[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4434-S4435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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