; and (B) the cattle are scheduled for delivery to the packer not more than 30 days after the date on which the agreement for purchase is made. (3) Packer The term packer does not include a packer that owns only 1 livestock processing plant. (4) Producer The term producer has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1635a ). (5) Regional mandatory minimum The term regional mandatory minimum means, for each reporting region (as designated by the Agricultural Marketing Service), of the quantity of cattle purchased for slaughter by a packer in that region each slaughter week, the minimum percentage of such cattle that is required to be purchased through negotiated purchases or negotiated grid purchases from producers. (6) Slaughter week The term slaughter week has the meaning given the term current slaughter week in section 212 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1635a ). 242. Regional mandatory minimums (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall establish regional mandatory minimums for the purpose of enhancing price discovery and transparency for cattle market participants. (b) Public input In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall make each proposed regional mandatory minimum subject to a notice and comment period. (c) Considerations In carrying out subsection (a) for each reporting region, the Secretary shall consider the following factors: (1) The number of packers in the reporting region. (2) The availability of cattle in the reporting region. (3) Pre-existing contractual arrangements of packers in the reporting region. (d) Enforcement On establishing regional mandatory minimums under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) regularly monitor compliance by packers with those regional mandatory minimums