§1635. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a program of information regarding the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock that—
(1) provides information that can be readily understood by producers, packers, and other market participants, including information with respect to the pricing, contracting for purchase, and supply and demand conditions for livestock, livestock production, and livestock products;
(2) improves the price and supply reporting services of the Department of Agriculture; and
(3) encourages competition in the marketplace for livestock and livestock products.
( Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966 , title II, § 211, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2) , Oct. 22, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1188 .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Livestock Mandatory Reporting
Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1188, as amended by Pub. L. 108–444, § 1, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2635; Pub. L. 109–296, § 1(b), Oct. 5, 2006, 120 Stat. 1464; Pub. L. 111–239, § 2(a)(2), Sept. 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 2501; Pub. L. 114–54, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 117–103, div. O, title III, § 301(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 117–328, div. A, title VII, § 776(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4510; Pub. L. 118–42, div. B, title VII, § 793(b), Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 120; Pub. L. 119–4, div. A, title II, § 1203(b), Mar. 15, 2025, 139 Stat. 16; Pub. L. 119–37, div. B, title VII, § 774(b), Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 557, provided that:
“SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
“This title [enacting sections 198 to 198b and 1635 to 1636h of this title and this note, amending sections 192 and 5712 of this title, repealing section 229a of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1421 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999’.