,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,al=d 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 
,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,graves1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 
,mr4 ,vasquez1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1  
,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,fe5/ra1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 & ,mr4 ,moore (   
,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture to am5d c]ta9 regulations  
to cl>ify t live/ock auction own]s may h
 an int]e/ 9 small meatpack+ bus9esses1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,amplify+ ,process+
 ( ,live/ock 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,act or !
 ,a-,,plus ,act4  #b4 ,amplify+ process+
 ( live/ock 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7a- plus7 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all revise section #bja4fg ( title #i1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe1 to specify t--    

7#a7 m>ket ag5cies may h an own]%ip     
int]e/ 91 f9ance1 or p>ticipate 9 !     
managem5t or op]ation (1 a pack]1 s long
 z su* pack]-- 7,a7 ) respect to cattle 
& %eep1 has a cumulative slaught]       
capacity ( less ?an-- 7i7 #b1jjj animals
 p] day2 or  7ii7 #gjj1jjj animals p]   
ye>2 &  7,b7 ) respect to hogs1 has a   
cumulative slaught] capacity ( less     
?an-- 7i7 #aj1jjj animals p] day2 or    
7ii7 #c1jjj1jjj animals p] ye>2 &  7#b7 
m>ket ag5cies t h an own]%ip int]e/ 91  
f9ance1 or p>ticipate 9 ! managem5t or  
op]ation (1 a pack] %all disclose to    
sell]s ( live/ock ! exi/5ce ( su*       
own]%ip int]e/1 f9ancial relation%ip1 or
 p>ticipation4  7b7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 
9 ?is section %all be int]pret$ z a     
limitation on ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y  
to adopt or en=ce rules or regulations  
"u ! ,pack]s & ,/ocky>ds ,act1 #aiba 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 relat$ to !    
protection ( produc]s1 competition1     
m>ket integrity1 or ! prev5tion (       
conflicts ( int]e/4