,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,grassley1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the              
,administrator of the ,economic         
,research ,service to conduct research  
on consolidation and concentration in   
the livestock industry1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,livestock          
,consolidation ,research ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,livestock consolidation research   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date on which each latest     
,census of ,agriculture is made publicly
 available1 the ,administrator of the   
,economic ,research ,service shall      
publish a report on consolidation and   
concentration in the livestock industry1
 including-- 7#a7 changes in the size   

and location of ranches1 farms1         
processing facilities1 and packers      
throughout the ,united ,states2 and     
7#b7 the impact of the changes described
 in paragraph 7#a7 on farmers1 ranchers1
 and downstream consumers1 including--  
7,a7 financial impacts2  7,b7 market    
entry impacts2  7,c7 access to resources
 and inputs1 including processing       
facilities2 and  7,d7 dietary impacts4  
7b7 ,sources of information ,in         
preparing a report under subsection 7a71
 the ,administrator of the ,economic    
,research ,service shall draw on data   
available to the ,secretary of          
,agriculture1 including the ,census of  
,agriculture1 inspection records of the 
,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service1 
and the packing plant data of the       
,packers and ,stockyards ,division of   
the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service4  
7c7 ,report organization ,the report    
under subsection 7a7 shall separate     
information on beef cattle by cow-calf  
and fed cattle operations4  7d7         

,confidentiality ,a report published    
under subsection 7a7 shall not contain  
any confidential business information4  
7e7 ,definition of livestock ,in this   
section1 the term livestock includes    
beef1 dairy1 pork1 and poultry          
production 7including broilers1 eggs1   
and turkeys74