,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #daeg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #f1 #bjad ,mr4 ,crawford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,terry1 and ,mr4 ,mc,intyre7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 ,agriculture1 and ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to protect the information of livestock producers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,farmer ,identity ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 ,united ,states livestock producers supply a vital link in the food supply of the ,united ,states1 which is listed as a critical infrastructure by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 7#b7 domestic terrorist attacks have occurred at livestock operations across the ,united ,states1 endangering the lives and property of people of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 livestock operations in the ,united ,states are largely family owned and operated with most families living at the same location as the livestock operation2 7#d7 ,state governments and agencies are the primary authority in almost all ,states for the protection of water quality under the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 7#e7 ,state agencies maintain records on livestock operations and have the authority to address water quality issues where needed2 and 7#f7 there is no discernible environmental or scientifically research-related need to create a database or other system of records of livestock operations in the ,united ,states by the ,administrator4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,agency ,the term ,agency means the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#c7 ,livestock operation ,the term livestock operation includes any operation involved in the raising or finishing of livestock and poultry4 #d4 ,procurement and disclosure of information 7a7 ,prohibition ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator1 any officer or employee of the ,agency1 or any contractor or cooperator of the ,agency1 shall not disclose the information of any owner1 operator1 or employee of a livestock operation provided to the ,agency by a livestock producer or a ,state agency in accordance with the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 or any other law1 including-- 7#a7 names2 7#b7 telephone numbers2 7#c7 email addresses2 7#d7 physical addresses2 7#e7 ,global ,positioning ,system coordinates2 or 7#f7 other identifying information regarding the location of the owner1 operator1 livestock1 or employee4 7b7 ,effect ,nothing in this ,act affects-- 7#a7 the disclosure of information described in subsection 7a7 if-- 7,a7 the information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form at the county level or higher without any information that identifies the agricultural operation or agricultural producer2 or 7,b7 the livestock producer consents to the disclosure2 7#b7 the authority of any ,state agency to collect information on livestock operations2 7#c7 the authority of the ,agency to disclose the information on livestock operations to ,state or other ,federal governmental agencies2 or 7#d7 the authority of the ,agency to maintain the ,national ,pollutant ,discharge ,elimination ,system permit program's public notice and comment process4 7c7 ,condition of permit or other programs ,the approval of any permit1 practice1 or program administered by the ,administrator shall not be conditioned on the consent of the livestock producer under subsection 7b77#a77;,b74