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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-368
BUTCHER BLOCK ACT
JUNE 14, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, from the Committee on Agriculture,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4140]
The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 4140) to make improvements with respect to the pricing of
cattle in the United States, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and
recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Butcher Block Act.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NEW AND EXPANDED LIVESTOCK OR MEAT PROCESSORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the
Secretary) may make or guarantee a loan for the purpose of-
(1) increasing capacity of livestock and poultry processing, facilitating eco-
nomic opportunity for livestock and poultry producers through processing activi-
ties, and diversifying processing ownership;
(2) increasing the customer base or revenue returns of livestock and poultry
producers through investment in processing capacity;
(3) improving, developing, or financing livestock and poultry processing capac-
ity or employment including through the financing of working capital; or
(4) promoting the interstate trade and local sales of processed livestock and
poultry by financing improvements to meet relevant Federal, State, and local
regulatory standards.
(b) ELIGIBILITY; GENERAL LIMITATIONS.-
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.-An entity shall be eligible for a loan or guarantee
under this section if the entity is-
(A) a public, private, or cooperative organization organized on a for-profit
or nonprofit basis;
(B) an Indian tribe on a Federal or State reservation, or any other feder-
ally recognized Indian tribal group; or
(C) an individual.
(2) FACILITY LOCATION.-
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