LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING.

SEC. 11001. LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING.(a) Web Site Improvements and User Education.—(1) In general.—Section 251(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636(g)) is amended to read as follows:“(g) Electronic Reporting and Publishing.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the reporting and publishing of the information required under this subtitle by electronic means.“(2) Improvements and education.—“(A) Enhanced electronic publishing.—The Secretary shall develop and implement an enhanced system of electronic publishing to disseminate information collected pursuant to this subtitle. Such system shall—“(i) present information in a format that can be readily understood by producers, packers, and other market participants;“(ii) adhere to the publication deadlines in this subtitle;“(iii) present information in charts and graphs, as appropriate;122 STAT. 1351“(iv) present comparative information for prior reporting periods, as the Secretary considers appropriate; and“(v) be updated as soon as practicable after information is reported to the Secretary.“(B) Education.—The Secretary shall carry out a market news education program to educate the public and persons in the livestock and meat industries about—“(i) usage of the system developed under subparagraph (A); and“(ii) interpreting and understanding information collected and disseminated through such system.”.(2) Applicability.—(A) Enhanced reporting.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and implement the system required under paragraph (2)(A) of section 251(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636(g)), as amended by paragraph (1), not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary determines sufficient funds have been appropriated pursuant to subsection (c).(B) Current system.—Notwithstanding the amendment made by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall continue to use the information format for disseminating information under subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act at least until the date that is two years after the date on which the Secretary makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A).(b) Study and Report.—(1) Study.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on the effects of requiring packer processing plants to report to the Secretary information on wholesale pork cuts (including price and volume information), including—(A) the positive or negative economic effects on producers and consumers; and(B) the effects of a confidentiality requirement on mandatory reporting.(2) Information.—During the period preceding the submission of the report under paragraph (3), the Secretary may collect, and each packer processing plant shall provide, such information as is necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct the study required under paragraph (1).(3) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.