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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3264
To terminate all Federal programs relating to price support and supply
management for milk and to grant the consent of Congress to cooperative
efforts by States to manage milk prices and supply.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 2001
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. POMBO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To terminate all Federal programs relating to price support
and supply management for milk and to grant the con-
sent of Congress to cooperative efforts by States to man-
age milk prices and supply.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF MILK PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM
AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUP-
PORT MILK PRICES.
(a) REPEAL OF CURRENT MILK PRICE SUPPORT
PROGRAM.—Section 141 of the Agricultural Market Tran-
sition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251) is repealed.
(b) REPEAL
OF RECOURSE LOAN PROGRAM
FOR
PROCESSORS.—Section 142 of the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7252(e)) is repealed.
(c) PROHIBITION ON FUTURE PRICE SUPPORT AC-
TIVITIES.—The Secretary of Agriculture may not use sec-
tion 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446)
or the general authorities of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to support the price of milk through the purchase
of cheese, butter, or nonfat dry milk.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF MILK MARKETING ORDERS AND
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUCH ORDERS.
(a) REPEAL OF EXISTING ORDERS.—Section 8c of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reen-
acted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking para-
graphs (5) and (18) relating to milk and its products.
(b) PROHIBITION
ON SUBSEQUENT ORDERS RE-
GARDING
MILK.—Paragraph (2) of such section is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Milk, fruits’’ and inserting
‘‘Fruits’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘milk,’’ after ‘‘honey,’’ in sub-
paragraph (B).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 2(3) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 602(3) is amended by striking ‘‘, other
than milk and its products,’’.
(2) Section 8c of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, other than
milk and its products,’’;
(B) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘(except
for milk and cream to be sold for consumption in
fluid form)’’;
(C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘Except
in the case of milk and its products, orders’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Orders’’;
(D) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ‘‘, except
to a retailer in his capacity as a retailer of milk and
its products’’; and
(E) in paragraph (17), by striking the second
proviso, which relates to milk orders.
(3) Section 8d(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) is
amended by striking the second sentence, which relates to
information from milk handlers.
(4) Section 10(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 610(b))
is amended—
(A) by striking clause (i);
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
(C) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘other commodity’’ in the first sentence and in-
serting ‘‘commodity’’.
(5) Section 11 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 611) is amended
by striking ‘‘and milk, and its products,’’.
(6) Section 715 of the Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–111; 107
Stat. 1079; 7 U.S.C. 608d note), is amended by striking
the third proviso, which relates to information from milk
handlers.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT TO STATE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF MINIMUM FLUID MILK PRICE AND
OTHER MILK PRICE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY OF STATES TO SET MINIMUM PRICE
FOR FLUID MILK.—A State or compact of States is here-
by authorized to establish a minimum price for fluid milk
produced in that State or compact of States.
(b) REGULATION OF OTHER MILK.—A State or com-
pact of States is also authorized to regulate milk produced
in that State or compact of States and used for manufac-
turing purposes.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on January 1, 2001.
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