,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dajc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjba,ms4 
,spanberger 7for herself and ,mrs4      
,miller-,meeks7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,packers and ,stockyards  
,act1 #aiba1 to establish the ,office of
 the ,special ,investigator for         
,competition ,matters1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,meat and ,poultry  
,special ,investigator ,act4  #b4       
,office of the ,special ,investigator   
for ,competition ,matters ,the ,packers 
and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba1 is amended 
by inserting after section #dae 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbh;d7 the following3  #daf4 
,office of the ,special ,investigator   
for ,competition ,matters  7a7          
,establishment ,there is established    
within the ,packers and ,stockyards     
,division of the ,department of         
,agriculture an office1 to be known as  

the ,office of the ,special             
,investigator for ,competition ,matters 
7referred to in this section as the     
,office74  7b7 ,special investigator for
 competition matters ,the ,office shall 
be headed by the ,special ,investigator 
for ,competition ,matters 7referred to  
in this section as the ,special         
,investigator71 who shall be appointed  
by the ,secretary4  7c7 ,duties ,the    
,special ,investigator shall-- 7#a7 use 
all available tools1 including          
subpoenas1 to investigate and prosecute 
violations of this ,act2  7#b7 serve as 
a ,department of ,agriculture liaison   
to1 and act in consultation with1 the   
,department of ,justice and the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission with respect to     
competition and trade practices in the  
food and agricultural sector2  7#c7 act 
in consultation with the ,department of 
,homeland ,security with respect to     
national security and critical          
infrastructure security in the food and 
agricultural sector2 and  7#d7 maintain 

a staff of attorneys and other          
professionals with appropriate          
expertise4  7d7 ,prosecutorial authority
 ,notwithstanding title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 the ,special             
,investigator shall have the authority  
to bring any civil or administrative    
action authorized under this ,act4  4