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124 STAT. 2501 PUBLIC LAW 111–239—SEPT. 27, 2010 Public Law 111–239 111th Congress An Act To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to improve the reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING. (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION.—Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep- tember 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. (b) WHOLESALE PORK CUTS.— (1) REPORTING.—Chapter 3 of subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635i et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 233. MANDATORY REPORTING OF WHOLESALE PORK CUTS. ‘‘(a) REPORTING.—The corporate officers or officially designated representatives of each packer shall report to the Secretary informa- tion concerning the price and volume of wholesale pork cuts, as the Secretary determines is necessary and appropriate. ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish information reported under subsection (a) as the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate.’’. (2) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Agri- culture shall establish a negotiated rulemaking process pursu- ant to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, to negotiate and develop a proposed rule to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1). (3) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING COMMITTEE.— (A) REPRESENTATION.—Any negotiated rulemaking committee established by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to paragraph (2) shall include representatives from— (i) organizations representing swine producers; 7 USC 1635k note. 7 USC 1635k. 7 USC 1621 note. Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010. Sept. 27, 2010 [S. 3656]