,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgj #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gfjf
 ,report ,no4 #aag-ceg ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#bg1 #bjbb,ms4 ,spanberger 7for herself 
and ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,june   
#g1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4    
,porter and ,mrs4 ,axne  ,june #g1      
#bjbb,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,april #bg1 #bjbb 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,office of 
the ,special ,investigator for          
,competition ,matters within the        
,department of ,agriculture4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,meat and ,poultry ,special             
,investigator ,act of #bjbb4  #b4       

,office of the ,special ,investigator   
for ,competition ,matters  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,department of ,agriculture
 ,reorganization ,act of #aiid is       
amended by inserting after section #baf 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fiaf7 the following3     
#bag4 ,office of the ,special           
,investigator for ,competition ,matters 
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 in the ,department 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 a senior   
career employee appointed by the        
,secretary4  7c7 ,duties ,the ,special  
,investigator shall-- 7#a7 use all      
available tools1 including subpoenas1 to
 investigate and prosecute violations of
 the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1     

#aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 by   
packers and live poultry dealers with   
respect to competition and trade        
practices in the food and agriculture   
sector2  7#b7 serve as a ,department    
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  7#d7     
maintain a staff of attorneys and other 
professionals with appropriate          
expertise2 and  7#e7 in carrying out the
 requirements of this subsection1       
coordinate with the ,office of the      
,general ,counsel and the ,packers and  
,stockyards ,division of the            
,agricultural ,marketing ,service4  7d7 
,prosecutorial authority  7#a7 ,in      
general ,notwithstanding title #bh1     

,united ,states ,code1 the ,special     
,investigator shall have the authority  
to bring any civil or administrative    
action authorized under the ,packers and
 ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aha et seq471 against a packer4  7#b7  
,effect ,nothing in this section alters 
the authority of the ,secretary to issue
 a subpoena pursuant to the ,packers and
 ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aha et seq474  7#c7 ,notification ,with
 respect to any of the actions brought  
under this subsection in ,federal       
district court1 the ,special            
,investigator shall notify the ,attorney
 ,general4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,section #bif7;b7 of the ,department of
 ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of   
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#aa7 ,the authority of the 
,secretary to carry out section #bag4  4
  7c7 ,technical amendment ,subtitle ,a 
of the ,department of ,agriculture      
,reorganization ,act of #aiid is amended

 by redesignating the first section #bbe
 7relating to ,food ,access ,liaison7   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fibe7 as section #bbd;,a4
  ,june #g1 #bjbb,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed