,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbj,mr4   
,pet]son 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4  
,=t5b]ry1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 &
 ,ms4 ,craig7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf to   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to    
make grants = improvem5ts to meat &     
p\ltry facilities to all[ = int]/ate    
%ipm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,requir+
 ,assi/ance to ,meat ,processors =      
,upgrad+ ,plants ,act or ! ,,ramp-,,up  
,act4  #b4 ,grants = improvem5ts to meat
 & p\ltry facilities to all[ = int]/ate 
%ipm5t ,! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act (  
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,h    
,grants = improvem5ts to meat & p\ltry  
facilities to all[ = int]/ate %ipm5t    

#bih4 ,grants = improvem5ts to meat &   
p\ltry facilities to all[ = int]/ate    
%ipm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,agricultural  
,m>ket+ ,s]vice & 9 consultation ) !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food ,safety          
,inspection ,s]vice1 %all make grants to
 meat & p\ltry process+ facilities 9    
op]ation z ( ! date on :i* an           
application = su* a grant is made to    
assi/ su* facilities ) respect to co/s  
incurr$ 9 mak+ improvem5ts to su*       
facilities & c>ry+ out o!r plann+       
activities necess>y to be subject to    
inspection "u ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq471 or !
 ,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq474  7b7 ,grant   
am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant "u ?is section 
%all n exce$ #ajj1jjj4  7c7 ,condition  
,z a condition on receipt ( a grant "u  
?is section1 a grant recipi5t %all agree
 t if ! recipi5t is n subject to        
inspection or mak+ a good fai? ef=t to  
be subject to inspection "u ! ,f$]al    

,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq47 or ! ,p\ltry ,products    
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et 
seq47 )9 #cf mon?s ( receiv+ su* grant1 
! grant recipi5t %all make a paym5t 7or 
paym5ts7 to ! ,secret>y 9 an am\nt equal
 to ! am\nt ( ! grant4  7d7 ,mat*+ funds
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all       
require a grant recipi5t to provide     
mat*+ non,federal funds 9 an am\nt equal
 to ! am\nt ( a grant4  7#b7 ,exception 
,! ,secret>y %all n require any grant   
recipi5t to provide mat*+ funds )       
respect to a grant aw>d$ 9 fiscal ye>s  
#bjbj or #bjba4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7     
,reports on grants made ,beg9n+ n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! fir/    
grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section1 &        
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture &
 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,s5ate a report on grants made "u ?is   

section & any facilities t 7 upgrad$ us+
 su* funds dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by ! report4
  7#b7 ,report on ! ,coop]ative         
,int]/ate ,%ipm5t ,program ,beg9n+ n    
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture & !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry & !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 a report ( any recomm5dations1 develop$
 9 consultation ) ,/ates1 = possible    
improvem5ts to ! coop]ative int]/ate    
%ipm5t program "u section #eja ( !      
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #fhc7 or section #ca ( !      
,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba 
,u4,s4,c4 #dgb74  7f7 ,fund+  7#a7      
,m&atory fund+ ,( ! funds ( ! ,commodity
 ,cr$it ,corporation1 ! ,secret>y %all  
use #hj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjbj ?r\gh #bjbc1 to rema9 available   
until exp5d$4  7#b7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjbc4  4