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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mrs4 
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to improve ,f$]al dairy        
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dairy ,pric+ ,re=m ,act ( 
#bjac4  #b4 ,def9ition ( ,secret>y ,9   
?is ,act1 ! t]m ,secret>y means !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  #c4 ,f$]al   
milk m>ket+ ord] program pre-he>+       
proc$ure = ,class ,,iii pric+  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all use ! pre-he>+  
proc$ure describ$ 9 ?is section to      
det]m9e to conduct a he>+ to consid]    
alt]native =mulas = ,class ,,iii milk   
product pric+ "u section #h;c ( !       
,agricultural ,adju/m5t ,act 7#g        
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( #aicg4  7b7 ,reque/s = proposals  7#a7
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date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all issue a reque/ = ! submission by   
int]e/$ p]sons ( prelim9>y proposals =  
replacem5t ( ! ,class ,,iii milk product
 pric+ =mula4  7#b7 ,prelim9>y proposals
 ,prelim9>y proposals submitt$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 may include       
competitive pay price =mulas2 &  7,b7   
%all provide suffici5t detail 9 concept 
to s]ve z ! basis = ! conv5+ by !       
,secret>y ( a public in=mation session =
 review & discussion 9 accordance )     
section #ijj4bd ( title #g1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act71 b ne$ n    
con=m ) ! o!r proc$ural requirem5ts ( "p
 #ijj ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7z 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7c7 ,pre-,he>+   
in=mation session review  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
conv5e a public in=mation session "u    
section #ijj4bd ( title #g1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#b7      
,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all review   
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section t are ( suffici5t conceptual    
detail to all[ = ! review describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,he>+ det]m9ation   
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accordance ) "p #ijj ( title #g1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#b7 ,he>+
 to be conduct$ ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es
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he>+1 ! ,secret>y %all issue notice &   
conduct ! he>+ 9 accordance ) "p #ijj ( 
title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z
 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act74  7#c7 ,he>+ n to be conduct$ ,if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#a7 n 
to conduct a =mal he>+1 n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] t det]m9ation1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives

 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a writt5 
report t expla9s ! basis = ! decision4  
7e7 ,proce$+ ) a he>+ at any "t         
,consi/5t ) ! purposes ( ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y may disp5se ) ! pre-he>+      
requirem5ts ( ?is section & initiate at 
any "t a =mal he>+ "u "p #ijj ( title   
#g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9    
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74
  #d4 ,f$]al milk m>ket+ ord]s ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct      
he>+s--  7#a7 to analyze ! implications 
( transition+ f a #d-;class sy/em = milk
 products to a #b-;class sy/em2  7#b7 to
 explore me?ods to improve signals =    
price discov]y 9 ! %ort- & long-t]m to  
all[ dairy produc]s to bett] use risk   
managem5t tools2 &  7#c7 to assess :e!r 
a #b-;class competitive pay pric+ sy/em 
= milk products w\ld be m or less       
transp>5t ?an ! sy/em 9 effect z ( ! day
 be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4