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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Organic Dairy 
Data Collection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION FOR ORGANIC 
DAIRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall provide sup-
port for regional and national programs to collect and 
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publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, including 
data relating to— 
(1) the costs of major organic feedstuffs, in-
cluding— 
(A) corn; 
(B) corn silage; 
(C) soybeans; 
(D) sorghum; 
(E) oilseeds; 
(F) small grains; 
(G) forage crops; 
(H) pasture; 
(I) hay; and 
(J) any other major organic feedstuff, as 
determined by the Secretary; 
(2) with respect to the costs described in para-
graph (1), prices for— 
(A) major organic feedstuffs produced do-
mestically; and 
(B) imported major organic feedstuffs; and 
(3) all other costs relating to the production of 
organic milk. 
(b) ORGANIC ALL MILK PRICE SURVEY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a survey, to be known as the ‘‘Or-
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ganic All Milk Prices Survey’’, which shall be analogous 
to the existing All Milk Prices Survey of the National Ag-
ricultural Statistics Service, to gather and report monthly 
data about the amounts that organic dairy farmers are 
being paid for the organic milk produced by those organic 
dairy farmers and the prices received for organic milk 
cows, including— 
(1) national data; and 
(2) data relating to, at a minimum, the 6 re-
gions with the greatest quantity of organic dairy 
production, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) ORGANIC MILK REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, using data collected by the National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service, the Economic Research 
Service, or the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall 
publish new periodic reports that include, or add to 
existing periodic reports, data for organic milk, 
which shall be equivalent to data reported for con-
ventionally produced milk. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Reports published under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) organic cost-of-production data by 
State; 
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(B) regional data relating to the quantity 
of organic milk production; 
(C) organic mailbox price for the 6 regions 
with the greatest quantity of organic dairy pro-
duction, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(D) major organic feedstuff prices. 
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