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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5372
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to enhance dairy markets
through dairy product mandatory reporting, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 3, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to en-
hance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory
reporting, 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 ‘‘Dairy Market En-
hancement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle C—Dairy Product
Mandatory Reporting
‘‘SEC. 271. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a pro-
gram of information regarding the marketing of dairy
products that—
‘‘(1) provides information that can be readily
understood by producers and other market partici-
pants, including information with respect to prices,
quantities sold, and inventories of dairy products;
‘‘(2) improves the price and supply reporting
services of the Department of Agriculture; and
‘‘(3) encourages competition in the marketplace
for dairy products.
‘‘SEC. 272. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subtitle:
‘‘(1) DAIRY PRODUCTS.—The term ‘dairy prod-
ucts’ means manufactured dairy products that are
used by the Secretary to establish minimum prices
for Class III and Class IV milk under a Federal
milk marketing order issued under section 8c of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reen-
acted with amendments by the Agricultural Mar-
keting Agreement Act of 1937.
‘‘(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac-
turer’ means any person engaged in the business of
buying milk in commerce for the purpose of manu-
facturing dairy products.
‘‘(3) PRODUCER.—The term ‘producer’ means
any person engaged in the production of milk for
commercial use.
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United
States’ means collectively the 50 States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and
the territories and possessions of the United States.
‘‘SEC. 273. MANDATORY REPORTING FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program of mandatory dairy product information
reporting that will—
‘‘(1) provide timely, accurate, and reliable mar-
ket information;
‘‘(2) facilitate more informed marketing deci-
sions; and
‘‘(3) promote competition in the dairy product
manufacturing industry.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the program,
the Secretary shall require—
‘‘(1) each manufacturer to report to the Sec-
retary, weekly, any information that the Secretary
determines to be necessary to establish minimum
prices for Class III and Class IV milk under a Fed-
eral milk marketing order issued under section 8c of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c),
reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, including infor-
mation concerning the price and quantity of dairy
products sold by the manufacturer; and
‘‘(2) each manufacturer and other person stor-
ing dairy products to report to the Secretary, at a
periodic interval determined by the Secretary, infor-
mation on the quantity of dairy products stored.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate such regulations as are necessary to ensure
compliance with, and otherwise carry out, this sub-
title.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of chapter 5 of subtitle
B shall apply to this subtitle, except to the extent
the Secretary determines the application of a provi-
sion is impracticable or needs to be modified.’’.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF REPORTING MEASURES FOR DAIRY
PRODUCTS.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
shall conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report
on, the reporting measures for dairy products at the Chi-
cago Mercantile Exchange, including the types, quality,
and applicability of the reporting measures.
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