I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4421 
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 
JULY 13, 2021 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BUSH, Mr. JONES, Mr. POCAN, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. LEVIN 
of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in 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 2021’’. 
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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.—2 or more lots or fa-
cilities described in subparagraph (A) shall con-
stitute a single animal feeding operation if the 
lots or facilities— 
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(i) are located within 3 miles of each 
other; and 
(ii) are under common ownership or 
control. 
(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘animal feed-
ing operation’’ or ‘‘AFO’’ does not include a 
stockyard (as that term is defined in section 
302(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 202(a))). 
(3) LARGE CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING 
OPERATION; LARGE
CAFO.—The term ‘‘large con-
centrated animal feeding operation’’ or ‘‘large 
CAFO’’ means an AFO at which are present not 
less than— 
(A) 700 mature dairy cows, milked or dry; 
(B) 1,000 veal calves; 
(C) 1,000 cattle (including heifers, steers, 
bulls, cows, and calves) other than mature dairy 
cows or veal calves; 
(D) 2,500 swine, each weighing not less 
than 55 pounds; 
(E) 10,000 swine, each weighing not more 
than 55 pounds; 
(F) 500 horses; 
(G) 10,000 sheep or lambs; 
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livestock or poultry for slaughter, if the livestock or 
poultry is sold or shipped in commerce (as described 
in section 2(b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 183)). 
(6) MANURE.—The term ‘‘manure’’ means— 
(A) the fecal and urinary excretions of live-
stock and poultry; and 
(B) litter, bedding, compost and raw mate-
rials, process wastewater, and other materials 
commingled with the excretions described in 
subparagraph (A) or set aside for disposal after 
such commingling. 
SEC. 102. MORATORIUM ON LARGE CONCENTRATED ANI-
MAL FEEDING OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No large CAFO may commence 
or expand operations on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) CESSATION OF OPERATIONS.—No large CAFO 
may continue to operate as a large CAFO after January 
1, 2040. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates subsection 
(a) or (b) may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $10,000 
per violation, per day, in addition to any other applicable 
statutory civil penalty or monetary damages assessed pur-
suant to any State common law judgment. 
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SEC. 103. VOLUNTARY DEBT FORGIVENESS AND TRANSI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR ANIMAL 
FEEDING OPERATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
igible entity’’ means an owner of an AFO. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eli-
gible entity’’ does not include an owner of an AFO 
that is an integrator. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 
out a program to provide grants to eligible entities to per-
manently transition from operating an AFO to carrying 
out other activities on the property on which the AFO is 
located. 
(c) PAYMENTS.—Under the program established 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide grants 
to eligible entities— 
(1) to partially or fully pay off any outstanding 
debt of the eligible entity that was incurred to con-
struct and operate the AFO; and 
(2) to cover costs relating to the transition of 
the property on which the AFO is located to be used 
for alternative agriculture activities, such as raising 
pasture-based livestock, growing specialty crops, or 
organic commodity production. 
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(d) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall provide 
to the Secretary a working lands easement on the property 
on which the AFO is located that prohibits— 
(1) the operation of the AFO and any associ-
ated waste management system on the easement 
area; and 
(2) the use of the easement area for a spray 
field or land application of manure at rates exceed-
ing crop agronomic requirements for nitrogen and 
phosphorus. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the first October 1 after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and on each Octo-
ber 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $10,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this section the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro-
priation. 
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SEC. 104. INTEGRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABIL-
ITIES. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An integrator that exercises 
substantial operational control of an AFO, as de-
scribed in subsection (b), shall be responsible and 
liable for, with respect to the operation of the 
AFO— 
(A) the disposal of dead animals; 
(B) the disposal of manure, excrement, 
and other waste; 
(C) the discharge or release of any air pol-
lutant, including greenhouse gases, from any 
source located on or activity occurring at the 
AFO, including enteric processes, manure, and 
animal feed; 
(D) the discharge of any pollutant to 
groundwater or any surface water body, includ-
ing the production area, manure storage, ma-
nure land application area (crop field), tile 
drain, and agricultural stormwater runoff of the 
AFO; 
(E) any harm suffered by the contract 
grower of the AFO or a third party from any 
activity described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(D), or from any other on-property or off-prop-
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erty contamination, including following an ex-
treme weather event; and 
(F) any adverse health impacts, property 
value diminution, and loss of use and enjoyment 
of property suffered by neighboring residents of 
the AFO due to the operation of the AFO. 
(2) DUTIES NOT TRANSFERABLE.—The respon-
sibilities and liabilities of an integrator under this 
subsection 
shall 
be 
nondelegable 
and 
nontransferrable to any third party, including any 
contract grower. 
(b) SUBSTANTIAL OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—An in-
tegrator exercises substantial operational control of an 
AFO if the integrator— 
(1) holds an ownership interest in the livestock 
or poultry, land, or other capital of the AFO; 
(2) through a growout contract, marketing ar-
rangement, or other arrangement, or through direct 
supervision of, or on-site participation in, activities 
at the AFO, controls— 
(A) the activity of persons working at the 
AFO; 
(B) the operation, management, or waste 
management practices of the AFO; or 
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