§ 181. — Short title.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC181]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 9--PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Sec. 181. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the ``Packers and Stockyards Act,
1921.''
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title I, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 159.)
Short Title of 1987 Amendment
Pub. L. 100-173, Sec. 1, Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 917, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 197 and 228b-1 to 228b-4 of this
title, amending sections 182, 192, 209, 221, 223, 227, and 228a of this
title, repealing sections 218 to 218d of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 182 and 227 of this title]
may be cited as the `Poultry Producers Financial Protection Act of
1987'.''
Improved Investigative and Enforcement Activities Under This Chapter
Pub. L. 106-472, title III, Sec. 312(a)-(d), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.
2076, 2077, provided that:
``(a) Implementation of General Accounting Office Recommendations.--
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov.
9, 2000], the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the
recommendations contained in the report issued by the General Accounting
Office entitled `Packers and Stockyards Programs: Actions Needed to
Improve Investigations of Competitive Practices', GAO/RCED-00-242, dated
September 21, 2000.
``(b) Consultation.--During the implementation period referred to in
subsection (a), and for such an additional time period as needed to
assure effective implementation of the recommendations contained in the
report referred to in such subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall consult and work with the Department of Justice and the Federal
Trade Commission in order to--
``(1) implement the recommendations in the report regarding
investigation management, operations, and case methods development
processes; and
``(2) effectively identify and investigate complaints of unfair
and anti-competitive practices in violation of the Packers and
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and enforce the Act.
``(c) Training.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and
implement a training program for staff of the Department of Agriculture
engaged in the investigation of complaints of unfair and anti-
competitive activity in violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act,
1921. In developing the training program, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall draw on existing training materials and programs available at the
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, to the extent
practicable.
``(d) Implementation Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit
to Congress a report describing the actions taken to comply with this
section.''
