 14. EMERGENCY USE OF CRP LAND DURING PAN14 DEMIC. 

15 Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act 

16 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended— 

17 (1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by strik18 ing ‘‘or other emergency,’’ and inserting ‘‘or other 

19 emergency (including a pandemic),’’; and 

20 (2) in item (cc), by inserting ‘‘or pandemic’’ 

21 after ‘‘natural disaster event’’. 

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