(1) United States livestock producers supply a 
vital link in the food supply of the United States, 
which is listed as a critical infrastructure by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(2) domestic terrorist attacks have occurred at 
livestock operations across the United States, endan-
gering the lives and property of people of the United 
States; 
(3) livestock operations in the United States are 
largely family owned and operated with most fami-
lies living at the same location as the livestock oper-
ation; 
(4) State governments and agencies are the pri-
mary authority in almost all States for the protec-
tion of water quality under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(5) State agencies maintain records on livestock 
operations and have the authority to address water 
quality issues where needed; and 
(6) there is no discernible environmental or sci-
entifically research-related need to create a database 
or other system of records of livestock operations in 
the United States by the Administrator. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
(3) LIVESTOCK OPERATION.—The term ‘‘live-
stock operation’’ includes any operation involved in 
the raising or finishing of livestock and poultry. 
SEC. 4. PROCUREMENT AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA-
TION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Administrator, any officer or employee of the 
Agency, or any contractor or cooperator of the Agency, 
shall not disclose the information of any owner, operator, 
or employee of a livestock operation provided to the Agen-
cy by a livestock producer or a State agency in accordance 
with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) or any other law, including— 
(1) names; 
(2) telephone numbers; 
(3) email addresses; 
(4) physical addresses; 
(5) Global Positioning System coordinates; or 
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(6) other identifying information regarding the 
location of the owner, operator, livestock, or em-
ployee. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects— 
(1) the disclosure of information described in 
subsection (a) if— 
(A) the information has been transformed 
into a statistical or aggregate form at the coun-
ty level or higher without any information that 
identifies the agricultural operation or agricul-
tural producer; or 
(B) the livestock producer consents to the 
disclosure; 
(2) the authority of any State agency to collect 
information on livestock operations; 
(3) the authority of the Agency to disclose the 
information on livestock operations to State or other 
Federal governmental agencies; or 
(4) the authority of the Agency to maintain the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
permit program’s public notice and comment proc-
ess. 
(c) CONDITION OF PERMIT OR OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
The approval of any permit, practice, or program adminis-
tered by the Administrator shall not be conditioned on the 
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consent of the livestock producer under subsection 
(b)(1)(B). 
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