To confer in the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to use civil investigative demands for enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would grant the Secretary of Agriculture authority to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) as an enforcement tool under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. Civil investigative demands are formal requests for documents and testimony used in civil enforcement actions. The bill appears designed to strengthen the Department of Agriculture's ability to investigate violations of livestock and poultry market regulations.
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