,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,peterson introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,agricultural ,act of     
#bjad to provide support for dairy      
producers1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,dairy ,risk ,management ,act of    
#bjah4  #b4 ,dairy risk management      
program for dairy producers  7a7 ,review
 of data used in calculation of average 
feed cost ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 a report evaluating the extent to which
 the average cost of feed used by a     
dairy operation to produce a            
hundredweight of milk calculated by the 

,secretary as required by section       
#adjb7;a7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeb7;a77 is       
representative of actual dairy feed     
costs4  7b7 ,corn silage report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture shall submit to the     
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report       
detailing the costs incurred by dairy   
operations in the use of corn silage as 
feed1 and the difference between the    
feed cost of corn silage and the feed   
cost of corn4  7c7 ,collection of       
alfalfa hay data ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,agriculture1 acting through the        
,national ,agricultural ,statistics     
,service1 shall revise monthly price    
survey reports to include prices for    
high-quality alfalfa hay in the top five

 milk producing ,states1 as measured by 
volume of milk produced during the      
previous month4  7d7 ,registration of   
multiproducer dairy operations ,section 
#adjd7;b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijed7;b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking ,if and inserting ,subject to  
paragraph 7#e71 if2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#e7 ,certain multiproducer dairy       
operation exclusions  7,a7 ,exclusion of
 low-percentage owners ,to promote      
administrative efficiency in the dairy  
risk management program1 a multiproducer
 dairy operation covered by paragraph   
7#c7 may elect1 at the option of the    
multiproducer dairy operation1 to       
exclude information from the            
registration process regarding any      
individual owner of the multiproducer   
dairy operation that--  7i7 holds less  
than a five percent ownership interest  
in the multiproducer dairy operation2 or
  7ii7 is entitled to less than five    

percent of the income1 revenue1 profit1 
gain1 loss1 expenditure1 deduction1 or  
credit of the multiproducer dairy       
operation for any given year4  7,b7     
,effect of exclusion on dairy risk      
management payments ,to the extent that 
an individual owner of a multiproducer  
dairy operation is excluded under       
subparagraph 7,a7 from the registration 
of the multiproducer dairy operation1   
any dairy risk management payment made  
to the multiproducer dairy operation    
shall be reduced by an amount equal to  
the greater of the following3  7i7 ,the 
amount determined by multiplying the    
dairy risk management payment otherwise 
determined under section #adjf by the   
total percentage of ownership interests 
represented by the excluded owners4     
7ii7 ,the amount determined by          
multiplying the dairy risk management   
payment otherwise determined under      
section #adjf by the total percentage of
 the income1 revenue1 profit1 gain1     
loss1 expenditure1 deduction1 or credit 

of the multiproducer dairy operation    
represented by the excluded owners4  4  
7e7 ,relation to livestock gross margin 
for dairy program ,section #adjd7;d7 of 
the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijed7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking but not both and inserting  
but not on the same production2  7#b7 by
 striking or the and inserting and the2 
and  7#c7 by striking margin protection 
program and inserting dairy risk        
management program4  7f7 ,production    
history of participating dairy operators
  7#a7 ,continued use of prior dairy    
operation production history ,section   
#adje7;a77#a7 of the ,agricultural ,act 
of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijee7;a77#a77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new sentence3 ,the production 
history of a participating dairy        
operation shall continue to be based on 
annual milk marketings during the #bjaa1
 #bjab1 or #bjac calendar year          
notwithstanding the operation of the    
dairy risk management program through   

#bjbc44  7#b7 ,adjustment ,section      
#adje7;a7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijee7;a77 is       
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking ,in subsequent years and       
inserting ,in the subsequent calendar   
years ending before ,january #a1 #bjai2 
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by         
inserting 1 as applicable after         
paragraph 7#b74  7#c7 ,limitation on    
changes to business structure ,section  
#adje of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijee7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 ,limitation on changes 
to business structure ,the ,secretary   
may not make dairy risk management      
payments to a participating dairy       
operation if the ,secretary determines  
that the participating dairy operation  
has reorganized the structure of such   
operation solely for the purpose of     
qualifying as a new operation under     
subsection 7b74  4  7g7 ,dairy risk     
management payments  7#a7 ,election of  

coverage level threshold and coverage   
percentage ,section #adjf of the        
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijef7 is amended-- 7,a7 in   
subsection 7a71 by striking annually2   
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7d7 ,deadline
 for election2 duration ,not later than 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this subsection1 each participating 
dairy operation shall elect a coverage  
level threshold under subsection 7a77#a7
 and a coverage percentage under        
subsection 7a77#b7 to be used to        
determine dairy risk management         
payments4 ,this election shall remain in
 effect for the participating dairy     
operation for the duration of the dairy 
risk management program1 as specified in
 section #adji4  4  7#b7 ,additional    
coverage level thresholds for certain   
producers ,section #adjf7;a77#a7 of the 
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijef7;a77#a77 is amended by  
inserting after or #h4jj the following3 

7and in the case of production subject  
to premiums under section #adjg7;b71    
also #h4ej or #i4jj74  7#c7 ,election of
 production history coverage percentage 
,section #adjf7;a77#b7 of the           
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijef7;a77#b77 is amended by  
striking beginning with #be percent and 
not exceeding and inserting but not to  
exceed4  7h7 ,premiums for participation
 in dairy risk management program  7#a7 
,premium per hundredweight for first #e 
million pounds of production ,section   
#adjg7;b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeg7;b77 is       
amended--  7,a7 by striking paragraph   
7#b7 and inserting the following new    
paragraph3  7#b7 ,producer premiums ,the
 following annual premiums apply3       
,coverage ,level,premium per            
,cwt4#d4jj,none#d4ejj4jjbe4jjj4jjee4ejj4
jjhf4jjj4jajf4ejj4jagg4jjj4jdag4ejj4jegh
4jjj4jijh4ejj4abji4jj #j4agj  2  and    
7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#c74  7#b7  
,technical correction ,section #adjg7;d7

 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #ijeg7;d77 is amended in the  
subsection heading by striking ,time for
 and inserting ,method of4  7i7         
,conforming amendments related to       
program name  7#a7 ,heading ,the heading
 of part ,i of subtitle ,d of title ,i  
of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad      
7,public ,law #aac-gi2 #abh ,stat4 #fhh7
 is amended to read as follows3  ,i     
,dairy ,risk ,management ,program for   
,dairy ,producers  4  7#b7 ,definitions 
,section #adja of the ,agricultural ,act
 of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijea7 is       
amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraphs   
7#e7 and 7#f7 and inserting the         
following new paragraphs3  7#e7 ,dairy  
risk management program ,the terms dairy
 risk management program and program    
mean the dairy risk management program  
required by section #adjc4  7#f7 ,dairy 
risk management payment ,the term dairy 
risk management payment means a payment 
made to a participating dairy operation 
under the program pursuant to section   

#adjf4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraphs 7#g7  
and 7#h71 by striking margin protection 
both places it appears4  7#c7           
,calculation of ,actual ,dairy          
,production ,margin ,section            
#adjb7;b77#a7 of the ,agricultural ,act 
of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeb7;b77#a77 is
 amended by striking margin protection  
and inserting dairy risk management4    
7#d7 ,program operation ,section #adjc  
of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijec7 is amended-- 7,a7 in   
the section heading1 by striking        
,,establishment ,,of ,,margin           
,,protection and inserting ,,dairy      
,,risk ,,management2  7,b7 by striking  
,not later than ,september #a1 #bjad1   
the ,secretary shall establish and      
administer a margin protection program  
and inserting ,the ,secretary shall     
continue to administer a dairy risk     
management program2 and  7,c7 by        
striking margin protection payment both 
places it appears and inserting dairy   
risk management payment4  7#e7          

,participation ,section #adjd of the    
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijed7 is amended--  7,a7 in  
the section heading1 by striking        
,,margin ,,protection2  7,b7 in         
subsection 7a71 by striking margin      
protection program to receive margin    
protection payments and inserting dairy 
risk management program to receive dairy
 risk management payments2 and  7,c7 in 
subsections 7b7 and 7c71 by striking    
margin protection each place it appears4
  7#f7 ,production history ,section     
#adje of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijee7 is amended--  7,a7
 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7i7 by striking
 margin protection program the first    
place it appears and inserting dairy    
risk management program2 and  7ii7 by   
striking margin protection the second   
place it appears2 and  7,b7 in          
subsection 7c71 by striking margin      
protection4  7#g7 ,payments ,section    
#adjf of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijef7 is amended-- 7,a7 

in the section heading1 by striking     
,,margin ,,protection and inserting     
,,dairy ,,risk ,,management2  7,b7 by   
striking margin protection each place it
 appears and inserting dairy risk       
management2 and  7,c7 in the heading of 
subsection 7c71 by striking ,margin     
,protection4  7#h7 ,premiums ,section   
#adjg of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeg7 is amended-- 7,a7 
in the section heading1 by striking     
,,margin ,,protection and inserting     
,,dairy ,,risk ,,management2  7,b7 in   
subsection 7a71 by striking margin      
protection program and inserting dairy  
risk management program2 and  7,c7 in   
subsection 7e71 by striking margin      
protection both places it appears4  7#i7
 ,penalties ,section #adjh of the       
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijeh7 is amended by striking 
margin protection both places it appears
 and inserting dairy risk management4   
7#aj7 ,administration and enforcement   
,section #adaj of the ,agricultural ,act

 of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijfj7 is       
amended by striking margin protection   
each place it appears and inserting     
dairy risk management4  7j7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7k7 ,duration ,section #adji of the   
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijei7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
striking margin protection and inserting
 dairy risk management2 and  7#b7 by    
striking #bjah and inserting #bjbc4  #c4
 ,class ,i skim milk price  7a7 ,class  
,i skim milk price ,section             
#h;c7#e77;,a7 of the ,agricultural      
,adjustment ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4          
#fjh;c7#e77;,a771 reenacted with        
amendments by the ,agricultural         
,marketing ,agreement ,act of #aicg1 is 
amended by striking the third and fourth
 sentences1 including the table1 and    
inserting the following new sentence3   
,throughout the #b-year period beginning
 on the effective date of this sentence 

7and subsequent to such #b-year period  
unless modified by amendment to the     
order involved71 for purposes of        
determining prices for milk of the      
highest use classification1 the ,class  
,i skim milk price per hundredweight    
specified in section #ajjj4ej7;b7 of    
title #g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations
 7or successor regulation71 shall be the
 sum of the adjusted ,class ,i          
differential specified in section       
#ajjj4eb of such title #g1 plus the     
adjustment to ,class ,i prices specified
 in sections #ajje4ea7;b71 #ajjf4ea7;b71
 and #ajjg4ea7;b7 of such title #g 7or  
successor regulation71 plus the simple  
average of the advanced pricing factors 
computed in sections #ajjj4ej7q77#a7 and
 #ajjj4ej7q77#b7 of such title #g 7or   
successor regulation71 plus #j4gd44  7b7
 ,effective date and implementation     
7#a7 ,effective date ,the amendment made
 by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on 
the first day of the first month        
beginning more than #abj days after the 

date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,implementation ,implementation of 
the amendment made by subsection 7a7 is 
not subject to any of the following3    
7,a7 ,the notice and comment provisions 
of section #eec of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7,b7 ,the notice and    
hearing requirements of paragraphs 7#c7 
and 7#d7 of section #h;c of the         
,agricultural ,adjustment ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh;c71 reenacted with       
amendments by the ,agricultural         
,marketing ,agreement ,act of #aicg4    
7,c7 ,the order amendment requirements  
of section #h;c7#ag7 of such ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh;c7#ag774  7,d7 ,a        
referendum under section #h;c7#ai7 of   
such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fjh;c7#ai774   
#d4 ,extension of dairy forward pricing 
program ,section #aejb7;e7 of the ,food1
 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of     
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hggb7;e77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking #bjah and inserting #bjbc2 and 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking     

#bjba and inserting #bjbf4  #e4         
,extension of dairy indemnity program   
,section #c of ,public ,law #ij-dhd 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #dejl7 is amended by striking 
#bjah and inserting #bjbc4  #f4         
,extension of dairy promotion and       
research program ,section #aac7;e77#b7  
of the ,dairy ,production ,stabilization
 ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4            
#dejd7;e77#b77 is amended by striking   
#bjah and inserting #bjbc4  #g4 ,repeal 
of dairy product donation program       
,section #adca of the ,agricultural ,act
 of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijga7 is       
repealed4