,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mr4   
,bur*ett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture to e/abli% a subsidy       
program to make paym5ts to eligible     
produc]s = c]ta9 rev5ue losses associat$
 ) direct-to-m>ket sales ( beef1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,local ,beef ,m>ket+    
,inc5tive ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( local beef m>ket+ subsidy program    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy1 79
 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7   
%all e/abli% a program "u :i* !         
,secret>y %all1 ) respect to ea* ye>    
det]m9$ to be a subsidy ye> "u          
subsection 7b71 make paym5ts to eligible
 produc]s = rev5ue losses associat$ )   
direct-to-m>ket sales ( beef4  7b7      

,det]m9ation ( subsidy ye>  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #a ( ea* cal5d>  
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! p]c5t   
decrease1 if any1 9 direct-to-m>ket     
sales ( beef = ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>      
comp>$ to ! av]age direct-to-m>ket sales
 ( beef = ! #e-ye> p]iod prec$+ su*     
cal5d> ye>1 exclud+ ! ye> ) ! highe/ & !
 ye> ) ! l[e/ direct-to-m>ket sales (   
beef4  7#b7 ,qualification = subsidy ye>
 ,if ! p]c5t det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) 
respect to a cal5d> ye> is great] ?an or
 equal to #be p]c5t = a cal5d> ye>1 su* 
cal5d> ye> %all be a subsidy ye>4  7c7  
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a paym5t "u ?is section = a subsidy ye>1
 an eligible produc] %all1 n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! la/ date ( su* subsidy ye>1 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application1   
includ+-- 7#a7 docum5tation demon/rat+ t
 su* produc] us$ a local processor dur+ 
! subsidy ye>1 includ+ receipts or      
invoices2  7#b7 docum5tation ( any      
direct-to-m>ket sale complet$ by su*    
produc] dur+ ! subsidy ye>1 includ+ sale

 records1 invoices1 or su* o!r          
docum5tation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
appropriate2 &  7#c7 a c]tification by !
 produc] t su* produc] meets ea*        
requirem5t requir$ pursuant to          
subsection 7g77#c74  7d7 ,paym5t am\nts 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71
 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] receiv+ an    
application f an eligible produc] )     
respect to a subsidy ye> "u subsection  
7c71 ! ,secret>y %all1 ) respect to ea* 
head ( cattle t su* produc] slaught]s   
us+ a local processor & sells ?r\gh     
direct-to-m>ket sales 9 ! subsidy ye>1  
make a paym5t to su* produc] 9 an am\nt 
t is equal to-- 7,a7 #bj p]c5t ( ! am\nt
 equal to--  7i7 ! av]age ( ! beef      
cattle price = ! #e ye>s prec$+ !       
subsidy ye>1 exclud+ ! ye> ) ! highe/ & 
! ye> ) ! l[e/ av]age beef cattle price2
 m9us  7ii7 ! beef cattle price = !     
subsidy ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 ! av]age
 ( ! live weight 79 hundr$weight7 = all 
su* cattle4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7    
,maximum paym5t am\nt ) respect to head 

( cattle ,! paym5t am\nt to a produc] ) 
respect to a head ( cattle %all n exce$ 
#ejj4  7,b7 ,maximum total paym5t am\nt 
,! total am\nt ( paym5ts receiv$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 by a produc] = a subsidy  
ye> %all n exce$ #ajj1jjj4  7e7         
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all issues su* rules z may be necess>y 
to c>ry out ?is section1 includ+        
e/abli%+ proc$ures = v]ify+ eligibility 
( a produc] & prev5t+ fraud4  7f7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section =      
fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4  7g7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,beef 
cattle price ,! t]m beef cattle price   
means ! annual av]age price receiv$ by  
produc]s = all beef cattle 79 doll>s p] 
hundr$weight71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
us+ data report$ by ! ,national         
,agricultural ,/ati/ics ,s]vice ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7#b7         
,direct-to-m>ket sale ,! t]m            

direct-to-m>ket sale means ! sale ( beef
 products--  7,a7 directly to consum]s1 
re/aurants1 or retail /ores2  7,b7 ?r\gh
 f>m]s' m>kets1 on-f>m sales1           
community-support$ agriculture programs1
 or simil> *annels2 &  7,c7 )\t us+ an  
int]m$i>y1 includ+ a l>ge-scale pack] or
 di/ributor4  7#c7 ,eligible produc] ,! 
t]m eligible produc] means a f>m] or    
ran*] t--  7,a7 raises & f9i%es /e]s or 
heif]s = slaught]2  7,b7 uses a local   
processor = su* slaught]2 &  7,c7       
engages 9 direct-to-m>ket sales = at    
lea/ #ej p]c5t ( _! beef production 9 ! 
subsidy ye>4  7#d7 ,head ( cattle ,! t]m
 head ( cattle means an individual /e]  
or heif]4  7#e7 ,local processor ,! t]m 
local processor means a slaught]        
facility t is-- 7,a7 inspect$ by ! ,food
 ,safety & ,inspection ,s]vice ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 or an         
equival5t ,/ate inspection program2 &   
7,b7 locat$-- 7i7 9 ! same ,/ate z !    
eligible produc] us+ ! s]vices ( su*    
facility2 or  7ii7 )9 #bjj-miles ( su*  

produc]4