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SEC. 2. FUNDING OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 110(b) of
the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
4501(b)) is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘commercial use’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and on imported dairy products’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘products produced in the
United States.’’ and inserting ‘‘products.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 111 of the Dairy Produc-
tion Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4502) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in subsection (l), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) the term ‘imported dairy product’ means
any dairy product that is imported into the United
States, including dairy products imported into the
United States in the form of—
‘‘(1) milk and cream and fresh and dried
dairy products;
‘‘(2) butter and butterfat mixtures;
‘‘(3) cheese; and
‘‘(4) casein and mixtures; and
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‘‘(n) the term ‘importer’ means a person that
imports an imported dairy product into the United
States.’’.
(c) CONTINGENT REPRESENTATION OF IMPORTERS
ON BOARD.—Section 113(b) of the Dairy Production Sta-
bilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(b)) is amended—
(1) by designating the first through ninth sen-
tences as paragraphs (1) through (5) and para-
graphs (7) through (10), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by
striking ‘‘Members’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (6), the members’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so des-
ignated) the following:
‘‘(6) IMPORTERS.—If representation of import-
ers of imported dairy products is required on the
Board by another law or a treaty to which the
United States is a party, the Secretary shall appoint
not more than two members who are representatives
of importers. The members appointed under this
paragraph shall be in addition to the total number
of members appointed under paragraph (2) and
shall be appointed from nominations submitted by
importers under such procedures as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.’’.
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(d) IMPORTER ASSESSMENT.—Section 113(g) of the
Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
4504(g)) is amended—
(1) by designating the first through fifth sen-
tences as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) IMPORTERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The order shall pro-
vide that each importer of imported dairy prod-
ucts shall pay an assessment to the Board in
the manner prescribed by the order.
‘‘(B) RATE.—The rate of assessment on
imported dairy products shall be determined in
the same manner as the rate of assessment per
hundredweight or the equivalent of milk.
‘‘(C) VALUE OF PRODUCTS.—For the pur-
pose of determining the assessment on imported
dairy products under subparagraph (B), the
value to be placed on imported dairy products
shall be established by the Secretary in a fair
and equitable manner.’’.
(e) RECORDS.—Section 113(k) of the Dairy Produc-
tion Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(k)) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘person receiv-
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ing’’ and inserting ‘‘importer of imported dairy products,
each person receiving’’.
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