,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjag,mr4   
,grassley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pack]s & ,/ocky>ds  
,act1 #aiba1 to make x unlawful = a     
pack] to own1 fe$1 or control live/ock  
int5d$ = slaught]4  #a4 ,prohibition on 
pack]s own+1 fe$+1 or controll+ live/ock
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bjb ( ! ,pack]s
 & ,/ocky>ds ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aib71 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+   
subsections 7f7 & 7g7 z subsections 7g7 
& 7h71 respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+    
aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,own 
or fe$ live/ock directly1 ?r\gh a       
subsidi>y1 or ?r\gh an arrangem5t t     
gives ! pack] op]ational1 manag]ial1 or 
sup]visory control ov] ! live/ock1 or   
ov] ! f>m+ op]ation t produces !        
live/ock1 to su* an ext5t t ! produc] is
 no long] mat]ially p>ticipat+ 9 !      
managem5t ( ! op]ation ) respect to !   

production ( ! live/ock1 except t ?is   
subsection %all n apply to--  7#a7 an   
arrangem5t ent]$ into )9 #g days        
7exclud+ any ,saturday or ,sunday7 be=e 
slaught] ( ! live/ock by a pack]1 a     
p]son act+ ?r\gh ! pack]1 or a p]son t  
directly or indirectly controls1 or is  
controll$ by or "u common control )1 !  
pack]2  7#b7 a coop]ative or entity own$
 by a coop]ative1 if a majority ( !     
own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! coop]ative is held by
 active coop]ative memb]s t--  7,a7 own1
 fe$1 or control live/ock2 &  7,b7      
provide ! live/ock to ! coop]ative =    
slaught]2  7#c7 a pack] t is n requir$  
to report to ! ,secret>y on ea* report+ 
day 7z def9$ 9 section #bab ( !         
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #afce;a77 in=mation on ! price
 & quantity ( live/ock pur*as$ by !     
pack]2 or  7#d7 a pack] t owns #a       
live/ock process+ plant2 or  2 &  7#c7 9
 subsection 7h7 7z r$esignat$ by        
p>agraph 7#a771 by /rik+ or 7e7 & ins]t+
 7e71 or 7f74  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7

 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !  
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 take    
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7#b7 ,transition rules ,9 ! case ( a    
pack] t on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
owns1 fe$s1 or controls live/ock int5d$ 
= slaught] 9 violation ( section        
#bjb7;f7 ( ! ,pack]s & ,/ocky>ds ,act1  
#aiba 7z am5d$ by subsection 7a771 !    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 apply to
 ! pack]--  7,a7 9 ! case ( a pack] (   
sw9e1 beg9n+ on ! date t is #ah mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &    
7,b7 9 ! case ( a pack] ( any o!r type (
 live/ock1 beg9n+ z soon z practicable1 
b n lat] ?an #ahj days1 aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4