Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 181 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 181 : US Code - Notes

(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 [now Government
Accountability 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
[now Government Accountability 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."