,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #h1 #bjbe,ms4   
,ern/ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4   
,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4  
,ricketts1 & ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prev5t ,/ates & local jurisdictions f   
int]f]+ ) ! production & di/ribution (  
agricultural products 9 int]/ate        
comm]ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food   
,security & ,f>m ,protection ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition aga9/ int]f]5ce by ,/ate & 
local gov]nm5ts ) production ( items 9  
o!r ,/ates  7a7 ,def9ition (            
agricultural products ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m agricultural products has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bjg ( !           
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #afbf74  7b7 ,prohibition ,!  
gov]nm5t ( a ,/ate or a unit ( local    
gov]nm5t )9 a ,/ate %all n impose a /&>d

 or condition on ! preh>ve/ production (
 any agricultural products sold or (f]$ 
= sale 9 int]/ate comm]ce if-- 7#a7 !   
production occurs 9 ano!r ,/ate2 &  7#b7
 subject to subsection 7c71 ! /&>d or   
condition is 9 addition to ! /&>ds &    
conditions applicable to ! production   
pursuant to-- 7,a7 ,f$]al law2 &  7,b7 !
 laws ( ! ,/ate & unit ( local gov]nm5t 
9 :i* ! production occurs4  7c7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,if no /&>ds or conditions  
are applicable to ! production ( an     
agricultural product pursuant to ,f$]al 
law1 or ! laws ( a ,/ate or unit ( local
 gov]nm5t 9 :i* ! production occurs1 t  
lack ( /&>ds & conditions %all be deem$ 
to be ! /&>ds & conditions applicable to
 ! production ( ! agricultural product =
 purposes ( subsection 7b77#b74  #c4    
,f$]al cause ( action to *all5ge ,/ate  
regulation ( int]/ate comm]ce  7a7      
,def9ition ( agricultural products ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m agricultural products
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bjg (
 ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf   

7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbf74  7b7 ,private "r (
 action ,a p]son1 includ+ a produc]1 a  
transport]1 a di/ribut]1 a consum]1 a   
labor]1 a trade association1 ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 or a unit (
 local gov]nm5t1 t is affect$ by a      
regulation ( a ,/ate or unit ( local    
gov]nm5t t regulates any aspect ( #a or 
m agricultural products t are sold 9    
int]/ate comm]ce1 includ+ any aspect ( !
 me?od ( production1 or any means or    
in/rum5tality ?r\gh :i* #a or m         
agricultural products are sold 9        
int]/ate comm]ce may br+ an action 9 !  
appropriate c\rt to invalidate t        
regulation & seek damages = economic    
loss result+ f t regulation4  7c7       
,prelim9>y injunction ,on a motion ( !  
pla9tiff 9 an action br\ght "u          
subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all issue a     
prelim9>y injunction to preclude !      
applicable ,/ate or unit ( local        
gov]nm5t f en=c+ ! regulation at issue  
until su* "t z ! c\rt ent]s a f9al      
judgm5t 9 ! case1 unless ! ,/ate or unit

 ( local gov]nm5t proves by cle> &      
conv9c+ evid5ce t-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate or unit
 ( local gov]nm5t is likely to prevail  
on ! m]its at trial2 &  7#b7 !          
injunction w\ld cause irrep>able h>m to 
! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t4  7d7  
,/atute ( limitations ,no action %all be
 ma9ta9$ "u ?is section unless ! action 
is comm5c$ n lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] !   
cause ( action arose4  7e7 ,jurisdiction
 ,a p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may 
br+ an action "u t subsection 9-- 7#a7 !
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !     
judicial di/rict 9 :i* ! p]son-- 7,a7 is
 affect$ by a regulation describ$ 9 t   
subsection2 or  7,b7 resides1 op]ates1  
or does bus9ess2 or  7#b7 any o!r       
appropriate c\rt o!rwise hav+           
jurisdiction4