I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 805 
To establish the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and 
Enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MENG, Ms. NORTON, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Education and the Workforce, 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 establish the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitiga-
tion and Enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, 
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 
‘‘Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
TITLE I—HIGH-RISK AFO DISASTER MITIGATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Department of Agriculture 
Sec. 111. Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement. 
Sec. 112. Registration of high-risk AFOs. 
Sec. 113. Covered industrial operator responsibilities and liabilities. 
Sec. 114. Restriction on certain methods of depopulation. 
Sec. 115. Reports. 
Sec. 116. Civil actions. 
Subtitle B—Department of Labor 
Sec. 121. Definitions. 
Sec. 122. Minimum labor standards for covered workers and affected contract 
growers. 
Sec. 123. Prohibition on the use of incarcerated workers. 
TITLE II—GRANT AND PILOT PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Controlled-atmosphere stunning transition program. 
Sec. 203. Pilot program for increased accessibility to inspection and technical 
assistance for eligible processing facilities. 
TITLE III—HUMANE HANDLING REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Transport 
Sec. 311. Transportation of livestock and poultry. 
Sec. 312. Higher-welfare transport research funding. 
Subtitle B—Nonambulatory Livestock 
Sec. 321. Unlawful slaughter practices involving nonambulatory livestock. 
Sec. 322. Unlawful use of drugs contributing to nonambulatory conditions. 
Sec. 323. Inclusion of poultry in Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. 
Subtitle C—Inspections 
Sec. 331. Definitions. 
Sec. 332. Ending dangerous higher-speed slaughter and self-inspection systems. 
Sec. 333. Funding for additional OSHA inspectors. 
Sec. 334. Funding for additional FSIS inspectors. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
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SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) factory farms owned or controlled by indus-
trial operators— 
(A) lack systemic resilience; 
(B) present significant risks, particularly 
in the event of a disaster; and 
(C) negatively impact— 
(i) farmed animals, who suffer tre-
mendously from cruel depopulation meth-
ods and without meaningful disaster miti-
gation efforts; 
(ii) meat and poultry processing work-
ers, who are subjected to exploitative con-
ditions and abusive behavior by employers 
in depopulation situations— 
(I) including— 
(aa) being required to spend 
long hours, over days or weeks, 
mass-killing farmed animals; and 
(bb) being terminated fol-
lowing the completion of a de-
population event, without finan-
cial support; and 
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(II) that lead to long-term psy-
chological impacts, including increased 
feelings of anger and stress; and 
(iii) neighboring communities and the 
environment, including through— 
(I) flood waters overrunning ma-
nure lagoons resulting in ecological 
degradation in the form of soil, sur-
face, and groundwater contamination; 
(II) algae blooms; and 
(III) wildlife population crashes; 
(2)(A) since 2019, more than 60,000,000 poul-
try and 10,000,000 swine have been depopulated; 
and 
(B) those massive cullings are often conducted 
using incredibly inhumane practices including ven-
tilation shutdown, ventilation shutdown plus, sodium 
nitrite poisoning, and water-based foaming (as those 
terms are defined in section 114(a)); 
(3) since 2019, industrial operators put slaugh-
terhouse workers in jeopardy and cost taxpayers mil-
lions of dollars; 
(4) industrial operators continue to experience 
record profits, including a 300-percent growth in 
profits during the COVID–19 pandemic; 
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(5) industrial operators have created a system 
that allows for the inhumane handling of non-
ambulatory livestock (as defined in section 3(a) of 
Public Law 85–765 (commonly known as the ‘‘Hu-
mane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958’’)) that 
causes needless suffering, unsafe working conditions, 
and the spread of foodborne and zoonotic diseases; 
(6) industrial operators have abused the use of 
certain drugs that increase the risk of livestock be-
coming nonambulatory livestock (as so defined); 
(7) slaughterhouse deregulation and decreased 
Federal oversight of meat and poultry slaughter pose 
significant risks to workers, consumers, and animals; 
(8) Federal humane slaughter laws currently 
exempt 98 percent of animals slaughtered for food; 
(9) current Federal animal transport laws are 
ineffective and inherently cruel; and 
(10) Federal support is needed to create a level 
playing field for farmers engaged in higher-welfare 
practices who are struggling to compete in a highly 
monopolized market controlled by industrial opera-
tors. 
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TITLE I—HIGH-RISK AFO DIS-
ASTER MITIGATION AND EN-
FORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION; AFO.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘animal feed-
ing operation’’ or ‘‘AFO’’ means a single 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) MULTIPLE
LOTS.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), 2 or more lots or facilities 
described in that subparagraph shall be consid-
ered to be a single animal feeding operation if 
the lots or facilities— 
(i) are located within 3 miles of each 
other; and 
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(ii) are under common ownership or 
control. 
(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘animal feed-
ing operation’’ or ‘‘AFO’’ does not include a 
pasture-based livestock or poultry production 
system in which animals— 
(i) are primarily raised on pasture, 
grassland, or other vegetative environ-
ments; 
(ii) have the ability to exercise spe-
cies-specific natural behaviors; and 
(iii) have access to appropriate shel-
ter, healthy vegetation, potable water, and 
adequate protection from predators. 
(2) COVERED
INDUSTRIAL
OPERATOR.—The 
term ‘‘covered industrial operator’’ means an indi-
vidual or entity that owns or controls not less than 
the following number of livestock or poultry, as ap-
plicable, that are housed in an AFO at a single point 
in time: 
(A) 2,500 swine. 
(B) 30,000 turkeys or ducks. 
(C) 82,000 laying hens or broilers. 
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(3) DEPOPULATION.—The term ‘‘depopulation’’ 
means the rapid destruction of a population of ani-
mals in response to urgent circumstances. 
(4) DISASTER
EVENT.—The term ‘‘disaster 
event’’ means— 
(A) a public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); 
(B) a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
(C) a disaster designated by the Secretary 
pursuant to part 759 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations); and 
(D) a quarantine designated by the Sec-
retary pursuant to the Plant Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or animal quarantine laws. 
(5) HIGH-RISK
AFO.—The term ‘‘high-risk 
AFO’’ means an AFO that houses livestock or poul-
try owned or controlled by a covered industrial oper-
ator. 
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(6) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and En-
forcement established under section 111. 
Subtitle A—Department of 
Agriculture 
SEC. 111. OFFICE OF HIGH-RISK AFO DISASTER MITIGA-
TION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
The Secretary shall establish an office within the De-
partment of Agriculture, to be known as the ‘‘Office of 
High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement’’, 
which shall carry out or enforce, as applicable, sections 
112 through 115. 
SEC. 112. REGISTRATION OF HIGH-RISK AFOS. 
(a) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered industrial oper-
ator shall be required to register with the Office 
prior to selling, buying, or transferring livestock, 
poultry, or any product derived from livestock or 
poultry across State lines. 
(2) INFORMATION.—In registering with the Of-
fice under paragraph (1), a covered industrial oper-
ator shall submit to the Office— 
(A) identifying information about the cov-
ered industrial operator, including the location, 
animal type, and peak inventory animal totals 
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for all high-risk AFOs owned or controlled by 
the covered industrial operator; and 
(B) a standard disaster mitigation plan 
that includes— 
(i) a description of the type, location, 
and extent of all potential disaster events 
that can affect livestock or poultry housed 
in a high-risk AFO, including information 
on previous occurrences of disaster events 
and the probability of future disaster 
events; 
(ii) a plan to ensure that animals do 
not go without necessary resources such as 
shelter, food, and water during an extreme 
weather event; 
(iii) a plan to increase flexibility and 
resiliency, including— 
(I) identifying ways to house ani-
mals past their intended slaughter 
date; and 
(II) alternative slaughter and 
processing arrangements, including 
contracting with small-scale Depart-
ment of Agriculture, State-certified, 
or mobile operations with existing ca-
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pacity, in the event of supply chain 
disruptions; 
(iv) a plan for accessing necessary re-
sources, personal protective equipment, 
and labor to carry out depopulation in 
ways that most rapidly render animals un-
conscious in the event that depopulation is 
unavoidable; 
(v) a plan for disposal of any deceased 
animals that— 
(I) satisfies requirements under 
all relevant Federal, State, and local 
environmental and public health laws; 
and 
(II) does not rely on unlined bur-
ial or onsite incineration; and 
(vi) other information, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
(3) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—A covered industrial 
operator that is registered with the Office pursuant 
to this subsection shall submit to the Office the in-
formation described in paragraph (2) on an annual 
basis. 
(4) RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR PLAN.—A covered 
industrial operator shall not, in developing a stand-
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ard disaster mitigation plan described in paragraph 
(2)(B), use any Federal funds, including funds pro-
vided under the environmental quality incentive pro-
gram under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D 
of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.). 
(b) DISASTER MITIGATION MAINTENANCE FEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered industrial oper-
ator registered under subsection (a) shall pay to the 
Office an annual fee by January 15 of each year for 
each high-risk AFO owned or controlled by the cov-
ered industrial operator. 
(2) TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES.—The amount of 
the fee required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be determined by the Secretary in 
a manner that will ensure that the total amount 
of fees collected for each fiscal year shall suffi-
ciently fund the activities of the Office for that 
fiscal year; but 
(B) shall not be less than $1 per animal 
unit (as defined by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency) for each fis-
cal year. 
(3) RESTRICTION.—A covered industrial oper-
ator may not reduce wages or grower payments in 
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order to derive the amount of the fee required under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) HIGH-RISK AFO DISASTER MITIGATION AND EN-
FORCEMENT FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 
known as the ‘‘High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation 
and Enforcement Fund’’ (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) SOURCE; USE.—All moneys derived from 
fees collected by the Office under subsection (b) 
shall be deposited in the Fund and made available 
to the Secretary, without fiscal year limitation, to 
offset costs relating to— 
(A) the administrative costs associated 
with operating the Office and technical assist-
ance offered by staff of the Office; 
(B) creating the national stockpile pursu-
ant to section 114(c)(2); 
(C) enforcement actions against covered 
industrial operators that do not comply with 
this subtitle; and 
(D) any other activities determined by the 
Secretary. 
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SEC. 113. COVERED INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES AND LIABILITIES. 
A covered industrial operator shall be responsible and 
liable for, with respect to each high-risk AFO owned or 
controlled by the covered industrial operator, all costs as-
sociated with activities related to disaster events or de-
population of livestock or poultry, including— 
(1) procuring resources for depopulation of live-
stock or poultry, including from the national stock-
pile described in section 114(c)(2); 
(2) disposal of deceased animals that— 
(A) satisfies requirements under all rel-
evant Federal, State, and local environmental 
and public health laws; and 
(B) does not rely on unlined burial or on-
site incineration; 
(3) compensation for contract growers and 
workers, as provided in subtitle B; 
(4) compensation for any adverse health im-
pacts, property value diminution, and loss of use and 
enjoyment of property suffered by neighboring resi-
dents of the high-risk AFO; and 
(5) other costs determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 114. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN METHODS OF DE-
POPULATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) RESTRICTED
PRACTICE.—The term ‘‘re-
stricted practice’’ means— 
(A) sodium nitrite poisoning; 
(B) ventilation shutdown; 
(C) ventilation shutdown plus; 
(D) water-based foaming; and 
(E) any other method identified by the 
Secretary. 
(2) SODIUM
NITRITE
POISONING.—The term 
‘‘sodium nitrite poisoning’’ means a method of ani-
mal depopulation that involves feeding the toxic sub-
stance sodium nitrite to animals, causing changes to 
the blood that prevent delivery of oxygen to tissues 
and result in prolonged respiratory distress prior to 
loss of consciousness. 
(3) VENTILATION SHUTDOWN.—The term ‘‘ven-
tilation shutdown’’ means a method of animal de-
population that involves sealing a building in which 
animals are confined, shutting inlets, and turning off 
fans in order to raise the temperature in the build-
ing until the animals die from hyperthermia or hy-
poxia, including ventilation shutdown plus. 
(4) VENTILATION SHUTDOWN PLUS.—The term 
‘‘ventilation shutdown plus’’ means a ventilation 
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shutdown method that involves the use of additional 
heat or humidity. 
(5) 
WATER-BASED
FOAMING.—The 
term 
‘‘water-based foaming’’ means a method of animal 
depopulation that involves pumping foam con-
centrate combined with water into a building in 
which animals are confined until the animals die 
from hypoxia. 
(b) 
RESTRICTIONS; 
CIVIL
PENALTY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, beginning 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, a covered industrial op-
erator that uses 1 or more restricted practices for any 
event of depopulation of livestock or poultry on a high- 
risk AFO owned or controlled by the covered industrial 
operator, as determined by the Office— 
(1) shall not be eligible for any Federal contract 
for a period of 10 years beginning on that date; 
(2) shall not be eligible for inspection of any fa-
cility owned or controlled by the covered industrial 
operator pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applica-
ble, for a period of 10 years beginning on that date; 
and 
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(3) shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to 
$1,000 per animal per act of depopulation, with con-
sideration given to the appropriateness of the pen-
alty with respect to the gravity of the violation and 
the good faith of the covered industrial operator. 
(c) STANDARDS AND RESOURCES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a final rule— 
(1) to establish depopulation standards that 
rapidly induce unconsciousness and death with mini-
mal pain and distress; and 
(2) to coordinate a national stockpile of re-
sources— 
(A) to carry out depopulation activities 
during a disaster event in a way that rapidly in-
duces unconsciousness and death of the animals 
with minimal pain and distress; and 
(B) using funds from the High-Risk AFO 
Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement Fund es-
tablished by section 112(c)(1). 
SEC. 115. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS
TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 3 
business days after completing any depopulation of any 
animals, a covered industrial operator performing or re-
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quiring such depopulation shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on that depopulation instance that specifies— 
(1) the 1 or more dates on which, and location 
at which, the depopulation and disposal of the ani-
mals occurred; 
(2) the total number, species, breed, and in-
tended product of the depopulated animals; 
(3) the depopulation and disposal methods uti-
lized; 
(4) any monitoring, testing, or sampling pro-
tocol put in place to monitor releases of environ-
mental contaminants from the disposal location; 
(5) a summary of any assets utilized or received 
from the national stockpile established pursuant to 
section 114(c)(2), as applicable; 
(6) documentation of compliance or noncompli-
ance with the standard disaster mitigation plan de-
scribed in section 112(a)(2)(B) of the covered indus-
trial operator; and 
(7) the cost associated with the depopulation 
and disposal, including labor. 
(b) PUBLICLY SEARCHABLE DATABASE.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Office, shall develop and make 
publicly available an electronically searchable and sortable 
online database that contains information— 
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(1) reported under subsection (a); and 
(2) submitted by covered industrial operators 
registering under section 112. 
SEC. 116. CIVIL ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person may— 
(1) bring a civil action against a covered indus-
trial operator or the Secretary in an appropriate 
court to redress any violation of this subtitle or any 
other law relating to the activities described in this 
subtitle; and 
(2) obtain appropriate relief in that civil action, 
including equitable relief and compensatory dam-
ages. 
(b) ATTORNEY’S FEES FOR PLAINTIFF.—The court 
shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs 
to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action described in sub-
section (a). 
Subtitle B—Department of Labor 
SEC. 121. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AFFECTED CONTRACT GROWER.—The term 
‘‘affected contract grower’’ means an owner of an 
AFO— 
(A) that raises livestock or poultry pursu-
ant to a written contract, marketing arrange-
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ment, or other arrangement, with a covered in-
dustrial operator; and 
(B) whose AFO is impacted by a disaster 
mitigation event. 
(2) AFFECTED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘af-
fected contractor’’ means an individual or entity that 
supplies, either with or without a contract, a covered 
industrial operator with a worker to perform labor 
directly or indirectly related to a disaster mitigation 
event. 
(3) COVERED WORKER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
worker’’— 
(i) means an employee who performs 
labor in connection with a disaster mitiga-
tion event for a covered industrial oper-
ator; and 
(ii) includes any employee of an af-
fected contract grower, or of another af-
fected contractor, of a covered industrial 
operator. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
TERMS.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘‘employee’’ means an indi-
vidual performing any labor for a covered in-
dustrial operator, including through an affected 
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contract grower or other affected contractor, 
unless— 
(i) the individual is free from control 
and direction in connection with the per-
formance of the labor, both under the con-
tract for the performance of labor and in 
fact; 
(ii) the labor is performed outside the 
usual course of the business of the covered 
industrial operator; and 
(iii) the individual is customarily en-
gaged in an independently established 
trade, occupation, profession, or business 
of the same nature as that involved in the 
labor performed. 
(4) DISASTER MITIGATION EVENT.—The term 
‘‘disaster mitigation event’’ means a disaster event 
affecting a covered industrial operator that triggers 
activities described in the disaster mitigation plan 
submitted by the covered industrial operator under 
section 112(a)(2)(B). 
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SEC. 122. MINIMUM LABOR STANDARDS FOR COVERED 
WORKERS AND AFFECTED CONTRACT GROW-
ERS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—A covered industrial operator 
that employs or contracts with covered workers, affected 
contract growers, or other affected contractors related to 
a disaster mitigation event shall comply with the labor 
standards described in subsection (b). 
(b) LABOR STANDARDS.—The labor standards de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTIONS.—A cov-
ered industrial operator shall not discharge, cause to 
be discharged, or in any other manner discriminate 
against any covered worker or affected contract 
grower because such covered worker or affected con-
tract grower— 
(A) has filed any complaint or instituted or 
caused to be instituted any proceeding under or 
related to this section; or 
(B) has testified or is about to testify in 
any such proceeding. 
(2) HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—Dur-
ing a disaster mitigation event and for a period of 
not less than 2 years following the disaster mitiga-
tion event, the covered industrial operator shall offer 
each covered worker and affected contract grower of 
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the covered industrial operator a health plan that 
provides coverage that is at least equivalent to cov-
erage provided by an essential health benefits pack-
age (as defined in subsection (a) of section 1302 of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18022)) at the silver level of coverage (as de-
fined in subsection (d)(1)(B) of such section), re-
gardless of their employment status or contract with 
the covered industrial operator. Such covered indus-
trial operator shall pay the full premium amount for 
such health plan for each such covered worker or af-
fected contract grower who elects to enroll in such 
plan. 
(3) SEVERANCE
PAY
FOR
COVERED
WORK-
ERS.—In the case of a disaster mitigation event, the 
covered industrial operator shall provide any covered 
worker terminated by the covered industrial oper-
ator, or by an affected contract grower or other af-
fected contractor of the covered industrial operator 
impacted by the disaster mitigation event, during 
the 60-day period following the disaster mitigation 
event with 12 weeks of severance pay, at a weekly 
rate equal to the average weekly earnings of the cov-
ered worker during the disaster mitigation event. 
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(4) LOST REVENUE FOR AFFECTED CONTRACT 
GROWERS.—In any case in which a covered indus-
trial operator terminates the contract of an affected 
contract grower following a disaster mitigation 
event, the covered industrial operator shall provide 
an amount of lost revenue to the affected contract 
grower equal to the affected contract grower’s rev-
enue from the covered operator during the preceding 
180 days. 
(c) 
ENFORCEMENT
BY
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
LABOR.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall receive, investigate, and attempt to re-
solve complaints of violations of this section in the 
same manner that the Secretary of Labor receives, 
investigates, and attempts to resolve complaints of 
violations of sections 6, 7, and 15(a)(3) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206, 207, 
and 215(a)(3)), including such Secretary’s authority 
to supervise payment of wages and compensation 
under section 16(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 216(c)). 
(2) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Secretary of Labor 
may assess a civil penalty against a covered indus-
trial operator that violates any provision of this sec-
tion. 
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(3) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall— 
(A) develop a process to monitor compli-
ance with the standards under this section that 
requires covered industrial operators to provide 
information to demonstrate such compliance; 
and 
(B) issue rules to determine penalties for 
noncompliance with this section. 
(4) NOTIFICATION OF OFFICE.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall notify the Office of any covered in-
dustrial operator that is determined to be non-
compliant with the requirements of this section. 
(d) RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) PRIVATE
RIGHT
OF
ACTION
FOR
VIOLA-
TIONS.—An action to recover damages or obtain re-
lief prescribed in paragraph (2) may be maintained 
against any covered industrial operator in any Fed-
eral or State court of competent jurisdiction by 1 or 
more covered workers or affected contract growers 
for and on behalf of themselves and other similarly 
situated covered workers or affected contract grow-
ers. 
(2) LIABILITY.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—A covered industrial 
operator who violates this section shall be liable 
to each covered worker or affected contract 
grower that is aggrieved by the violation for— 
(i) damages in the amount of unpaid 
wages, salary, overtime compensation, or 
other compensation denied or lost by rea-
son of the violation; and 
(ii) an additional equal amount as liq-
uidated damages. 
(B) ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS.—In a 
civil action brought under paragraph (1) in 
which the plaintiff prevails, the court shall 
award the plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees 
and costs of the action. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT
BY
THE
SECRETARY
OF 
LABOR.—The Secretary of Labor may bring an ac-
tion in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover 
damages or obtain relief described in paragraph (2) 
on behalf of a covered worker or affected contract 
grower aggrieved by a violation of this section. 
SEC. 123. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF INCARCERATED 
WORKERS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered 
industrial operator that the Secretary of Labor determines 
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entered into a contract, on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, with any entity to utilize incarcerated workers 
to perform labor related to a disaster mitigation event 
shall not be eligible for— 
(1) any Federal contracts for a period of 10 
years beginning on the date of the determination; 
and 
(2) inspection of any facility owned or con-
trolled by the covered industrial operator pursuant 
to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applicable, for a period of 10 
years beginning on that date. 
TITLE II—GRANT AND PILOT 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE
STUNNING.— 
The term ‘‘controlled-atmosphere stunning’’ means 
rendering poultry unconscious through exposure to a 
mixture of gas (nitrogen and argon or concentra-
tions of carbon dioxide) before slaughter. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
PROCESSING
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘eligible processing facility’’ means an eligible 
facility described in section 764 of division N of the 
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (21 U.S.C. 
473), that has a labor peace agreement in place. 
(3) LABOR
PEACE
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘labor peace agreement’’ means an agreement— 
(A) between an employer and a labor orga-
nization that represents, or is actively seeking 
to represent as of the date on which the labor 
peace agreement is entered, the employees of 
the employer; and 
(B) under which such employer and such 
labor organization agree that— 
(i) the employer will not— 
(I) hinder any effort of an em-
ployee to join a labor organization; or 
(II) take any action that directly 
or indirectly indicates or implies any 
opposition to an employee joining a 
labor organization; 
(ii) the labor organization will refrain 
from picketing, work stoppages, or boy-
cotts against the employer; 
(iii) the employer will— 
(I) provide the labor organization 
with employee contact information; 
and 
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(II) facilitate or permit labor or-
ganization access to employees at the 
workplace, including facilitating or 
permitting the labor organization to 
meet with employees to discuss joining 
the labor organization; and 
(iv) the employer will, upon the re-
quest of the labor organization, recognize 
the labor organization as the bargaining 
representative of the employees if a major-
ity of the employees choose the labor orga-
nization as their bargaining representative. 
(4) LIVE-SHACKLE
SLAUGHTER.—The term 
‘‘live-shackle slaughter’’ means the method of stun-
ning poultry before slaughter by shackling the poul-
try upside down by their legs and moving the poul-
try through electrified baths meant to render the 
poultry unconscious. 
SEC. 202. CONTROLLED-ATMOSPHERE STUNNING TRANSI-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a transition program to award grants to eligible processing 
facilities that process poultry to transition from live-shack-
le slaughter to controlled-atmosphere stunning. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—As a condition of receipt of a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible processing facility 
shall not, for a period of 10 years following the date of 
receipt of the grant, sell a slaughter or processing facility 
to, or merge the slaughter or processing facility with, a 
packer that owns more than 10 percent of the market 
share of meat and poultry markets. 
(c) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$750,000,000 to the Secretary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY 
TO INSPECTION AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE FOR ELIGIBLE PROCESSING FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
5-year pilot program within the Meat and Poultry Inspec-
tion Division of the Food Safety and Inspection Service— 
(1) to expand the availability of processing in-
spectors, technical assistance, and onsite inspection 
for eligible processing facilities, including no-cost 
overtime inspections; and 
(2) to identify and train part-time inspectors 
and technical assistance providers. 
(b) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.—The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate professional experience of 
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inspectors and providers described in subsection (a)(2), 
which shall include individuals with expertise in veterinary 
medicine, public health, food service management, and 
animal science, as applicable. 
(c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary not less than $50,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
TITLE III—HUMANE HANDLING 
REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Transport 
SEC. 311. TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION
LASTING
MORE
THAN
HOURS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 80502 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a rail 
carrier’’ and all that follows through ‘‘territory 
or possession,’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered pro-
vider of transportation’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) of this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through 
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(C), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(iii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) (as so redesignated), in the 
third sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the rail carrier’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘a ves-
sel’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered pro-
vider of transportation’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘When the ani-
mals’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITY OF COVERED PROVIDER 
OF TRANSPORTATION.—When the animals’’; 
(iv) in the matter preceding para-
graph (3) (as so designated), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘The owner’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER OR PERSON 
HAVING CUSTODY.—The owner’’; and 
(v) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(2) (as so designated), by striking ‘‘Ani-
mals being’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Animals being’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
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(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘On learning’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘A rail carrier’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘a vessel’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered provider of 
transportation’’; 
(D) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(a) 
through (d) as subsections (b), (c), (g), and (f), 
respectively, and moving the subsections so as 
to appear in alphabetical order; 
(E) by inserting before subsection (b) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered in-
dustrial operator’ means an individual or entity 
that owns or controls a quantity of livestock or 
poultry that is not less than the quantity de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for the applicable 
livestock or poultry. 
‘‘(B) QUANTITY OF LIVESTOCK OR POUL-
TRY
IN
AFOS.—The quantity of livestock or 
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poultry referred to in subparagraph (A) is 1 or 
more of the following quantities of livestock or 
poultry housed in 1 or more Animal Feeding 
Operations at a single point in time: 
‘‘(i) 2,500 swine. 
‘‘(ii) 30,000 turkeys or ducks. 
‘‘(iii) 82,000 laying hens or broilers. 
‘‘(2) 
COVERED
PROVIDER
OF
TRANSPOR-
TATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 
provider of transportation’ means an individual 
or entity described in subparagraph (B) that is 
transporting animals from a place in a State, 
the District of Columbia, or a territory or pos-
session of the United States through or to a 
place in another State, the District of Colum-
bia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS
AND
ENTITIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—An individual or entity referred to 
in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) a rail carrier, express carrier, or 
common carrier (except by air or water); 
‘‘(ii) a receiver, trustee, or lessee of a 
carrier described in clause (i); or 
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‘‘(iii) an owner or master of a vessel. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture.’’; and 
(F) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION LASTING MORE THAN 8 
HOURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which ani-
mals are transported by a covered provider of trans-
portation on behalf of a covered industrial operator 
for a period lasting, or expected to last, more than 
8 consecutive hours, the covered provider of trans-
portation transporting the animals shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) the means of transport provides ade-
quate protection of the animals from high 
winds, rain, and snow; 
‘‘(B) any livestock or poultry are provided 
with appropriate bedding or equivalent material 
that— 
‘‘(i) prevents slipping; 
‘‘(ii) ensures a level of comfort appro-
priate to— 
‘‘(I) the species of the livestock 
or poultry; 
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‘‘(II) the number of animals 
being transported; 
‘‘(III) the duration of the period 
of transportation; and 
‘‘(IV) the weather; and 
‘‘(iii) provides adequate absorption of 
urine and feces; 
‘‘(C) the animals are not overcrowded dur-
ing transport, including by complying with the 
regulations promulgated under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(D) the means of transport is equipped 
with a water supply that ensures that each ani-
mal has access to water in a manner and quan-
tity appropriate to the species and size of the 
animal; 
‘‘(E) watering devices on the means of 
transport are— 
‘‘(i) in good working order; 
‘‘(ii) appropriately designed; and 
‘‘(iii) positioned appropriately for the 
species of animal to be watered during 
transport; and 
‘‘(F) the animals are not transported when 
the temperature within the means of transport 
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cannot be maintained between 40 degrees Fahr-
enheit and 86 degrees Fahrenheit. 
‘‘(2) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations setting species-specific 
space allowances during periods of transpor-
tation lasting more than 8 hours. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations 
promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall en-
sure that each species of animal has enough 
space— 
‘‘(i) to turn around; 
‘‘(ii) to lie down; and 
‘‘(iii) to fully extend the limbs of the 
animal. 
‘‘(e) RECORDKEEPING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered industrial op-
erator shall maintain records of all livestock trans-
ported by the covered industrial operator. 
‘‘(2) PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.—A covered in-
dustrial operator shall provide the records main-
tained under paragraph (1) to the Secretary on re-
quest.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) take effect on the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall promulgate final regulations to implement the 
amendments made by paragraph (1). 
(b) MODIFICATION OF 28-HOUR RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 80502 of title 49, 
United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as 
provided’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘28’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Animals may be con-
fined for more than 8 hours when the animals 
cannot be unloaded because of accidental or un-
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avoidable causes that could not have been an-
ticipated or avoided when being careful. 
‘‘(B) SHEEP.—Sheep may be confined for 
an additional 8 consecutive hours without being 
unloaded when the 8-hour period of confine-
ment described in paragraph (1) ends at 
night.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(3) 
Time’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) LOADING AND UNLOADING.—Time’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (g). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) take effect on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 312. HIGHER-WELFARE TRANSPORT RESEARCH FUND-
ING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
RESEARCH
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘eligible research institution’’ means— 
(A) an 1862 Institution (as defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7601)); 
(B) an 1890 Institution (as defined in that 
section); 
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(C) a 1994 Institution (as defined in sec-
tion 532 of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)); 
(D) a non-land-grant college of agriculture 
(as defined in section 1404 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) that has 
a demonstrable capacity to conduct livestock or 
poultry research, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(E) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges 
and universities (as defined in that section); 
and 
(F) a center of excellence recognized under 
section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5926). 
(2) HIGHER-WELFARE TRANSPORT.—The term 
‘‘higher-welfare transport’’ means the handling, 
loading, and transport mechanisms by which live-
stock and poultry are transported, at any time, 
which take into account animal welfare and species- 
specific requirements to ensure that— 
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(A) animal welfare is maintained through-
out transport; and 
(B) animals are spared unnecessary dis-
tress or injury. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to provide grants to eligible research institu-
tions to study higher-welfare transport. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible research institution shall submit 
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall en-
sure that none of the grant funding may be used to per-
form any experiment that would not comply with current 
transport law. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2026. 
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Subtitle B—Nonambulatory 
Livestock 
SEC. 321. UNLAWFUL SLAUGHTER PRACTICES INVOLVING 
NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 85–765 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 
1958’’) is amended by inserting after section 2 (7 U.S.C. 
1902) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a stockyard; 
‘‘(B) a market agency; 
‘‘(C) a packer (as defined in section 201 of 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 191)); 
‘‘(D) a dealer (as defined in section 301 of 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 201)); 
‘‘(E) a slaughter facility; and 
‘‘(F) an establishment. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The term ‘establish-
ment’ means an establishment that is subject to in-
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spection pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) HUMANELY EUTHANIZE.—The term ‘hu-
manely euthanize’ means to immediately render an 
animal unconscious by mechanical, chemical, or 
other means, with the unconscious state remaining 
until the death of the animal. 
‘‘(4) NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK.—The term 
‘nonambulatory livestock’ means any cattle, sheep, 
swine, goats, or horses, mules, or other equines who 
cannot stand or walk unassisted. 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(b) HUMANE TREATMENT, HANDLING, AND DIS-
POSITION.—The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to 
provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposi-
tion of all nonambulatory livestock by covered entities, in-
cluding requirements for covered entities— 
‘‘(1) to immediately humanely euthanize non-
ambulatory livestock when the livestock becomes 
nonambulatory livestock, subject to subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(2)(A) to have written policies and procedures 
in place, and proper equipment, relating to the hu-
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mane handling, euthanization, and disposition of all 
nonambulatory livestock; 
‘‘(B) to maintain records of all nonambulatory 
livestock; and 
‘‘(C) to electronically submit those written poli-
cies and procedures and records to the Adminis-
trator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service. 
‘‘(c) HUMANE EUTHANASIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations specifying— 
‘‘(A) the methods of euthanasia that shall 
be acceptable for the humane disposition of 
nonambulatory livestock required under the reg-
ulations promulgated under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) processes for ensuring effective en-
forcement of the use of those methods. 
‘‘(2) DISEASE TESTING.—The regulations pro-
mulgated under subsection (b) shall not limit the 
ability of the Secretary to test nonambulatory live-
stock for a disease. 
‘‘(d) TRANSACTING OR PROCESSING.—A covered en-
tity shall not— 
‘‘(1) buy or sell a nonambulatory animal; or 
‘‘(2) process, butcher, or sell meat or products 
of nonambulatory livestock. 
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‘‘(e) RECORDS.—The Administrator of the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service shall maintain all docu-
ments submitted by covered entities pursuant to the regu-
lations under subsection (b).’’. 
(b) INSPECTION OF NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK; 
LABELING.—Section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 606) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INSPECTION OF NONAMBULATORY LIVESTOCK; 
LABELING.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
NONAMBULATORY
LIVE-
STOCK.—In 
this 
subsection, 
the 
term 
‘non-
ambulatory livestock’ means any cattle, sheep, swine, 
goats, or horses, mules, or other equines who cannot 
stand or walk unassisted. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTION.—It shall be unlawful for an 
inspector at an establishment subject to inspection 
under this Act to pass through inspection any non-
ambulatory livestock or carcass (including parts of a 
carcass) of nonambulatory livestock. 
‘‘(3) LABELING.—An inspector or other em-
ployee of an establishment described in paragraph 
(2) shall label, mark, stamp, or tag as ‘inspected 
and condemned’ any carcass (including parts of a 
carcass) of nonambulatory livestock.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall promulgate final regulations to implement the 
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). 
SEC. 322. UNLAWFUL USE OF DRUGS CONTRIBUTING TO 
NONAMBULATORY CONDITIONS. 
The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by in-
serting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 10409B. UNLAWFUL USE OF DRUGS ON CERTAIN ANI-
MALS. 
‘‘Any use of a beta-agonist drug, including 
ractopamine, zilpaterol, and lubabegron, in an animal in 
the absence of disease, including use for growth promotion 
or feed efficiency, is prohibited.’’. 
SEC. 323. INCLUSION OF POULTRY IN HUMANE METHODS 
OF SLAUGHTER ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 85–765 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 
1958’’) (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended by adding 
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‘‘and poultry’’ after the term ‘‘livestock’’ each place it ap-
pears, except as provided in subsection (b). 
(b) OTHER
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2(a) of Public Law 85–765 (commonly known as the ‘‘Hu-
mane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958’’) (7 U.S.C. 
1902) is amended by striking ‘‘and other livestock,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘other livestock, and poultry’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Inspections 
SEC. 331. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED
ESTABLISHMENT.—The term 
‘‘covered establishment’’ means— 
(A) an official establishment (as defined in 
section 301.2 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations)) that is sub-
ject to inspection under the Federal Meat In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and 
(B) an official establishment (as defined in 
section 381.1 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations)) that is sub-
ject to inspection under the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). 
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(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
652). 
SEC. 332. ENDING DANGEROUS HIGHER-SPEED SLAUGHTER 
AND SELF-INSPECTION SYSTEMS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered pro-
gram’’ means any waiver, program, or regulation 
that— 
(A) allows covered establishments to oper-
ate at slaughter speeds that exceed existing lim-
its required by regulations of the Department 
of Agriculture as of the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(B) reduces the number of Federal inspec-
tors in covered establishments; or 
(C) replaces Federal inspectors at covered 
establishments with employees of the covered 
establishments for purposes of inspection. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered program’’ 
includes— 
(A) the New Swine Slaughter Inspection 
System described in the final rule entitled 
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‘‘Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection’’ 
(84 Fed. Reg. 52300 (October 1, 2019)); 
(B) the New Poultry Inspection System 
described in the final rule entitled ‘‘Moderniza-
tion of Poultry Slaughter Inspection’’ (79 Fed. 
Reg. 49566 (August 21, 2014)); and 
(C) any waiver issued under an inspection 
system described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(b) TERMINATION
OF COVERED PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, shall terminate or suspend 
implementation of or conversion to, as applicable, all cov-
ered programs. 
SEC. 333. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL OSHA INSPECTORS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033 for the hiring 
of additional inspectors to carry out inspections under sec-
tion 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 657) in covered establishments. 
SEC. 334. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL FSIS INSPECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2033 to hire additional full-time 
equivalent positions within the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service relating to inspections conducted pursuant to, and 
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the enforcement of, Public Law 85–765 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958’’) (7 
U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). 
(b) PRIORITY FOR HIRING.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), priority shall be given to hiring personnel— 
(1) to inspect processing facilities (as described 
by the term ‘‘eligible facility’’ in section 764 of divi-
sion N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(21 U.S.C. 473)); and 
(2) in regions with the highest number of va-
cancies within the Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
ice. 
Æ 
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