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to include dry ultra-filtered milk or casein in the definition
of the term ‘milk’ or ‘nonfat milk’, as specified in the stand-
ards of identity for cheese and cheese products published
at part 133 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
corresponding similar regulation or ruling).’’.
(b) IMPORTATION STUDY.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall—
(1) conduct a study to determine—
(A) the quantity of ultra-filtered milk that
is imported annually into the United States; and
(B) the end use of that imported milk; and
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes the
results of the study.
SEC. 746. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
to the United States Department of Agriculture may be used
to implement or administer the final rule issued in docket
number 97–110, at 65 Federal Register 37608–37669 until
such time as the USDA completes an independent peer re-
view of the rule and the risk assessment underlying the rule.
SEC. 747. DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 153(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C.
713a–14(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
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(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5)(A) any award entered into under the pro-
gram that is canceled or voided after June 30, 1995,
is made available for reassignment under the program
as long as a World Trade Organization violation is
not incurred; and
‘‘(B) any reassignment under subparagraph (A)
is not reported as a new award when reporting the
use of the reassigned tonnage to the World Trade Or-
ganization.’’.
SEC. 748. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PRO-
GRAMS. (a) ELIGIBLE PERSON; MEDIATION SERVICES.—
Section 501 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C.
5101) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) ISSUES COVERED.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To be certified as a
qualifying State, the mediation program of the
State must provide mediation services to persons
described in paragraph (2) that are involved in
agricultural loans (regardless of whether the
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loans are made or guaranteed by the Secretary
or made by a third party).
‘‘(B) OTHER ISSUES.—The mediation pro-
gram of a qualifying State may provide medi-
ation services to persons described in paragraph
(2) that are involved in 1 or more of the fol-
lowing issues under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of Agriculture:
‘‘(i) Wetlands determinations.
‘‘(ii) Compliance with farm programs,
including conservation programs.
‘‘(iii) Agricultural credit.
‘‘(iv) Rural water loan programs.
‘‘(v) Grazing on National Forest Sys-
tem land.
‘‘(vi) Pesticides.
‘‘(vii) Such other issues as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDIATION.—The
persons referred to in paragraph (1) include—
‘‘(A) agricultural producers;
‘‘(B) creditors of producers (as applicable);
and
‘‘(C) persons directly affected by actions of
the Department of Agriculture.’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF MEDIATION SERVICES.—In this
section, the term ‘mediation services’, with respect to medi-
ation or a request for mediation, may include all activities
related to—
‘‘(1) the intake and scheduling of cases;
‘‘(2) the provision of background and selected in-
formation regarding the mediation process;
‘‘(3) financial advisory and counseling services
(as appropriate) performed by a person other than a
State mediation program mediator; and
‘‘(4) the mediation session.’’.
(b) USE OF MEDIATION GRANTS.—Section 502(c) of
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5102(c)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) OPERATION
AND
ADMINISTRATION
EX-
PENSES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), operation
and administration expenses for which a grant may
be used include—
‘‘(A) salaries;
‘‘(B) reasonable fees and costs of mediators;
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‘‘(C) office rent and expenses, such as utili-
ties and equipment rental;
‘‘(D) office supplies;
‘‘(E) administrative costs, such as workers’
compensation, liability insurance, the employer’s
share of Social Security, and necessary travel;
‘‘(F) education and training;
‘‘(G) security systems necessary to ensure
the confidentiality of mediation sessions and
records of mediation sessions;
‘‘(H) costs associated with publicity and
promotion of the mediation program;
‘‘(I) preparation of the parties for medi-
ation; and
‘‘(J) financial advisory and counseling serv-
ices for parties requesting mediation.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106)
is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’.
SEC. 749. GOOD FAITH RELIANCE. The Food Security
Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1230 (16
U.S.C. 3830) the following:
‘‘SEC. 1230A. GOOD FAITH RELIANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(d) and notwithstanding any other provision of this chap-
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ter, the Secretary shall provide equitable relief to an owner
or operator that has entered into a contract under this
chapter, and that is subsequently determined to be in viola-
tion of the contract, if the owner or operator in attempting
to comply with the terms of the contract and enrollment
requirements took actions in good faith reliance on the ac-
tion or advice of an authorized representative of the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(b) TYPES OF RELIEF.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) to the extent the Secretary determines that
an owner or operator has been injured by good faith
reliance described in subsection (a), allow the owner
or operator to do any one or more of the following—
‘‘(A) to retain payments received under the
contract;
‘‘(B) to continue to receive payments under
the contract;
‘‘(C) to keep all or part of the land covered
by the contract enrolled in the applicable pro-
gram under this chapter;
‘‘(D) to reenroll all or part of the land cov-
ered by the contract in the applicable program
under this chapter; or
‘‘(E) or any other equitable relief the Sec-
retary deems appropriate; and