,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dida  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbd,ms4   
,baldw9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to promote meat product        
innovation1 includ+ 9 specialty meats1 &
 value-add$ meat product developm5t = ! 
economic b5efit ( ,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s & 
_! communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,meat ,bus9ess ,innovation ,act ( #bjbd4
  #b4 ,meat product & bus9ess innovation
 initiatives  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,initiative ,! t]m        
initiative means a meat product &       
bus9ess innovation initiative e/abli%$  
"u subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,meat bus9ess  
,! t]m meat bus9ess means a bus9ess t   
develops1 processes1 produces1 m>kets1  
or di/ributes meat products4  7#c7 ,meat
 product ,! t]m meat product means--    
7,a7 a meat food product 7z def9$ 9     
section #a ( ! ,f$]al ,meat ,inspection 

,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja772  7,b7 a     
p\ltry product 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( !
 ,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dec772  7,c7 a food product 
f an exotic animal 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ceb4a ( title #i1 ,code ( ,f$]al       
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation772 &  7,d7 products d]iv$ f  
byproducts ( meat process+ = human food 
or biom$ical applications4  7#d7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% n 
few] ?an #c regionally locat$ meat      
product & bus9ess innovation initiatives
 = ! purposes (-- 7#a7 utiliz+ regional 
meat production2  7#b7 creat+           
high]-value uses = meat products &      
byproducts2  7#c7 promot+ bus9ess       
developm5t t div]sifies f>m] income &   
small1 regional economies ?r\gh process+
 & m>ket+ innovation2  7#d7 div]sify+   
meat product m>kets to r$uce risk2  7#e7
 protect+ ! food supply ?r\gh prov5 food
 safety innovations2 &  7#f7 enhanc+    

consum] confid5ce by promot+ practices t
 w improve animal welf>e & ensure humane
 h>ve/+4  7c7 ,selection ( initiatives  
,an initiative-- 7#a7 %all be locat$ 9 a
 region ) a hi/ory ( live/ock f>m+ &    
meat process+1 includ+ fre% products &  
^? requir+ fur!r process+1 & a prov5    
track record 9 food safety2  7#b7 %all  
be position$ 9 proximity to exi/+ meat  
indu/ry res\rces1 includ+ rese>*        
capacity1 academic & indu/ry exp]tise1 a
 d5sity ( live/ock f>ms or f>ml&        
suitable = live/ock1 ran*+1 & meat      
bus9esses ( all sizes2  7#c7 may s]ve-- 
7,a7 a c]ta9 product ni*e1 su* z        
artisanal meat2 or  7,b7 meat bus9esses 
) meat products d]iv$ f a specific type 
( animal2 &  7#d7 %all s]ve meat        
bus9esses 9 o!r regions4  7d7 ,entities 
eligible ,to ho/ initiative  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,any ( ! foll[+ entities may      
submit to ! ,secret>y an application to 
ho/ an initiative3 7,a7 ,a ,/ate        
dep>tm5t ( agriculture or o!r ,/ate     
entity4  7,b7 ,a nonpr(it entity )      

capacity to provide consultation1       
exp]tise1 & grant di/ribution & track+4 
7,c7 ,an in/itution ( high] education4  
7,d7 ,a coop]ative ext5sion s]vice ) a  
hi/ory ( support+ small- & m$ium-siz$   
bus9esses4  7#b7 ,p>tn]s ,an entity     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may e/abli%    
p>tn]s prior to ! submission ( !        
application "u t p>agraph1 or add p>tn]s
 on consultation ) ! ,secret>y1 :i* may 
include-- 7,a7 a g5]ic program to       
promote & provide rese>* & in=mation =  
meat & meat products2  7,b7 a f\ndation2
 or  7,c7 any o!r entity describ$ 9     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( t        
p>agraph4  7#c7 ,pref]5ce ,9 consid]+   
applications f in/itutions ( high]      
education1 ! ,secret>y %all give special
 consid]ation to an in/itution ( high]  
education t has-- 7,a7 biom$ical1       
vet]9>y1 microbiology1 & entrepr5eur%ip 
exp]tise2 &  7,b7 exp]tise 9 meat       
sci5ce4  7e7 ,activities ( initiatives  
7#a7 ,direct assi/ance to meat bus9esses
 ,an initiative %all provide assi/ance  

to meat bus9esses 9 accordance ) !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,provision ( direct        
assi/ance ,assi/ance may be provid$     
directly to meat bus9esses 9 a private  
consultation or ?r\gh widely available  
di/ribution1 & may be provid$-- 7i7     
directly by ! entity t ho/s ! initiative
 "u subsection 7d77#a72  7ii7 ?r\gh     
contract+ ) indu/ry exp]ts2  7iii7 ?r\gh
 ! provision ( te*nical assi/ance1 su* z
 in=mational websites1 web9>s1          
conf]5ces1 tra9+s1 plant t\rs1 & field  
days2 or  7iv7 ?r\gh rese>* in/itutions1
 includ+ coop]ative ext5sion s]vices4   
7,b7 ,types ( assi/ance ,eligible =ms ( 
assi/ance include-- 7i7 bus9ess         
consult+1 includ+ bus9ess plan          
developm5t = process$ meat products2    
7ii7 acc\nt+ & f9ancial lit]acy tra9+2  
7iii7 m>ket evaluation2  7iv7 /rategic  
plann+ assi/ance2  7v7 tra9+ 9 animal   
h&l+1 animal welf>e1 & humane h>ve/+    
practices2  7vi7 rese>* on product      
innovation1 includ+ rese>* relat+ to    
value-add$ products d]iv$ f meat        

byproducts2  7vii7 m>ket+ & br&+        
assi/ance1 includ+ m>ket messag+1       
consum] assessm5ts1 & evaluation (      
regional1 national1 & int]national      
m>kets2  7viii7 innovation 9 em]g+ m>ket
 opportunities1 includ+ agrit\rism1 &   
m>ket+ communication me?ods2  7ix7      
packag+1 di/ribution1 & supply *a9      
innovation2  7x7 food safety tra9+ &    
assi/ance ) ! developm5t ( effective    
food safety programs2  7xi7 meat product
 production tra9+1 includ+ 9 new1 r>e1  
or innovative te*niques2  7xii7 r$uction
 ( ent]ic me?ane emissions2  7xiii7     
process & process+ facility improvem5t1 
includ+ plann+ = & implem5t+ plant      
upgrades1 food safety mod]nization1     
en]gy & wat] effici5cy1 byproduct       
reprocess+ & use maximization1 & wa/e   
treatm5t2 &  7xiv7 tra9+ = ,f$]al &     
,/ate inspectors & o!r pr(essionals :o  
are critical = gr[? ( ! meat indu/ry4   
7#b7 ,competitive grants to meat        
bus9esses ,an initiative %all provide   
competitive grants = new & exi/+ meat   

bus9esses = ! purposes (-- 7,a7         
mod]nization1 specialization1 & m>ket   
div]sification = live/ock f>ms2  7,b7   
value *a9 & commodity innovation &      
facility & process updates = meat       
processors2  7,c7 product developm5t1   
packag+1 & m>ket+ ( meat products2  7,d7
 innovation 9 biomanufactur+ to address 
! ne$ =-- 7i7 byproduct reprocess+ & use
 maximization2 &  7ii7 improv+          
su/a9ability2  7,e7 provid+ food safety 
education & tra9+ to bett] meet %ift+   
regulatory dem&s2  7,f7 improv+ &       
mod]niz+ food safety infra/ructure1     
includ+ te*nological adaptations1       
equipm5t1 & food safety programs2 &     
7,g7 improv+ & mod]niz+ animal h&l+     
safety infra/ructure1 includ+           
te*nological adaptations1 equipm5t1 &   
animal welf>e programs4  7f7            
,di/ribution ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,( !
 funds made available to c>ry out ?is   
section1 ! ,secret>y %all provide n few]
 ?an #c aw>ds to eligible entities      
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a7 = !       

purposes ( c>ry+ out ! activities "u    
subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,multiye> fund+ ,!
 ,secret>y is enc\rag$-- 7,a7 to aw>d   
funds "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 multiye> fund+ 
allocations2 &  7,b7 to require frequ5t 
report+1 z appropriate4  7#c7 ,use (    
funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! funds aw>d$ to  
an eligible entity "u p>agraph 7#a7 may 
be us$-- 7i7 = program adm9i/ration ( an
 initiative1 includ+ /aff co/s2  7ii7 = 
rese>* activities t-- 7,i7 directly     
b5efit meat bus9esses2  7,,ii7 h be5    
id5tifi$ z priorities by meat bus9esses2
 &  7,,iii7 require facilities1         
res\rces1 rese>*1 education1 & exp]tise 
provid$ by a fund$ entity t-- 7aa7 are  
necess>y = ! id5tifi$ rese>* priorities2
 &  7bb7 w\ld o!rwise n be accessible to
 meat bus9esses2 &  7iii7 = work%ops or 
o!r in=mational sessions t-- 7,i7       
directly b5efit meat bus9esses1         
processors & entrepr5eurs1 & live/ock   
f>m]s2 or  7,,ii7 enhance ! capacity (  
provid]s ( te*nical assi/ance to meat   
bus9esses & live/ock produc]s4  7,b7    

,allocation ,n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( !   
funds aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be allocat$ to       
directly b5efit new meat bus9esses or   
meat bus9esses t wi% to update _!       
products or processes us+ a grant "u    
subsection 7e77#b74  7#d7 ,priority ,9  
provid+ direct assi/ance "u subsection  
7e77#a7 & grants "u subsection 7e77#b71 
an eligible entity %all give priority   
to-- 7,a7 small- & m$ium-siz$ live/ock  
f>ms & meat bus9esses2  7,b7            
employee-own$ meat bus9esses2  7,c7     
coop]atives2  7,d7 meat bus9esses t     
e/abli% contract+ me*anisms t return    
pr(its to f>m]s :o supply _! meat2  7,e7
 meat bus9esses t1 9 addition to sal>y &
 wage comp5sation1 return pr(its to     
employees2  7,f7 meat bus9esses t seek  
to create meat products t add sub/antial
 value 9 process+ or m>ket+1 su* z      
specialty meats2  7,g7 meat bus9esses or
 alli$ />tup companies t seek to address
 ! increas+ volume ( o!rwise disc>d$    
byproducts f animal production wa/e     

/reams g5]at$ by ! meat indu/ry2 &  7,h7
 meat bus9esses t seek to r$uce wat]    
usage1 c>bon footpr9t1 or improve ov]all
 su/a9ability ef=ts4  7#e7 ,requirem5t  
,9 ! case ( direct assi/ance "u         
subsection 7e77#a7 or a grant "u        
subsection 7e77#b7 t is provid$ to a    
specific meat bus9ess & does n b5efit ! 
g5]al public1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 
! assi/ance or grant %all exclusively be
 available to meat bus9esses own$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,supplem5tation ,to
 ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all  
ensure t funds provid$ to an initiative 
supplem5t1 & d n duplicate or replace1  
exi/+ meat product rese>*1 developm5t1 &
 promotion activities4  7g7 ,mat*+ fund+
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all       
enc\rage1 b n require1 an eligible      
entity describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a7 to 
provide mat*+ fund+ to c>ry out ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,additional fund+ ,aft]  
an initial t]m ( fund+ provid$ to an    
eligible entity describ$ 9 subsection   
7d77#a71 ! ,secret>y is enc\rag$ to "w )

 ! eligible entity to develop additional
 fund+ /reams to supplem5t ! ,f$]al     
inve/m5t1 includ+ f funds ( a g5]ic     
program to promote & provide rese>* &   
in=mation = a specific agricultural     
commodity1 if ! provision ( funds is    
approv$ by ! memb]s ( ! g5]ic program4  
7h7 ,report+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report describ+ !           
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7#b7      
,innovation reports ,! ,secret>y1 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,*ief ,economi/1 %all   
publi% an annual report on ! /atus (--  
7,a7 innovation 9 meat products2  7,b7  
product developm5t "u ! program "u ?is  
section2  7,c7 gr[? areas = meat product
 developm5t2 &  7,d7 b>ri]s inhibit+    
majority memb]-own$ dome/ic meat firms  
f-- 7i7 updat+ capacity2  7ii7 p]=m+    
competitively 9 ! m>ketplace2 &  7iii7  
return+ ga9s to memb]s or re9ve/+ ! ga9s
 9 ways t b5efit ! long-t]m f9ancial    
/ability ( ! majority memb]-own$ dome/ic

 meat firm & ! memb]s ( t firm4  7i7    
,fund+  7#a7 ,m&atory fund+ ,( ! funds (
 ! ,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation1 !    
,secret>y %all use to c>ry out ?is      
section #cj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available 
until exp5d$4  7#b7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#cj1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>4