I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6718 
To place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, 
to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country 
of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2020 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. RASKIN, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, and Ms. NORTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
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 place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding 
operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards 
Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, 
pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Farm System Reform Act of 2020’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations. 
Sec. 103. Voluntary debt forgiveness and transition assistance program for ani-
mal feeding operations. 
Sec. 104. Integrator responsibilities and liabilities. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 
1921 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Unlawful practices. 
Sec. 203. Spot market purchases of livestock by packers. 
Sec. 204. Investigation of live poultry dealers. 
Sec. 205. Award of attorney fees. 
Sec. 206. Technical amendments. 
TITLE III—LABELING OF MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS 
Sec. 301. Restoration of mandatory country of origin labeling for beef and 
pork; inclusion of dairy products. 
Sec. 302. Truth in labeling for meat and meat food products. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—ANIMAL FEEDING 
OPERATIONS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGRONOMIC REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘agronomic 
requirement’’ means the quantity of nutrient 
necessary to achieve a reasonable yield goal for 
a crop, as determined based on land grant uni-
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versity fertility rates, soil testing for available 
nutrients, manure analysis, and other planned 
nutrient applications. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Planned nutrient appli-
cations under subparagraph (A) do not include 
nutrient indices, risk indices, or other methods 
that allow land application of manure in excess 
of crop need. 
(2) ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION; AFO.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘animal feed-
ing operation’’ or ‘‘AFO’’ means a lot or facility 
at which— 
(i) for not less than a total of 45 days 
in any 12-month period, animals (other 
than aquatic animals) are— 
(I) stabled or confined; and 
(II) fed or maintained; and 
(ii) crops, vegetation, forage growth, 
or postharvest residues are not sustained 
in the normal growing season over any por-
tion of the lot or facility. 
(B) AGGREGATION.—Two or more lots or 
facilities described in subparagraph (A) shall 
constitute a single animal feeding operation if 
the lots or facilities— 
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