,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bgfd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 ,walsh introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to support country-of-origin labeling1 ban imports of fresh meat and meat food products from countries with foot-and-mouth disease1 reform certain livestock programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,livestock ,protection and ,ranching ,opportunity ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress regarding country of origin labeling ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the overwhelming majority of consumers in the ,united ,states want to know where animals used to produce the meat eaten by the consumers is born1 raised1 and slaughtered2 7#b7 country-of-origin labeling provides information that consumers in the ,united ,states have a right to know2 and 7#c7 country-of-origin labeling facilitates supply chain information critical for food safety4 #c4 ,prohibition on importation of fresh meat and meat products from countries with foot-and-mouth disease ,section #ajdjd of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,prohibition on importation of fresh meat and meat products from countries with foot-and-,mouth disease ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 until the date on which the ,secretary of ,agriculture certifies to ,congress that a country is free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination1 the ,secretary may not-- 7#a7 allow the importation of fresh meat or meat products from that country2 or 7#b7 initiate1 administer1 finalize1 or enforce any rulemaking allowing for the new importation of any fresh meat or meat product from that country4 4 #d4 ,brucellosis research and compensation 7a7 ,livestock disease initiative ,title ,,iv of the ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfbd et seq47 is amended by inserting after the title heading the following3 #dja4 ,livestock disease initiative 7a7 ,in general ,there is established in the ,department a livestock disease initiative under which the ,secretary shall provide to eligible entities competitive grants for research and development described in subsection 7d74 7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 an entity shall be-- 7#a7 a ,federal agency2 7#b7 a ,national ,laboratory2 7#c7 an institution of higher education2 7#d7 a research institution2 or 7#e7 a ,state agricultural experiment station4 7c7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,secretary shall give priority to research and development relating to bovine brucellosis1 bovine tuberculosis1 and other zoonotic diseases in livestock that are covered by a high-priority research and extension initiative authorized under section #afgb of the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe74 7d7 ,use of grants ,an entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to conduct research and development relating to surveillance methods1 vaccines1 vaccination delivery systems1 or diagnostic tests for diseases in domestic livestock that present a potential concern to public health and safety1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7e7 ,matching funds 7#a7 ,in general ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,secretary may give priority to proposals from eligible entities that provide matching funds for the grants in a manner as determined by the ,secretary1 but shall not require eligible entities to have matching funds as a requirement of being awarded a grant4 7#b7 ,exemption ,the matching funds requirement under section #adib of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccga7 shall not apply in the case of a grant awarded under this section4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjae through #bjah4 4 7b7 ,assistance for losses due to brucellosis ,section #aeja7;c7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting or brucellosis after fire condition both places it appears2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 brucellosis1 as described in paragraph 7#f74 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,assistance for losses due to brucellosis 7,a7 ,in general ,an eligible livestock producer may receive assistance under this paragraph only if the grazing losses occur due to quarantine of livestock under section #ajdjg of the ,farm ,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjf7 due to brucellosis infection in the ,greater ,yellowstone ,designated ,surveillance ,area1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,b7 ,payment rate ,the payment rate for assistance under this paragraph shall be equal to #fj percent of the monthly feed cost 7as determined under paragraph 7#c77;,c77 for the total number of livestock of the eligible livestock producer subject to quarantine4 4 #e4 ,livestock indemnity payments ,section #aeja7;b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;b77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,payment rates ,indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph 7#a7 shall be made at a rate of #ge percent of the higher of1 as determined by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 the market value of the applicable livestock on the earliest day that information is available to the ,secretary2 or 7,b7 the applicable nationwide price of the applicable livestock for the previous calendar year4 4 #f4 ,livestock forage disaster program ,section #aeja7;c77#c77;,c7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;c77#c77;,c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 ,high-value forage ,the ,secretary may provide for a price adjustment in the monthly feed cost in the case of high-value forage1 as determined by the ,secretary4 4