(B) implement those discounted rates to 
apply retroactively to the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) EFFECTIVENESS.—The Secretary— 
(1) shall carry out subsection (b) until the total 
amount of funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization under subsection (d) are expended; and 
(2) may carry out subsection (b) after those 
funds are expended only to the extent and in the 
amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section, $58,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 4. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE- 
INSPECTED MEAT ALLOWED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(c)(2) of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(c)(2)) is amended, 
by inserting after the first sentence, the following: ‘‘For 
the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, res-
taurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell over 
the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other than 
for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected meat 
or meat food product, provided the meat or meat food 
product so inspected is shipped directly to household con-
sumers and in normal retail quantities.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 301 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 
pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 
(c)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 
SEC. 5. INTERSTATE INTERNET SALES OF CERTAIN STATE- 
INSPECTED POULTRY ALLOWED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(c)(2) of the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(2)) is amend-
ed, by inserting after the first sentence, the following: 
‘‘For the purposes of this subparagraph, any retail store, 
restaurant, or similar retail-type establishment may sell 
over the internet and ship by carrier in commerce (other 
than for export to a foreign country) any State-inspected 
poultry product, provided the poultry product so inspected 
is shipped directly to household consumers and in normal 
retail quantities.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘or for distribution 
pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 
(c)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘or by’’ after ‘‘conducted at’’. 
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR NEW AND EXPANDED LIVESTOCK 
OR MEAT PROCESSORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may make or 
guarantee a loan for the purpose of— 
(1) facilitating economic opportunity for live-
stock and meat producers seeking further processing 
capacity and diversification of processor ownership 
to increase competitiveness in the livestock and meat 
industry; 
(2) increasing value-added opportunities for 
livestock and meat production through investment in 
processing capacity; 
(3) improving, developing, or financing livestock 
and meat processing activity and employment includ-
ing through the financing of working capital; or 
(4) promoting the interstate trade and local 
sales of processed meat by financing improvements 
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to meet relevant Federal, State, and local regulatory 
standards. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY; GENERAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—An entity shall be 
eligible for a loan or guarantee under this section if 
the entity is— 
(A) a public, private, or cooperative organi-
zation organized on a for-profit or nonprofit 
basis; 
(B) an Indian tribe on a Federal or State 
reservation, or any other federally recognized 
Indian tribal group; or 
(C) an individual. 
(2) FACILITY LOCATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a facility constructed with 
proceeds from a loan made or guaranteed under 
this section shall be in a rural area. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—A facility constructed 
with proceeds from a loan made or guaranteed 
under this section may be in a non-rural area 
if— 
(i) the primary use of the loan in-
volved is for the facility, and the facility 
will provide value-added processing for ag-
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ricultural producers that are located within 
300 miles of the facility; 
(ii) the applicant demonstrates to the 
Secretary that the primary benefit of mak-
ing the loan or guarantee will be to provide 
employment for residents of a rural area; 
(iii) the loan involved will be used to 
increase the competitiveness of meat, poul-
try, or seafood processing in a region; and 
(iv) the principal amount of the loan 
involved does not exceed $50,000,000. 
(C) RURAL AREA DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘‘rural area’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 343(a)(13) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LOAN IN-
VOLVED.—A loan of more than $50,000,000 
may not be made or guaranteed under this sec-
tion. 
(B) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—A loan 
may not be made or guaranteed under this sec-
tion to an entity that is owned in partnership 
or in whole by— 
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