(2) identifies, trains, and provides technical as-
sistance to existing or prospective rural entre-
preneurs and managers or processing facilities; 
(3) provides technical assistance to gain compli-
ance with Federal, State, or local regulations; 
(4) conducts regional, community, and local 
economic development planning and coordination, 
and leadership development; or 
(5) establishes a center for training, technology, 
and trade that will provide training to livestock or 
meat processing employees. 
(d) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH ON MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING 
FACILITIES. 
Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310 
et seq.) is amended by inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1473I. RESEARCH ON MEAT AND POULTRY PROC-
ESSING FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, shall make competitive grants to land-grant col-
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leges and universities to conduct and publish research on 
the feasibility of establishing new and expanding existing 
meat and poultry processing facilities. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A land-grant college or uni-
versity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use 
grant funds to conduct research that identifies— 
‘‘(1) regional differences and availability of live-
stock in underserved locations; 
‘‘(2) opportunities for varying sizes and scales 
of processing in various locations; 
‘‘(3) the advantages and disadvantages of scale; 
and 
‘‘(4) the approval process (including required 
inspections) for marketing meat and poultry prod-
ucts under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) or under State law. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 9. IMPROVING FARM MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND 
SKILLS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. 
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672E (7 
U.S.C. 5925g) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1672F. IMPROVING FARM MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE 
AND SKILLS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make com-
petitive extension and education grants for the purpose of 
improving the farm management knowledge and skills of 
livestock producers. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting grant re-
cipients under this section, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to applicants that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate an ability to work directly 
with livestock producers; 
‘‘(2) collaborate with farm management edu-
cational programs and associations; and 
‘‘(3) include in such application a description of 
the curriculum the applicant is seeking to carry out 
to educate livestock producers on risk management 
through futures market participation, crop insurance 
products, and other strategies. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), 
and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, 
and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) 
shall apply with respect to the making of grants under 
this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘live-
stock’ has the meaning given such term in section 1501(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(a)). 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 10. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON IMPLEMENTING REQUIRE-
MENTS WITH RESPECT TO REPORTED NEGO-
TIATED CASH SALES OF CATTLE TO INDI-
VIDUAL PACKING PLANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall con-
duct a study on the feasibility of the implementation of 
requirements with respect to negotiated cash sales of cat-
tle to individual packing plants required to be reported 
under chapter 2 of subtitle B of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635d et seq.). Such study 
shall assess the feasibility of implementing each of the fol-
lowing requirements with respect to such sales: 
(1) All packing plants purchase at least 50 per-
cent of the average weekly number of livestock to be 
slaughtered by such packing plant through nego-
tiated cash sales under which the sellers of such live-
stock are required to deliver such livestock to the 
packers involved within 14 days. 
(2) All packing plants purchase at least 30 per-
cent of the average weekly number of livestock to be 
slaughtered by such packing plant through nego-
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tiated cash sales under which the sellers of such live-
stock are required to deliver such livestock to the 
packers involved within 14 days. 
(3) Assessments of the value of livestock be col-
lected before paying negotiated cash sellers to en-
courage sufficient price discovery in individual re-
gions. 
(4) The establishment of various regional tar-
gets for cash sales within a 14-day delivery window 
at individual packing plants in order to achieve suffi-
cient price discovery. 
(5) The creation and compensation of a pool of 
negotiated cash market traders to incentivize cash 
sales for greater price discovery. 
(6) The potential for increased prices due to 
changes made by the Secretary to confidentiality 
rules that prohibit reporting in any given region or 
window. 
(7) Any other requirement that would encour-
age sufficient price discovery, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study under subsection 
(a) shall assess, with respect to each proposed requirement 
studied under such subsection— 
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(1) the impact on producers, processors, and 
other market participants subject to regulation 
under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 
(2) the economic cost and benefit to various 
segments of the meatpacking industry, including cow 
calf producers, stockers, backgrounders, farmer feed-
ers, custom feeders, and other market participants, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(3) the economic cost and benefits of premiums 
paid and received for quality factors of fed cattle; 
(4) the economic cost and benefits for cattle 
producers of various sizes, including the impact on 
producers from various regions; 
(5) the economic cost and benefits of price dis-
covery to the beef industry and supply chain as a 
whole; 
(6) the economic outcomes for consumers of 
beef; 
(7) the implementation cost to the Department 
of Agriculture; and 
(8) the proposed enforcement mechanism or 
mechanisms. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate, a report on the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 11. CATTLE CONTRACT LIBRARY. 
Section 222 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 
(7 U.S.C. 198a) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘SWINE’’ insert-
ing ‘‘CATTLE AND SWINE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘swine producers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘cattle producers and swine producers’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘production of swine’’ and 
inserting ‘‘production of cattle and swine’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘including swine’’ and in-
serting ‘‘including cattle and swine’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘available to 
swine producers’’ and inserting ‘‘available to cattle 
producers and swine producers’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘cattle 
and’’ before ‘‘swine’’ each place it appears in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B); and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘SWINE’’ and inserting ‘‘CATTLE
AND 
SWINE’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘cattle and’’ before 
‘‘swine’’ each place it appears in subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D). 
SEC. 12. DISSEMINATION TO FARM AND AGRICULTURAL 
WORKERS OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING 
ON BEST PRACTICES USED TO RESPOND TO 
THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural 
Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND AGRICULTURAL WORKER’’ before ‘‘SAFETY’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and agricultural worker’’ 
before ‘‘safety education’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘timber harvesters, and 
farm families’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural proc-
essors and handlers, timber harvesters, farm 
families, and other participants in the agricul-
tural supply chain’’; 
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(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘dermititis’’ and 
inserting ‘‘dermatitis’’; 
(4) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(5) in clause (vi), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) other relevant health and safety 
guidance, guidelines, requirements, or in-
formation.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise expended, 
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$50,000,000 for the purpose of disseminating information 
related to the COVID–19 pandemic under section 
502(i)(1)(B) of the Rural Development Act of 1972. 
(c) RURAL HEALTH DISRUPTION PRIORITIZATION 
FLEXIBILITY.—Section 6101(a) of the Agricultural Act of 
2018 (132 Stat. 4726–4727; Public Law 115–334) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
SEC. 13. COVER CROPS PLANTED DUE TO PREVENTED 
PLANTING. 
Section 508A(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)) is amended— 
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(1) by amending subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) SECOND CROP PLANTED.—The pro-
ducer may plant a second crop on the same 
acreage for harvest in the same crop year and 
collect one of the following: 
‘‘(i) Subject to paragraphs (4) and 
(5), an indemnity payment established by 
the Corporation for the first crop, but not 
to exceed 35 percent of the prevented 
planting guarantee for the acreage for the 
first crop. 
‘‘(ii) An indemnity that is equal to 
100 percent of the prevented planting 
guarantee for the acreage for the first 
crop, if each of the following conditions are 
met: 
‘‘(I) The Secretary determines 
that the acres planted are in an area 
with low hay or forage supplies due to 
widespread excessive moisture, flood, 
drought, or other factors. 
‘‘(II) The second crop will be 
planted with an intended use of ani-
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mal feed that is hayed, grazed, or 
chopped. 
‘‘(III) The second crop will be 
donated or used by the producer.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘a second crop planted as 
described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) or’’ before 
‘‘double cropping’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘make an election under 
paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘makes an 
election under paragraph (1)(B)(i)’’. 
SEC. 14. EMERGENCY USE OF CRP LAND DURING PAN-
DEMIC. 
Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by strik-
ing ‘‘or other emergency,’’ and inserting ‘‘or other 
emergency (including a pandemic),’’; and 
(2) in item (cc), by inserting ‘‘or pandemic’’ 
after ‘‘natural disaster event’’. 
Æ 
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