7 U.S.C. § 1636e

Voluntary reporting

The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by packers (as defined in section 191 of this title ) to which the mandatory reporting requirements of this subchapter do not apply.

( Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966 , title II, § 256, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2) , Oct. 22, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1204 .)