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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6937 

To provide for the improved collection of data for organic dairy, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2024 

Ms. PINGREE (for herself and Mr. MOLINARO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To provide for the improved collection of data for organic 

dairy, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Organic Dairy 

5 Data Collection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION FOR ORGANIC 

7 DAIRY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re9 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall provide sup10 port for regional and national programs to collect and 

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1 publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including 

2 data relating to— 

3 (1) the costs of major organic feedstuffs, in4 cluding— 

5 (A) corn; 

6 (B) corn silage; 

7 (C) soybeans; 

8 (D) sorghum; 

9 (E) oilseeds; 

10 (F) small grains; 

11 (G) forage crops; 

12 (H) pasture; 

13 (I) hay; and 

14 (J) any other major organic feedstuff, as 

15 determined by the Secretary; 

16 (2) with respect to the costs described in para17 graph (1), prices for— 

18 (A) major organic feedstuffs produced do19 mestically; and 

20 (B) imported major organic feedstuffs; and 

21 (3) all other costs relating to the production of 

22 organic milk. 

23 (b) ORGANIC ALL MILK PRICE SURVEY.—Not later 

24 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

25 Secretary shall establish a survey, to be known as the ‘‘OrVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:24 Jan 12, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6937.IH H6937
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1 ganic All Milk Prices Survey’’, which shall be analogous 

2 to the existing All Milk Prices Survey of the National Ag3 ricultural Statistics Service, to gather and report monthly 

4 data about the amounts that organic dairy farmers are 

5 being paid for the organic milk produced by those organic 

6 dairy farmers and the prices received for organic milk 

7 cows, including— 

8 (1) national data; and 

9 (2) data relating to, at a minimum, the 6 re10 gions with the greatest quantity of organic dairy 

11 production, as determined by the Secretary. 

12 (c) ORGANIC MILK REPORTING.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary, using data collected by the National Agricul16 tural Statistics Service, the Economic Research 

17 Service, or the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall 

18 publish new periodic reports that include, or add to 

19 existing periodic reports, data for organic milk, 

20 which shall be equivalent to data reported for con21 ventionally produced milk. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Reports published under 

23 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 

24 (A) organic cost-of-production data by 

25 State; 

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1 (B) regional data relating to the quantity 

2 of organic milk production; 

3 (C) organic mailbox price for the 6 regions 

4 with the greatest quantity of organic dairy pro5 duction, as determined by the Secretary; and 

6 (D) major organic feedstuff prices. 

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