; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture has determined that the program through which the Secretary inspects horses is not adequate to ensure compliance with this Act; . 4. Increasing protections for horses participating in horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions (a) Horse shows and exhibitions Section 4 of the Horse Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1823 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Disqualification of horses (1) In general The management of any horse show or horse exhibition shall disqualify any horse from being shown or exhibited if— (A) the horse is determined to be sore by an objective inspection; or (B) the management has been notified that the horse is sore by— (i) a person licensed under subsection (c)(3)(A); or (ii) the Secretary. (2) Duration of disqualification Any horse that is determined to be sore by an objective inspection shall be disqualified from being shown or exhibited— (A) for a period of not less than 30 days if it is the first determination; and (B) for a period of not less than 90 days if it is a second or subsequent determination. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking (b) The management and inserting the following: (b) Prohibition on sale, auction, and exhibition The management ; (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Horse Industry Organization (1) Establishment (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2023 , the Secretary shall establish an organization, to be known as the Horse Industry Organization (referred to in this subsection as the Organization ). (B) Board (i) In general The Organization shall be governed by a board (referred to in this subsection as the Board ) consisting of not more than 9 individuals, of whom— (I) two shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee