,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,gibson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 &   
,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad to require ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to use data f  
ea* ,/ate to calculate av]age fe$ co/ & 
actual dairy production m>g9s1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dairy ,m>g9 ,insurance    
,location ,calculation ,act ( #bjaf or !
 ,dairy ,,milc ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,section
 #adjc ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijec7 e/abli%$ ! m>g9    
protection program to protect dairy     
produc]s f h>mfully l[ actual dairy     
production m>g9s & ensure su/a9able     
dairy production 9 e region ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#b7 ,h[ev]1 ! m>g9 protection 
program omits factors su* z en]gy1      
transportation1 & labor prices 9        

calculat+ av]age fe$ co/4  7#c7 ,su*    
omitt$ factors contribute to v>iation 9 
! fe$ prices paid by dairy produc]s4    
7#d7 ,section #adjb ( ! ,agricultural   
,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeb7 uses !
 av]age national fe$ co/ to calculate ! 
actual dairy production m>g9 us$ by !   
m>g9 protection program4  7#e7 ,a rec5t 
analysis by ,f>m ,cr$it ,ea/ %[$ t !    
av]age price ( fe$ paid by produc]s 9 ! 
,nor!a/ c\ld be #bj p]c5t high] ?an !   
av]age national fe$ co/4  7#f7 ,data f  
ea* ,/ate on av]age fe$ prices1 av]age  
en]gy prices1 av]age transportation     
prices1 & av]age labor prices are !re=e 
necess>y to accurately calculate av]age 
fe$ co/4  7#g7 ,! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture %\ld use data f ea* ,/ate  
on ! fe$ prices paid by dairy produc]s  
to calculate ! actual dairy production  
m>g9 to bett] protect dairy f>m]s f     
h>mfully l[ actual dairy production     
m>g9s4  #c4 ,calculation ( av]age fe$   
co/  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #adjb7;a7 ( !
 ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g         

,u4,s4,c4 #ijeb7;a77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7a7 ,calculation ( ,av]age ,fe$
 ,co/  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all  
calculate ! av]age fe$ co/ us+1 f ea* ( 
! #ej ,/ates & ea* t]ritory or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates specifi$ 9 
section #adja7aa71 ! foll[+ data3  7,a7 
,! price ( corn = a mon?4  7,b7 ,! price
 ( soybean meal = a mon?4  7,c7 ,! price
 ( alfalfa hay = a mon?4  7#b7 ,fur!r   
consid]ations ,= ! purpose ( calculat+ !
 av]age fe$ co/ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all also take into           
consid]ation en]gy co/s1 transportation 
co/s1 & labor co/s4  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all
 take effect on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/     
consecutive #b-mon? p]iod 7z def9$ 9    
section #adja ( ! ,agricultural ,act (  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijea77 t beg9s aft]
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4