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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``One Dollar Coin and Community 
Development Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. ONE DOLLAR COINS.

    (a) Color and Content.--Section 5112(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence, by striking ``dollar,''; and
            (2) by inserting after the 4th sentence, the following new 
        sentence: ``The dollar coin shall be golden in color, have an 
        unreeded edge, have tactile and visual features that make the 
        denomination of the coin readily discernible, be minted and 
        fabricated in the United States, and have such metallic, 
        anticounterfeiting properties as United States clad coinage in 
        circulation on the date of the enactment of the One Dollar Coin 
        and Community Development Act of 1994.''.
    (b) Design of Dollar Coin.--Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the 5th and 6th sentences and 
inserting the following new sentence: ``The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall select an appropriate design for the obverse side of the 
dollar.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall place into 
circulation 1 dollar coins authorized under subsection (a)(1) of 
section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, which comply with the 
design requirements of subsections (b) and (d)(1) of such section, as 
amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The Secretary may 
include such coins in any numismatic set produced by the United States 
Mint before the date the coins are placed in circulation.

SEC. 3. CEASING ISSUANCE OF ONE DOLLAR NOTES.

    (a) In General.--After the date that coins described in section 
2(c) are first placed in circulation, no Federal reserve bank may order 
or place into circulation any $1 Federal reserve note.
    (b) Redemption of $1 Notes.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5119(b)(1) of title 31, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Federal reserve notes in the denomination of 
                $1.''.
            (2) Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph 
                (1) shall take effect on the date on which coins minted 
                pursuant to the amendments made by section 2 are first 
                placed in circulation.
                    (B) Notice of effective date.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
                of the date on which the amendment made by paragraph 
                (1) takes effect in accordance with subparagraph (A) of 
                this paragraph.
    (c) Exception.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall produce only 
such Federal reserve notes of 1 dollar denomination as are required 
from time to time to meet the needs of collectors of this series. Such 
notes shall be produced in sheets and sold by the Secretary, in whole, 
or in part, at a price that exceeds the face value of the currency by 
an amount that, at a minimum, reimburses the Secretary for the cost of 
production.

SEC. 4. RESERVE FUND FOR CIRCULATING COINAGE.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 5111(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Coinage Funds.--
            ``(1) Coinage metal fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury--
                    ``(A) shall maintain a coinage metal fund in the 
                Department of the Treasury; and
                    ``(B) may use the fund to buy metal to mint coins.
            ``(2) Circulating coinage reserve fund.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
                shall maintain a circulating coinage reserve fund in 
                the Department of the Treasury.
                    ``(B) Credits and debits.--The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) credit the coinage reserve fund with 
                        the amount by which the nominal value of the 
                        coins minted and placed into circulation under 
                        this subchapter (other than numismatic items) 
                        exceeds the cost of the metal; and
                            ``(ii) charge the account with--
                                    ``(I) the waste incurred in minting 
                                the coins referred to in clause (i); 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the cost of distributing the 
                                coins, including the cost of coin bags 
                                and pallets.
                    ``(C) Availability of funds for community 
                development.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Effective for any fiscal 
                        year only to the extent and in such amounts as 
                        are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
                        the Secretary may lend excess amounts in the 
                        circulating coinage reserve fund to the 
                        Community Development Institutions Fund for the 
                        provision of financial assistance by such Fund 
                        through deposits, credit union shares, and 
                        loans in accordance with section 108 of the 
                        Community Development Banking and Financial 
                        Institutions Act of 1994.
                            ``(ii) Terms and conditions.--Any loan by 
                        the Secretary to the Community Development 
                        Institutions Fund in accordance with clause (i) 
                        shall bear such rate of interest and be subject 
                        to such other terms and conditions as the 
                        Secretary determines to be appropriate.
                    ``(D) Investment of balance in account.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
                invest excess amounts in the circulating coinage 
                reserve fund in--
                            ``(i) instruments issued by the Secretary 
                        under chapter 31; and
                            ``(ii) other instruments to the extent, and 
                        in such amounts, as may be authorized by law.
                    ``(E) Payment to general fund.--Interest, 
                dividends, and other earnings on investments of the 
                circulating coinage reserve fund, including interest on 
                loans to the Community Development Financial 
                Institutions Fund, shall be paid into the general fund 
                of the Treasury to assist in reducing the deficit.''.
    (b) Termination of Coinage Profit Fund.--The coinage profit fund is 
hereby abolished and any balance in the account as of such termination 
shall be transferred by the Secretary to the circulating coinage 
reserve fund established pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
(a) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.
[A]: One Dollar Coin and Community Development Act of 1994 - Amends Federal monetary law to prescribe specifications for and design of dollar coins, including a golden color. 
Proscribes any issuance of one dollar notes after the date that dollar coins are first placed in circulation.  Prescribes guidelines for the redemption of one dollar notes. 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish:  (1) a coinage metal fund; and (2) a circulating coinage reserve fund. 
Authorizes the Secretary to lend excess amounts in the circulating coinage reserve fund to the Community Development Institutions Fund to enable it to provide financial assistance.  Mandates that earnings on investments of the circulating coinage reserve fund be paid into the general fund of the Treasury. 
Abolishes the coinage profit fund.  Transfers the balance of its account to the circulating coinage reserve fund.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Chris 
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                      TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Stays; probationary employees.
Sec. 103. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 104. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
          whistleblowers.
Sec. 105. Suicide by employees.
Sec. 106. Training for supervisors.
Sec. 107. Information on whistleblower protections.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

Sec. 201. Prevention of unauthorized access to medical records of 
          employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Outreach on availability of mental health services available 
          to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Protocols to address threats against employees of the 
          Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 204. Comptroller General of the United States study on 
          accountability of chiefs of police of Department of Veterans 
          Affairs medical centers.

                      TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

    SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
    In this title--
        (1) the term ``agency''--
            (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an entity 
        that is an agency, as defined under section 2302 of title 5, 
        United States Code, without regard to whether one or more 
        portions of title 5 of the United States Code are inapplicable 
        to the entity; and
            (B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined in 
    section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and
        (3) the term ``personnel action'' has the meaning given that 
    term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.
    SEC. 102. STAYS; PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Request by Special Counsel.--Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under 
this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall 
give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.''.
    (b) Probationary Employees.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an 
employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the 
agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a 
transfer submitted by the employee.''.
    (c) Study Regarding Retaliation Against Probationary Employees.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in 
probationary status.
    SEC. 103. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
    Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
        ``(14) access the medical record of another employee or an 
    applicant for employment as a part of, or otherwise in furtherance 
    of, any conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (13).''.
    SEC. 104. DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST 
      WHISTLEBLOWERS.
    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
    whistleblowers
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `agency'--
            ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an 
        entity that is an agency, as defined under section 2302, 
        without regard to whether any other provision of this chapter 
        is applicable to the entity; and
            ``(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        ``(2) the term `prohibited personnel action' means taking or 
    failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), or 
    (14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; and
        ``(3) the term `supervisor' means an employee who would be a 
    supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a), if the entity 
    employing the employee was an agency.
    ``(b) Proposed Disciplinary Actions.--
        ``(1) In general.--If the head of the agency employing a 
    supervisor, an administrative law judge, the Merit Systems 
    Protection Board, the Special Counsel, a judge of the United 
    States, or the Inspector General of the agency employing a 
    supervisor determines that the supervisor has committed a 
    prohibited personnel action, the head of the agency employing the 
    supervisor, in accordance with the procedures required under 
    paragraph (2)--
            ``(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed 
        by a supervisor--
                ``(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for a 
            period of not less than 3 days; and
                ``(ii) may, in addition to a suspension described in 
            clause (i), propose any other action, including a reduction 
            in grade or pay, that the head of the agency determines 
            appropriate; and
            ``(B) for the second prohibited personnel action committed 
        by a supervisor, shall propose removing the supervisor.
        ``(2) Procedures.--
            ``(A) Notice.--A supervisor against whom an action is 
        proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled to written 
        notice--
                ``(i) stating the specific reasons for the proposed 
            action; and
                ``(ii) informing the supervisor of the right of the 
            supervisor to review the material which is relied on to 
            support the reasons for the proposed action.
            ``(B) Answer and evidence.--
                ``(i) In general.--A supervisor who is notified under 
            subparagraph (A) that the supervisor is the subject of a 
            proposed action under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days 
            following such notification to answer and furnish evidence 
            in support of the answer.
                ``(ii) No evidence furnished; insufficient evidence.--
            After the end of the 14-day period described in clause (i), 
            if a supervisor does not furnish evidence as described in 
            clause (i) or if the head of the agency determines that 
            such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the proposed 
            action, the head of the agency shall carry out the action.
            ``(C) Scope of procedures.--An action carried out under 
        this section--
                ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be 
            subject to the same requirements and procedures (including 
            regarding appeals) as an action under section 7503, 7513, 
            or 7543; and
                ``(ii) shall not be subject to--

                    ``(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b);
                    ``(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and 
                subsection (c) of section 7513; or
                    ``(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) 
                and subsection (c) of section 7543.

        ``(3) Delegation.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), the 
        head of an agency may delegate any authority or responsibility 
        under this subsection.
            ``(B) Nondelegability of determination regarding prohibited 
        personnel action.--If the head of an agency is responsible for 
        determining whether a supervisor has committed a prohibited 
        personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the head of the 
        agency may not delegate that responsibility.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against 
          whistleblowers.''.
    SEC. 105. SUICIDE BY EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Referral.--The head of an agency shall refer to the Special 
Counsel, along with any information known to the agency regarding the 
circumstances described in paragraphs (2) and (3), any instance in 
which the head of the agency has information indicating--
        (1) an employee of the agency committed suicide;
        (2) prior to the death of the employee, the employee made any 
    disclosure of information which reasonably evidences--
            (A) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
            (B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
        of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 
        health or safety; and
        (3) after a disclosure described in paragraph (2), a personnel 
    action was taken against the employee.
    (b) Office of Special Counsel Review.--For any referral to the 
Special Counsel under subsection (a), the Special Counsel shall--
        (1) examine whether any personnel action was taken because of 
    any disclosure of information described in subsection (a)(2); and
        (2) take any action the Special Counsel determines appropriate 
    under subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code.
    SEC. 106. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.
    In consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General 
of the agency (or senior ethics official of the agency for an agency 
without an Inspector General), the head of each agency shall provide 
training regarding how to respond to complaints alleging a violation of 
whistleblower protections (as defined in section 2307 of title 5, 
United States Code, as added by section 107) available to employees of 
the agency--
        (1) to employees appointed to supervisory positions in the 
    agency who have not previously served as a supervisor; and
        (2) on an annual basis, to all employees of the agency serving 
    in a supervisory position.
    SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
    (a) Existing Provision.--
        (1) In general.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, 
    is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (c); and
            (B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
        (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
            (A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(c)''.
            (B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(c)''.
            (C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection 
        Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by 
        striking ``section 2302(f)(1) or (2)'' and inserting ``section 
        2302(e)(1) or (2)''.
            (D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
        U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' 
        and inserting ``section 2302(c)''.
            (E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
        U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ``section 2302(d)'' and 
        inserting ``section 2302(c)''.
    (b) Provision of Information.--Chapter 23 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2307. Information on whistleblower protections
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `agency'--
            ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the 
        meaning given that term in section 2302; and
            ``(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the 
        intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
        ``(2) the term `new employee' means an individual--
            ``(A) appointed to a position as an employee of an agency 
        on or after the date of enactment of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick 
        Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; and
            ``(B) who has not previously served as an employee; and
        ``(3) the term `whistleblower protections' means the 
    protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel 
    practice described in paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), 
    or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph (14) of section 2302(b).
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Head of Agency.--The head of each agency 
shall be responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel 
practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil 
service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel 
management, and for ensuring (in consultation with the Special Counsel 
and the Inspector General of the agency) that employees of the agency 
are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under this 
chapter and chapter 12, including--
        ``(1) information regarding whistleblower protections available 
    to new employees during the probationary period;
        ``(2) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit 
    Systems Protection Board with regard to whistleblower protections; 
    and
        ``(3) how to make a lawful disclosure of information that is 
    specifically required by law or Executive order to be kept 
    classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of 
    foreign affairs to the Special Counsel, the Inspector General of an 
    agency, Congress, or other agency employee designated to receive 
    such disclosures.
    ``(c) Timing.--The head of each agency shall ensure that the 
information required to be provided under subsection (b) is provided to 
each new employee of the agency not later than 6 months after the date 
the new employee begins performing service as an employee.
    ``(d) Information Online.--The head of each agency shall make 
available information regarding whistleblower protections applicable to 
employees of the agency on the public website of the agency, and on any 
online portal that is made available only to employees of the agency if 
one exists.
    ``(e) Delegees.--Any employee to whom the head of an agency 
delegates authority for personnel management, or for any aspect 
thereof, shall, within the limits of the scope of the delegation, be 
responsible for the activities described in subsection (b).''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``2307. Information on whistleblower protections.''.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

    SEC. 201. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF 
      EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    (a) Development of Plan.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
            (A) develop a plan to prevent access to the medical records 
        of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by employees 
        of the Department who are not authorized to access such 
        records;
            (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
        plan developed under subparagraph (A); and
            (C) upon request, provide a briefing to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress with respect to the plan developed under 
        subparagraph (A).
        (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
    include the following:
            (A) A detailed assessment of strategic goals of the 
        Department for the prevention of unauthorized access to the 
        medical records of employees of the Department.
            (B) A list of circumstances in which an employee of the 
        Department who is not a health care provider or an assistant to 
        a health care provider would be authorized to access the 
        medical records of another employee of the Department.
            (C) Steps that the Secretary will take to acquire new or 
        implement existing technology to prevent an employee of the 
        Department from accessing the medical records of another 
        employee of the Department without a specific need to access 
        such records.
            (D) Steps the Secretary will take, including plans to issue 
        new regulations, as necessary, to ensure that an employee of 
        the Department may not access the medical records of another 
        employee of the Department for the purpose of retrieving 
        demographic information if that demographic information is 
        available to the employee in another location or through 
        another format.
            (E) A proposed timetable for the implementation of such 
        plan.
            (F) An estimate of the costs associated with implementing 
        such plan.
    (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
    and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
        (2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 202. OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
      AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a program of 
outreach to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform 
those employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine 
options, that are available to them.
    SEC. 203. PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THREATS AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE 
      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure protocols are in 
effect to address threats from individuals receiving health care from 
the Department of Veterans Affairs directed towards employees of the 
Department who are providing such health care.
    SEC. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON 
      ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHIEFS OF POLICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
      AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS.
    The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study 
to assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command 
structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs police officers at 
medical centers of the Department.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]:  (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 .  Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if the individual is in probationary status and seeks corrective action. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on retaliation against employees in probationary status. (Sec. 103) The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take a personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment, (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistleblowers.  (Sec. 105) Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistleblower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistleblower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistleblower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites.  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES (Sec. 201) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to prevent unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of available mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care.  (Sec. 204) The GAO shall assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command structure of the VA police officers at VA medical centers.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Industry 
Fairness and Enhancement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Mandatory livestock market reporting.
Sec. 3. Collection, collation, and reporting of data and statistics 
                            related to production of swine, pork, and 
                            pork products.
Sec. 4. Report on jurisdiction, duties, and authorities of Secretary of 
                            Agriculture regarding packers, livestock, 
                            and livestock products.
Sec. 5. Retail price report of representative meat products.
Sec. 6. Regulations.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORTING.

    (a) Reporting Required.--The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 is 
amended by inserting after section 203 (7 U.S.C. 1622) the following 
new section:

``SEC. 203A. MANDATORY LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORTING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Livestock.--The term `livestock' means cattle, sheep, 
        and swine, whether live or dead.
            ``(2) Livestock product.--The term `livestock product' 
        means any product or byproduct produced or processed in whole 
        or in part from livestock, including boxed beef, boxed lamb, 
        and any value-added product derived from pork.
            ``(3) Packer.--Subject to subsection (b)(1), the term 
        `packer' means any person engaged in the business of--
                    ``(A) buying livestock in commerce for purposes of 
                slaughter;
                    ``(B) manufacturing or preparing livestock products 
                for sale or shipment in commerce; or
                    ``(C) marketing livestock products in an 
                unmanufactured form acting as a wholesale broker, 
                dealer, or distributor in commerce.
            ``(4) Prices, volume, and terms of sale.--The term `prices, 
        volume, and terms of sale' includes base price, premium and 
        discount price factors, formula-based pricing systems, quality 
        characteristics (including percent lean and carcass weight), 
        and any current or future contract offered by a packer.
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    ``(b) Mandatory Reporting Required.--
            ``(1) Packers subject to requirement.--This subsection 
        applies only to a packer that the Secretary estimates is 
        engaged in the business of buying, manufacturing, preparing, or 
        marketing more than five percent (by daily volume) of--
                    ``(A) all cattle, all sheep, or all swine that are 
                bought, prepared, or marketed in the United States;
                    ``(B) all livestock products that are bought, 
                manufactured, prepared, or marketed in the United 
                States; or
                    ``(C) any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            ``(2) Required information.--The Secretary shall require 
        each packer described in paragraph (1) to report to the 
        Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall require, such 
        information relating to prices, volume, and terms of sale for 
        the procurement of domestic and imported livestock and 
        livestock products as the Secretary determines is appropriate.
            ``(3) Administration.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall require packers described in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) to separately report domestic and imported 
                livestock and livestock products; and
                    ``(B) to report the information required under 
                paragraph (2) by the next business day, as defined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(4) Noncompliance.--It shall be unlawful for any packer 
        described in paragraph (1) to knowingly fail or refuse to 
        provide to the Secretary information required under paragraph 
        (2).
            ``(5) Verification.--The Secretary may take such actions as 
        are necessary to verify the accuracy of the information 
        required under paragraph (2), regardless of the source of the 
        information.
            ``(6) Cease and desist and civil penalty.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary has reason to 
                believe that a packer described in paragraph (1) is 
                violating this subsection (or a regulation issued under 
                this subsection), the Secretary may issue an order to 
                cease and desist from continuing the violation and 
                assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for 
                each violation. The order shall be issued only after 
                notice and an opportunity for hearing is provided to 
                the packer.
                    ``(B) Factors.--In determining the amount of a 
                civil penalty to be assessed under subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary shall consider the gravity of the 
                offense, the size of the business involved, and the 
                effect of the penalty on the ability of the packer to 
                continue in business.
            ``(7) Referral to attorney general.--If, after expiration 
        of the period for appeal or after the affirmance of a civil 
        penalty assessed under paragraph (6), the packer against whom 
        the civil penalty is assessed fails to pay the civil penalty, 
        the Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General, who 
        may recover the amount of the civil penalty in a civil action 
        in United States district court.
    ``(c) Voluntary Reporting.--The Secretary shall encourage voluntary 
reporting by packers that are not subjected to a mandatory reporting 
requirement under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Availability of Information.--
            ``(1) Timely availability.--The Secretary shall make 
        information received under this section available to the public 
        in a timely manner to permit the use of the information while 
        it is still relevant.
            ``(2) Limitations.--The disclosure of information under 
        paragraph (1) may be made only in a form that ensures the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The identity of the parties involved in any 
                transaction described in a report is not disclosed.
                    ``(B) The identity of the packer submitting a 
                report is not disclosed.
                    ``(C) The confidentiality of proprietary business 
                information is otherwise protected.
    ``(e) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section restricts or 
modifies the authority of the Secretary to collect voluntary reports in 
accordance with other provisions of law.
    ``(f) Termination of Mandatory Requirement.--The reporting 
requirement established by subsection (b) shall expire at the end of 
the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
section.''.
    (b) Repeal of Pilot Price Reporting Investigation.--Section 416 of 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 229a), as added by 
section 1127(a) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as 
contained in section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105-277), is 
repealed.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION, COLLATION, AND REPORTING OF DATA AND STATISTICS 
              RELATED TO PRODUCTION OF SWINE, PORK, AND PORK PRODUCTS.

    The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 is amended by inserting 
after section 203A (as added by section 2 of this Act) the following 
new section:

``SEC. 203B. SPECIAL REPORTING AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
              SWINE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Packer.--The term `packer' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 203A(a).
            ``(2) Swine.--The term `swine' means the porcine animal 
        raised for feeder pigs, seedstock, or slaughter.
            ``(3) Barrow.--The term `barrow' means a neutered male 
        swine.
            ``(4) Gilt.--The term `gilt' means a young female swine, 
        one that has not produced a litter.
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    ``(b) Swine Inventory Report Improvement.--
            ``(1) New reporting requirement.--As soon as practicable 
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
        of Agriculture shall implement a reporting procedure that 
        results in a monthly report of the inventory of swine located 
        on farms and other confinement or production areas, in the 17 
        leading pork producing States in the United States. The 
        reporting procedure shall include in a separate category the 
        number of bred female swine that are assumed, or have been 
        confirmed, as pregnant during the reporting period.
            ``(2) Effect on existing report.--The Secretary shall 
        continue to maintain and publish the current quarterly report 
known as the ``Hogs and Pigs Inventory Report'' for a period of not 
less than eight quarters after the inception of the monthly report 
initiated under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Availability of report.--The monthly report referred 
        to in paragraph (1) shall be made available to swine producers, 
        packers, market analysts and researchers, and such other 
        persons and entities as the Secretary determines to be in the 
        public interest. The quarterly report continued as provided in 
        paragraph (2) shall be designed to be provided to those same 
        persons or entities intended to receive the monthly report so 
        as to provide them with a data overlap period until the monthly 
        report is fully functional.
    ``(c) Carcass Measurement and Value Pricing.--
            ``(1) Lean content measurements.--As soon as practicable 
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
        shall conduct a study and survey and issue regulations 
        requiring packers to implement a program to measure the lean 
        content (containing little or no fat) of swine carcasses using 
        trained and impartial personnel. In issuing the regulation, the 
        Secretary shall provide for the administration of the program 
        and inspection of such packer operations by personnel of the 
        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
            ``(2) Implementation report.--Not later than six months 
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the actions 
        taken to implement this subsection. The report shall set forth 
        the numbers and names of packers who have initiated such a 
        measurement program on a voluntary basis, the percentage of the 
        packing industry that has initiated such voluntary programs, 
        the date such voluntary programs were initiated, the estimated 
        cost to packers to implement a voluntary program, the estimated 
        cost to be incurred by packers to implement the mandatory 
        program required by paragraph (1), and other benefits that may 
        accrue from the program.
            ``(3) Inspection of equipment.--This paragraph applies to a 
        packer that slaughters more than five percent (by daily volume) 
        of all swine that are bought, prepared, or marketed in the 
        United States. All equipment used by such a packer in the 
        measurement and determination of the value of swine shall be 
        subject to inspection by personnel of the Grain Inspection, 
        Packers and Stockyards Administration designated by the 
        Secretary. All formulas and pricing procedures used to 
        determine the value of swine by such a packer may be obtained 
        by the Secretary who shall ensure its publication as determined 
        by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Barrow and Gilt Slaughter.--The Secretary shall promptly 
obtain, either through a valid reporting procedure for a packer 
described in subsection (c)(3) or other valid statistical sampling 
procedure at packing plants as determined by the Secretary, data on the 
division of the total market slaughter of swine that reflects 
differences in numbers between barrows and gilts. Such information 
shall be made available to swine producers in a report published by the 
Secretary.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON JURISDICTION, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF 
              AGRICULTURE REGARDING PACKERS, LIVESTOCK, AND LIVESTOCK 
              PRODUCTS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the jurisdiction, power, duties, and 
authorities of the Secretary over packers, livestock, livestock 
products, and interstate commerce in livestock and livestock products 
under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and all 
other related laws, such as sections 6, 8, 9, and 10 of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (as referred to in section 402 of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 222)).
    (b) Content.--With respect to such jurisdiction, power, duties, and 
authorities, the report shall address the following:
            (1) The burdens on, and obstructions to, interstate 
        commerce in livestock and livestock products by packers and 
        other persons who enter into arrangements with packers that are 
        contrary to, or do not protect, the public interest.
            (2) Non-competitive pricing arrangements between or among 
        packers, or other persons involved in the processing, 
        distribution, or sale of livestock or livestock products to 
        consumers, including those provided for in contracts for the 
        purchase of livestock.
            (3) Measures to provide transparency to, and effective 
        monitoring of, contracts entered into between packers and 
        livestock producers.
            (4) Investigations that relate to, and affect the 
        disclosure of, transactions involved in the business of packers 
        involved in the ownership of such businesses, the pricing of 
        livestock to producers, and the pricing of livestock products 
        in the entire merchandising chain.
            (5) Cooperation and enhancement by the Secretary with the 
        enforcement of actions initiated by other Federal agencies to 
        protect trade and commerce in the livestock and livestock 
        product industries against unlawful restraints and monopolies.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``packer'', 
``livestock'', and ``livestock products'' have the meaning given such 
terms in section 203A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 
added by section 2 of this Act.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE ABILITY OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO 
              PROVIDE RELIABLE PERIODIC RETAIL PRICE REPORTS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the ability of the Department of Agriculture to provide 
reliable periodic reports of the retail prices of representative meat 
products. The report shall include at least the following:
            (1) Existing private and public retail price reporting 
        services.
            (2) Existing authorities to use, interpret, and publish 
        data from such services, and any additional authorities 
        necessary to improve the use, interpretation, and publication 
        of such data.
            (3) Opportunities to cooperate with other Federal and State 
        agencies.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    (a) Issuance of Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
issue such regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to 
implement the amendments made by this Act. The Secretary shall issue 
the regulations without regard to the following:
            (1) The notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (2) The Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
        effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
        notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
        rulemaking.
            (3) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
        known as the Paperwork Reduction Act).
    (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In issuing 
regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
use the authority provided under section 808(2) of title 5, United 
States Code.
[A]:
Livestock Industry Fairness and Enhancement Act - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a temporary mandatory livestock reporting program for certain packers regarding livestock and livestock product prices, volume, and terms of sale. 
Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended by the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in P.L.  105-277) to repeal the pilot price reporting investigation. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for a monthly collection and reporting of specified data and statistics regarding swine, pork, and pork product production. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report on the Secretary's: (1) jurisdiction, duties, and authorities regarding packers, livestock, and livestock products; and (2) ability to provide reliable periodic retail price reports.