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 PUBLIC LAW 106-78 —OCT. 22, 1999 113 STAT. 1201 "(C) by a court of competent jurisdiction. " (3) DISCLOSURE UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no facts or information obtained under this subtitle shall be disclosed in accordance with section 552 of title 5, United States Code. "(c) REPORTING BY PACKERS. —^A packer shall report all information required under this subtitle on an individual lot basis. "(d) REGIONAL REPORTING AND AGGREGATION.— The Secretary Public shall make information obtained under this subtitle available to information. the public only in a manner that— "(1) ensures that the information is published on a national and a regional or statewide basis as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; "(2) ensures that the identity of a reporting person is not disclosed; and "(3) conforms to aggregation guidelines established by the Secretary. "(e) ADJUSTMENTS. —Prior to the publication of any information required under this subtitle, the Secretary may make reasonable adjustments in information reported by packers to reflect price aberrations or other unusual or unique occurrences that the Secretary determines would distort the published information to the detriment of producers, packers, or other market participants. "(f) VERIFICATION.— The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to verify the accuracy of the information submitted or reported under chapter 2, 3, or 4. "(g) ELECTRONIC REPORTING AND PUBLISHING. —The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the reporting and publishing of the information required under this subtitle by electronic means. "(h) REPORTING OF ACTIVITIES ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—L ivestock committed to a packer, or purchased, sold, or slaughtered by a packer, on a weekend day or holiday shall be reported by the packer to the Secretary (to the extent required under this subtitle), and reported by the Secretary, on the immediately following reporting day. "(2) LIMITATION ON REPORTING BY PACKERS.—^A packer shall not be required to report actions under paragraph (1) more than once on the immediately following reporting day. "(i) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. — Nothing in this subtitle, the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999, or amendments made by that Act restricts or modifies the authority of the Secretary to— "(1) administer or enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921(7 U.S.C. ISletseq.); "(2) administer, enforce, or collect voluntary reports under this title or any other law; or "(3) access documentary evidence as provided under sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 49, 50). " SEC. 252. UNLAWFUL ACTS. 7 USC 1636a. "It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subtitle for any packer or other person subject to this subtitle (in the submission of information required under chapter 2, 3, or 4, as determined by the Secretary) to willfully—

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