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in violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921. In
developing the training program, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall draw on existing training materials and pro-
grams available at the Department of Justice and the Fed-
eral Trade Commission, to the extent practicable.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report
describing the actions taken to comply with this section.
(e) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CATTLE AND HOG IN-
DUSTRIES.—Title IV of the Packers and Stockyards Act,
1921, is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 415 (7 U.S.C. 229)
as section 416; and
(2) by inserting after section 414 the following:
‘‘SEC. 415. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF CATTLE AND HOG IN-
DUSTRIES.
‘‘Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a
report that—
‘‘(1) assesses the general economic state of the
cattle and hog industries;
‘‘(2) describes changing business practices in
those industries; and
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‘‘(3) identifies market operations or activities in
those industries that appear to raise concerns under
this Act.’’.
SEC. 313. REHABILITATION OF WATER RESOURCE STRUC-
TURAL 
MEASURES 
CONSTRUCTED 
UNDER
CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PROGRAMS.
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
(16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 14. REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES
NEAR, AT, OR PAST THEIR EVALUATED LIFE
EXPECTANCY.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) REHABILITATION.—The term ‘rehabilita-
tion’, with respect to a structural measure con-
structed as part of a covered water resource project,
means the completion of all work necessary to ex-
tend the service life of the structural measure and
meet applicable safety and performance standards.
This may include: (A) protecting the integrity of the
structural measure or prolonging the useful life of
the structural measure beyond the original evaluated
life expectancy; (B) correcting damage to the struc-
tural measure from a catastrophic event; (C) cor-
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recting the deterioration of structural components
that are deteriorating at an abnormal rate; (D) up-
grading the structural measure to meet changed
land use conditions in the watershed served by the
structural measure or changed safety criteria appli-
cable to the structural measure; or (E) decommis-
sioning the structure, if requested by the local orga-
nization.
‘‘(2) COVERED WATER RESOURCE PROJECT.—
The term ‘covered water resource project’ means a
work of improvement carried out under any of the
following:
‘‘(A) This Act.
‘‘(B) Section 13 of the Act of December
22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534; 58 Stat. 905).
‘‘(C) The pilot watershed program author-
ized under the heading ‘FLOOD PREVENTION’
of the Department of Agriculture Appropriation
Act, 1954 (Public Law 156; 67 Stat. 214).
‘‘(D) Subtitle H of title XV of the Agri-
culture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451
et seq.; commonly known as the Resource Con-
servation and Development Program).
‘‘(3) STRUCTURAL MEASURE.—The term ‘struc-
tural measure’ means a physical improvement that
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impounds water, commonly known as a dam, which
was constructed as part of a covered water resource
project, including the impoundment area and flood
pool.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR REHABILITA-
TION.—
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary
may provide financial assistance to a local organiza-
tion to cover a portion of the total costs incurred for
the rehabilitation of structural measures originally
constructed as part of a covered water resource
project. The total costs of rehabilitation include the
costs associated with all components of the rehabili-
tation project, including acquisition of land, ease-
ments, and rights-of-ways, rehabilitation project ad-
ministration, the provision of technical assistance,
contracting, and construction costs, except that the
local organization shall be responsible for securing
all land, easements, or rights-of-ways necessary for
the project.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; LIMITATIONS.—
The amount of Federal funds that may be made
available under this subsection to a local organiza-
tion for construction of a particular rehabilitation
project shall be equal to 65 percent of the total re-
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habilitation costs, but not to exceed 100 percent of
actual construction costs incurred in the rehabilita-
tion. However, the local organization shall be respon-
sible for the costs of water, mineral, and other re-
source rights and all Federal, State, and local per-
mits.
‘‘(3) RELATION TO LAND USE AND DEVELOP-
MENT REGULATIONS.—As a condition on entering
into an agreement to provide financial assistance
under this subsection, the Secretary, working in con-
cert with the affected unit or units of general pur-
pose local government, may require that proper zon-
ing or other developmental regulations are in place
in the watershed in which the structural measures to
be rehabilitated under the agreement are located so
that—
‘‘(A) the completed rehabilitation project is
not quickly rendered inadequate by additional
development; and
‘‘(B) society can realize the full benefits of
the rehabilitation investment.
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WATERSHED
PROJECT
REHABILITATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting
through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may
provide technical assistance in planning, designing, and
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implementing rehabilitation projects should a local organi-
zation request such assistance. Such assistance may con-
sist of specialists in such fields as engineering, geology,
soils, agronomy, biology, hydraulics, hydrology, economics,
water quality, and contract administration.
‘‘(d) PROHIBITED USE.—
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE OF OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE.—Rehabilitation assistance provided under
this section may not be used to perform operation
and maintenance activities specified in the agree-
ment for the covered water resource project entered
into between the Secretary and the local organiza-
tion responsible for the works of improvement. Such
operation and maintenance activities shall remain
the responsibility of the local organization, as pro-
vided in the project work plan.
‘‘(2) RENEGOTIATION.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), as part of the provision of financial as-
sistance under subsection (b), the Secretary may re-
negotiate the original agreement for the covered
water resource project entered into between the Sec-
retary and the local organization regarding responsi-
bility for the operation and maintenance of the
project when the rehabilitation is finished.