3.0.0 364 2019-11-15T21:57:19Z 2019-11-15T21:57:19Z Senate S S 2009-02-03 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-02-03T16:02:15Z 2009-02-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2009-02-03 True Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Competition and antitrust Corporate finance and management Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Agriculture Department of Justice Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Food industry and services Government studies and investigations Meat Commerce 00 2009-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-23T17:39:00Z Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Agricultural Antitrust Matters who shall: (1) be responsible for oversight and coordination of agriculture-related antitrust and related matters; and (2) work in coordination with the Task Force and the Department of Agriculture on all agricultural competition matters.

Establishes under the authority of the Attorney General the Agriculture Competition Task Force to examine problems in agricultural competition.

Amends the Clayton Act to revise the defendant's burden of proof in agribusiness mergers in which the plaintiff is: (1) the federal or state government; or (2) any other plaintiff.

Directs the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) draft agriculture-specific guidelines to use when reviewing agriculture mergers; and (2) conduct post merger reviews of certain agribusiness mergers five years after approval.

Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Competition and Fair Practices to be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters who shall: (1) analyze mergers within the food and agricultural sectors; and (2) investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921.

Provides for agribusiness merger review and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture.

Authorizes appropriations for additional staff for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration to investigate the competitive implications of structural changes in the meat packing and poultry industries.

]]> Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 Display Title Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s364is/xml/BILLS-111s364is.xml 2009-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.