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gram funded by milk producers that will remove
surplus dairy products by timely intervention in
the market and through expanded exports, and
related changes in policies governing the Fed-
eral milk program; and
(C) establish the Dairy Stabilization Board
to develop and implement annual plans for han-
dling surplus dairy products and to develop new
markets for domestic dairy products, under the
oversight of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) STATEMENTS OF POLICY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—It is declared to be the
policy of Congress that it is in the public inter-
est, and necessary to protect and strengthen the
Nation’s milk production and marketing sys-
tem, to reduce any adverse affects of budget
reconciliation actions on milk producers, and to
facilitate the continued effective operations of
the Federal milk price support program, that
the self-help program funded by milk producers
provided for in this Act be implemented.
(B) PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS.—It fur-
ther is declared to be the policy of Congress
that the powers provided in this Act shall not
be used to reduce the production of pure and
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wholesome milk and dairy products below the
level required for United States consumers or to
divert production from meeting the needs of
such consumers, and that, in carrying out this
Act, due regard shall be given to the mainte-
nance of a continuous and stable supply of milk
and dairy products adequate to meet the de-
mands of United States consumers at prices
fair to both producers and consumers.
SEC. 3. BUDGET RECONCILIATION AND MARKET STA-
BILIZATION DEDUCTIONS FROM PRODUCER
REVENUES; REFUNDS; COLLECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective January 1, 1994, sec-
tion 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e)
is amended by striking out subsection (h) and all that fol-
lows down through the end of subsection (j) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(h) DEDUCTIONS FROM PRODUCER REVENUES.—
‘‘(1) BUDGET RECONCILIATION SAVING DEDUC-
TIONS FROM PRODUCER REVENUES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—During each of the
calendar years 1994 through 1998, the Sec-
retary shall provide for deductions from pro-
ducer revenues, as provided in paragraph (3),
on all milk produced in the 48 contiguous
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States and marketed by producers for commer-
cial use, in addition to any reduction in price
required under subsection (g).
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of the deduc-
tion from producer revenues under subpara-
graph (A) shall be 10 cents per hundredweight
of milk marketed, which rate shall be adjusted
on or before May 1 of each of the calendar
years 1994 through 1998 by an amount per
hundredweight that is necessary to compensate
for refunds made under subsection (i) on the
basis of marketings in the previous calendar
year.
‘‘(C) REFUNDS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide for refunds to producers of deductions
made from producer revenues under this para-
graph, as provided in subsection (i).
‘‘(2) MARKET
STABILIZATION
DEDUCTIONS
FROM PRODUCER REVENUES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During any of the cal-
endar years 1994 through 1998 in which a
Dairy Stabilization Plan is in effect that pro-
vides for the removal of dairy products from the
market, the Secretary shall provide for deduc-
tions from producer revenues, as provided in