SA 3548. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3500 proposed by Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Grassley) to the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike subparagraph (A) of section 2(a)(14) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (as amended by section 10203), and insert the following:
``(A) IN GENERAL.--The term `production contract' means a written agreement that--
``(i)(I) provides for the production of livestock or poultry by a contract producer; or
``(II) provides for the provision of a management service relating to the production of livestock or poultry by a contract producer; and
``(ii) contains an investment requirement.''.


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Nov 7, 2007.)