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of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate and include such rec-
ommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate re-
garding the stabilization program. 
SEC. 1439. STUDY; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the Of-
fice of the Chief Economist to conduct a study of the im-
pacts of the program established under section 1431(a). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study conducted under 
subsection (a) shall consider— 
(1) the economic impact of the program 
throughout the dairy product value chain, including 
the impact on producers, processors, domestic cus-
tomers, export customers, actual market growth and 
potential market growth, farms of different sizes, 
and different regions and States; and 
(2) the impact of the program on the competi-
tiveness of the United States dairy industry in inter-
national markets. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2017, the 
Office of the Chief Economist shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate a report that describes the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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Subpart C—Administration 
SEC. 1451. DURATION. 
The production margin protection program and the 
stabilization program shall end on December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1452. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to address administrative and enforcement 
issues involved in carrying out the production margin pro-
tection, supplemental production margin protection, and 
market stabilization programs. 
(b) RECONSTITUTION AND ELIGIBILITY ISSUES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTION.—Using authorities under 
section 1001(f) and 1001B of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(f), 1308–2), the Secretary 
shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy pro-
ducer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the 
sole purpose of the dairy producer— 
(A) receiving basic margin protection; 
(B) purchasing supplemental margin pro-
tection; or 
(C) avoiding participation in the market 
stabilization program. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY
ISSUES.—Using authorities 
under section 1001(f) and 1001B of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(f), 1308–2), the 
Secretary shall promulgate regulations— 
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(A) to prohibit a scheme or device; 
(B) to provide for equitable relief; and 
(C) to provide for other issues affecting eli-
gibility and liability issues. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.—Using authori-
ties under section 1001(h) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(h)) and subtitle H of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (7 
U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to provide for administrative appeals of 
decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to par-
ticipants of the programs described in subsection 
(a). 
PART II—DAIRY MARKET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 1461. DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 272(1)(A) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637a(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or any other products that may 
significantly aid price discovery in the dairy markets, as 
determined by the Secretary’’ after ‘‘of 1937’’. 
(b) MANDATORY REPORTING
FOR DAIRY PROD-
UCTS.—Section 273(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In establishing the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall only— 
‘‘(A)(i) subject to the conditions described 
in paragraph (2), require each manufacturer to 
report to the Secretary, more frequently than 
once per month, information concerning the 
price, quantity, and moisture content of dairy 
products sold by the manufacturer and any 
other product characteristics that may signifi-
cantly aid price discovery in the dairy markets, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) modify the format used to provide the 
information on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle to ensure that the infor-
mation can be readily understood by market 
participants; and 
‘‘(B) require each manufacturer and other 
person storing dairy products (including dairy 
products in cold storage) to report to the Sec-
retary, more frequently than once per month, 
information on the quantity of dairy products 
stored.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or those 
that may significantly aid price discovery in the 
dairy markets’’ after ‘‘Federal milk marketing 
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