I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1402
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price
structure known as Option 1–A as part of the implementation of the
final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 14, 1999
Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs. THUR-
MAN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. SKEEN,
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. WALSH, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. CAL-
LAHAN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. RILEY, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. PAS-
TOR, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. HEFLEY, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. JOHNSON
of Connecticut, Mr.
MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. BOYD, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CAN-
ADY of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs.
FOWLER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICA, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. STEARNS,
Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LINDER,
Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BAKER,
Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHN, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr.
CAPUANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. OLVER, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
GILCHREST, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BARCIA, Ms. DANNER,
Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. TALENT, Mr. PICK-
ERING, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. COBLE, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
MCINTYRE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. TAYLOR of
North Carolina, Mr. BASS, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. KELLY,
Mr. LAFALCE, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. NEY, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. WATKINS, Mr.
DOYLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MASCARA,
Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. TANNER, Mr.
BONILLA, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr.
HANSEN, Mr. GOODE, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Ms. DUNN, Mr. METCALF, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr.
RAHALL, and Mr. WISE) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the
Class I milk price structure known as Option 1–A as
part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate
Federal milk marketing orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRED USE OF OPTION 1–A AS PRICE
STRUCTURE FOR CLASS I MILK UNDER CON-
SOLIDATED FEDERAL MILK MARKETING OR-
DERS.
(a) USE OF OPTION 1–A.—In implementing the final
decision for the consolidation and reform of Federal milk
marketing orders, as required by section 143 of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7253) and published in the Federal Register on
April 2, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 16025), the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall implement, as the method for pricing fluid
or Class I milk under the orders, the Class I price struc-
ture identified as Option 1A ‘‘Location-Specific Differen-
tials Analysis’’ in the proposed rule published in the Fed-
eral Register on January 30, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 4802,
4809), and amended by 63 Fed. Reg. 9686 (February 25,
1998), rather than the modified Option 1–B included as
part of the final decision.
(b) EFFECT ON IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—The
requirement to use Option 1–A in subsection (a) does not
modify or delay the time period for actual implementation
of the final decision as part of Federal milk marketing
orders specified in section 738 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in
section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 112
Stat. 2681–30).
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