ported under subparagraph (A) that is obtained 
after the time of the reporting day specified in 
such subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 4. LAMB REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise 
section 59.300 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations so 
that— 
(1) the definition of the term ‘‘importer’’— 
(A) includes only those importers that im-
ported an average of 1,000 metric tons of lamb 
meat products per year during the immediately 
preceding 4 calendar years; and 
(B) may include any person that does not 
meet the requirement referred to in subpara-
graph (A), if the Secretary determines that the 
person should be considered an importer based 
on their volume of lamb imports; and 
(2) the definition of the term ‘‘packer’’— 
(A) applies to any entity with 50 percent 
or more ownership in a facility; 
(B) includes a federally inspected lamb 
processing plant which slaughtered or processed 
the equivalent of an average of 35,000 head of 
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lambs per year during the immediately pre-
ceding 5 calendar years; and 
(C) may include any other lamb processing 
plant that did not meet not meet the require-
ment referred to in subparagraph (B), if the 
Secretary determines that the processing plant 
should be considered a packer after considering 
its capacity. 
SEC. 5. STUDY ON LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Agricultural Marketing Service in con-
junction with the Office of the Chief Economist and in 
consultation with cattle, swine, and lamb producers, pack-
ers, and other market participants, shall conduct a study 
on the program of information regarding the marketing 
of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock 
under subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635 et seq.). Such study shall— 
(1) analyze current marketing practices in the 
cattle, swine, and lamb markets; 
(2) identify legislative or regulatory rec-
ommendations made by cattle, swine, and lamb pro-
ducers, packers, and other market participants to 
ensure that information provided under such pro-
gram— 
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(A) can be readily understood by pro-
ducers, packers, and other market participants; 
(B) reflects current marketing practices; 
and 
(C) is relevant and useful to producers, 
packers, and other market participants; 
(3) analyze the price and supply information re-
porting services of the Department of Agriculture re-
lated to cattle, swine, and lamb; and 
(4) address any other issues that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2020, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate a report containing the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
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