S 4030 — Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022

4030 IntroducedReported in Senate (IS)](RS)] <DOC> 117thCalendar CONGRESSNo. 2d Session S.

437 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.

Lummis, and Mr.

Hawley)Hawley, introducedMr. the following bill;

whichBrown, was read twice and referredMr. to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.

Rounds) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry July 11, 2022 Reported by Ms.

Stabenow, with an amendment [Insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.

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8.

ALTERNATIVE MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS FEASIBILITY REPORT.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall publish a report analyzing the feasibility of alternative marketing arrangements with a base price tied to the price of boxed beef, which shall include information on-- (1) the benefits and limitations of such alternative marketing arrangements;

(2) barriers limiting adoption of such alternative marketing arrangements;

(3) potential educational needs relating to the use of such alternative marketing arrangements for industry participants;

and (4) risk management needs to increase the adoption and facilitate the ongoing delivery of benefits of such alternative marketing arrangements to industry participants.

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9.

MODIFICATIONS TO LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING REGIONS.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall realign the livestock mandatory reporting regions established pursuant to subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.

1635 et seq.) by-- (1) modifying the existing Colorado cattle reporting region to include the State of Wyoming;

and (2) modifying the existing Iowa-Minnesota cattle reporting region to include the States of Illinois and South Dakota.

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437 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.

4030 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ July 11, 2022 Reported with an amendment