To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

Bill: 119-hr-985
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2025-02-05
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation&nbsp;(DBI) Initiatives<strong> </strong>for each fiscal year.&nbsp;The bill also requires that there be a minimum of four regionally-located DBI&nbsp;Initiatives, instead of the currently required three.</p><p>Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The current program includes four DBI Initiatives selected to&nbsp;provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

1. Dairy business innovation initiatives Section 12513 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ; (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ; and (3) in subsection (i), by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $36,000,000 .