S.Amdt. 3149

SA 3149. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which

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was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 121__. REFUSAL TO PROVIDE CERTAIN STATISTICAL
INFORMATION.

Section 202 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (42
Stat. 161, chapter 64; 7 U.S.C. 192), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subdivisions (c) through (g) as
subdivisions (d) through (h), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subdivision (b) the following:
``(c) Regardless of whether the refusal has any adverse
effect on competition, refuse to provide to a contract
poultry grower, swine production contract grower, or producer
delivering swine or cattle under a marketing or delivery
contract, on request, the relevant statistical information
and data used to determine the compensation paid to the
contract poultry grower, swine production contract grower, or
producer delivering swine or cattle under a marketing or
delivery contract, including--
``(1) feed conversion rates;
``(2) feed analysis;
``(3) breeder history;
``(4) quality grade;
``(5) yield grade; and
``(6) delivery volume for any certified branding program
(such as programs for angus beef or certified grassfed or
Berkshire pork); or''; and
(3) in subdivision (h) (as so redesignated), by striking
``or (e).''at the end and inserting ``(e), or (f).''.
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