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 113 STAT. 1206 PUBLIC LAW 106-78 —OCT. 22, 1999 Subtitle B—Related Beef Reporting Provisions 7 USC 1635 note. SEC. 921. BEEF EXPORT REPORTING. Section 602(a)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ", beef," after "cotton". 7 USC 1635 note. SEC. 922. EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PROD- UCTS. Deadline. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall fully implement a program, through the use of a streamlined electronic online system, to issue and report export certificates for all meat and meat products. 7 USC 1635 note. SEC. 923. IMPORTS OF BEEF, BEEF VARIETY MEATS, AND CATTLE. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) obtain information regarding the import of beef and beef variety meats (consistent with the information categories reported for beef exports under section 602(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a))) and cattle using available information sources; and Publication. (2) publish the information in a timely manner weekly and in a form that maximizes the utility of the information to beef producers, packers, and other market participants. (b) CONTENT. —The published information shall include information reporting the year-to-date cumulative annual imports of beef, beef variety meats, and cattle for the current and prior marketing years. 7 USC 1635 note. SEC. 924. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 922 and 923. Subtitle C—Related Swine Reporting Provisions 7 USC 1635 note. Publication. Effective date. Records. 7 USC 1635 note. SEC. 931. IMPROVEMENT OF HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish on a monthly basis the Hogs and Pigs Inventory Report. (b) GESTATING SOWS. —The Secretary shall include in a separate category of the Report the number of bred female swine that are assumed, or have been confirmed, to be pregnant during the reporting period. (c) PHASE-OUT.—Effective for a period of eight quarters after the implementation of the monthly report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall continue to maintain and publish on a quarterly basis the Hogs and Pigs Inventory Report published on or before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 932. BARROW AND GILT SLAUGHTER. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall promptly obtain and maintain, through an appropriate collection system or valid sampling system at packing plants, information on the total

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