II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5883 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to clarify 
the duties relating to services furnished in connection 
with the buying or selling of livestock in commerce 
through online, video, or other electronic methods, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clarification of Treat-
ment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MARKET AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(c) of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 201(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting 
a period; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of the Clarifica-
tion of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock 
Act of 2016, such term includes any person who en-
gages in the business of buying or selling livestock, 
on a commission or other fee basis, through the use 
of online, video, or other electronic methods when 
handling or providing the means to handle receiv-
ables or proceeds from such buying or selling, so 
long as such person’s annual average of online, 
video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commis-
sion or other fee basis, exceeds $250,000.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 301 of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 201) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘When used in this Act—’’ and inserting 
‘‘In this Act:’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a), by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting a period; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘weighting’’ and inserting 
‘‘weighing’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting a period. 
SEC. 3. METHODS TO TRANSFER FUNDS. 
Section 409(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 228b(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘shall wire 
transfer funds to the seller’s account’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘shall transfer funds for the 
full amount of the purchase price to the account of 
the seller by wire, electronic funds transfer, or any 
other expeditious method determined appropriate by 
the Secretary’’; and 
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘or dealer 
shall wire transfer funds’’ and inserting ‘‘or dealer 
shall transfer funds for the full amount of the pur-
chase price by wire, electronic funds transfer, or any 
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other expeditious method determined appropriate by 
the Secretary’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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