,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,packers and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba1 to
 make unlawful acquisitions that would  
create monopolies1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,antitrust ,enforcement for ,meatpacking
 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,unlawful          
activities under ,packers and           
,stockyards ,act1 #aiba ,section #bjb of
 the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1     
#aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aib71 is amended-- 
7#a7 in each of subsections 7a7 through 
7f71 by striking 2 or at the end and    
inserting a period2  7#b7 in subsection 
7e7 7as amended by paragraph 7#a771 by  
inserting 1 in accordance with          
subsection 7b7 before the period at the 
end2  7#c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by  

striking 7#a72  7,b7 by striking or     
7#b72 and  7,c7 by striking 7#c72  7#d7 
in subsection 7g71 by striking made     
unlawful by subdivision 7a71 7b71 7c71  
7d71 or 7e7 and inserting described in  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e72  7#e7 by  
redesignating subsections 7a7 through   
7g7 as paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g71    
respectively1 and indenting             
appropriately2  7#f7 by striking the    
section designation and all that follows
 through ,it shall be unlawful in the   
matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 7as so  
redesignated7 and inserting the         
following3  #bjb4 ,unlawful activities  
7a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful  2
  7#g7 in subsection 7a7 7as so         
designated71 in the matter preceding    
paragraph 7#a7 7as so redesignated71 by 
striking to3 and inserting to carry out 
the following activities32 and  7#h7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,acquisition creating a monopoly  7#a7  
,in general ,for purposes of subsection 
7a77#e71 an acquisition shall be deemed 

to create a monopoly if the acquisition 
would-- 7,a7 result in a                
,herfindahl-,hirschman ,index greater   
than #a1hjj in any relevant market2 or  
7,b7 increase the ,herfindahl-,hirschman
 ,index by more than #ajj in any        
relevant market4  7#b7 ,clayton ,act    
violation ,any acquisition deemed to    
create a monopoly under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be considered a violation of      
section #g of the ,clayton ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ah74  4