; and (H) the barriers to increasing the availability of slaughter and processing of meat and poultry, including with respect to— (i) expanding existing facilities; (ii) creating additional facilities; and (iii) reactivating closed facilities. (2) Covered processing facility defined In this section, the term covered processing facility means a facility that slaughters or otherwise processes meat or poultry in the United States, including the following types of facilities: (A) Facilities subject to Federal inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applicable. (B) Facilities subject to State inspection under a meat and poultry inspection program agreement. (C) Custom facilities exempt from inspection under the Acts referred to in subparagraph (A). (3) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). (b) Study and report on financial assistance availability (1) Study required The Secretary shall conduct a study on the availability and effectiveness of— (A) Federal loan programs, Federal loan guarantee programs, and grant programs for which— (i) facilities that slaughter or otherwise process meat and poultry in the United States, which are in operation and subject to inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as of the date of the enactment of this section, and (ii) entities seeking to establish such a facility in the United States, may be eligible; and (B) Federal grant programs intended to support— (i) business activities relating to increasing the slaughter or processing capacity in the United States