A bill to assure the production of an adequate supply of pure and wholesome milk to meet the needs of markets in the United States, to assure a reasonable level of return to dairy farmers and stable prices for dairy products for consumers, to stabilize a temporary imbalance in the supply of and demand for dairy products, enable milk producers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of dairy product promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for dairy products, and for other purposes.
Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce FY 1983 and 1984 minimum milk price supports from 75 to 70 percent of parity. States that for FY 1983 and 1984 the parity price of milk shall be determined as of October 1 of each such marketing year.
Limits annual milk purchases to 3,500,000,000 pounds for each marketing year during FY 1983 and 1984.
Sets forth: (1) various individual marketing bases; and (2) base assignment priorities. Allows an applicant to appeal a State committee's marketing base decision only to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Requires the Secretary to determine a production percentage reduction if estimated milk production exceeds market requirements and Government purchases. Establishes two assessment rates (50% and 85%) for excess production. Makes any person producing milk commercially in the United States liable for such assessments. Sets forth collection and enforcement provisions.
Establishes in the Treasury a Dairy Product Stabilization Fund. Terminates such Fund on February 1, 1985, (remaining funds to be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation).
Establishes a National Dairy Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the milk price support program.
Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress regarding Board recommendations.
Authorizes domestic and foreign surplus dairy donations.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) investigate the feasibility of changing fluid milk standards; and (2) study the dairy parity formula. Requires reports to Congress on both studies.
Sets milk support levels at not less than 75 percent of parity beginning in FY 1985. Restores existing price support provisions beginning with FY 1985.
Repeals specified provisions of this Act on specified dates.
States the policy of Congress to be to carry out a coordinated dairy promotion program in order to strengthen and expand the industry's domestic and foreign positions.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue, amend, or suspend dairy promotion orders (with due notice and hearing).
Authorizes the Secretary, by dairy products promotion order, to establish a National Dairy Promotion Board made up of dairy farmers to promote dairy products.
Requires promotion order approval by a producer-referendum.
Finances such Board through producer assessments.
Sets forth permissive and required promotion order terms.
Provides for certification of milk producer organizations (under this Act) by the Secretary. Sets forth certification requirements.
Provides for cooperative association representation.
Sets forth enforcement and related investigative provisions.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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