,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #beee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjah ,mrs4  
,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,act ( 
#bjad to e/abli% ! ,dairy ,f>m          
,su/a9ability ,price ,loss ,cov]age     
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dairy 
,f>m ,su/a9ability ,act ( #bjah4  #b4   
,dairy ,f>m ,su/a9ability ,price ,loss  
,cov]age ,program ,"p ,i ( subtitle ,d (
 title ,i ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #adjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeh7 ! foll[+3          
#adjh;,a4 ,dairy ,f>m ,su/a9ability     
,price ,loss ,cov]age ,program  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,contract+ dairy op]ation ,! t]m        
contract+ dairy op]ation means a        
p>ticipat+ dairy op]ation t ent]s into a
 contract "u subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7  
,m9imum milk price ,! t]m m9imum milk   

price means #bc4cd p] hundr$weight (    
milk1 z adju/$ by ! ,secret>y = ea* half
 ( ea* cal5d> ye> to reflect *anges 9 ! 
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor 
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#c7 
,paym5t quantity ,! t]m paym5t quantity 
means ! paym5t quantity e/abli%$ = a    
contract+ dairy op]ation "u subsection  
7c77#c74  7b7 ,contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all (f] to ent] into a    
contract ) a p>ticipat+ dairy op]ation  
"u :i* ! p>ticipat+ dairy op]ation may  
receive paym5ts "u subsection 7c74  7#b7
 ,signup ,! ,secret>y %all (f] to ent]  
into contracts "u p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ !  
p]iod t a dairy op]ation may regi/] to  
p>ticipate 9 ! m>g9 protection program  
e/abli%$ "u section #adjd7;b74  7#c7    
,duration ( contracts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 a 
contract ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all cov] milk m>ket$ by ! contract+    
dairy op]ation dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
fir/ day ( ! mon? dur+ :i* ! contract is

 ent]$ into & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1     
#bjbc4  7,b7 ,violations ,if a contract+
 dairy op]ation violates a contract     
ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 may--  7i7 t]m9ate ! contract & all[ ! 
contract+ dairy op]ation to reta9 any   
paym5ts receiv$ "u ! contract2 or  7ii7 
all[ ! contract to rema9 9 effect &     
require ! contract+ dairy op]ation to   
repay a portion ( ! paym5ts receiv$ "u !
 contract1 bas$ on ! sev]ity ( !        
violation4  7c7 ,paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all provide to a contract+
 dairy op]ation a paym5t = a mon? "u ?is
 subsection & n "u ! m>g9 protection    
program if ! am\nt ( ! paym5t to !      
contract+ dairy op]ation = t mon? "u ?is
 section is great] ?an ! am\nt t !      
contract+ dairy op]ation w\ld receive "u
 ! m>g9 protection program4  7#b7 ,am\nt
 ,! am\nt ( a paym5t to a contract+     
dairy op]ation "u ?is subsection %all be
 equal to ! product obta9$ by multiply+1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 !     
paym5t quantity dur+ ! applicable mon?2 

7,b7 ! diff]5ce obta9$ by subtract+--   
7i7 ! m9imum milk price2 &  7ii7 ! ,all 
,milk price p] hundr$weight "u !        
applicable ,f$]al milk m>ket+ ord]2 &   
7,c7 #de p]c5t4  7#c7 ,paym5t quantity  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph   
7,b71 ! paym5t quantity = a contract+   
dairy op]ation = a mon? %all be equal to
 ! hundr$weight ( milk m>ket$ by !      
contract+ dairy op]ation dur+ ! mon?4   
7,b7 ,limitation ,! paym5t quantity     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 = any mon? =
 a contract+ dairy op]ation %all n exce$
 #d1aff hundr$weight ( milk4  7#d7 ,tim+
 ( paym5ts ,! ,secret>y %all make a     
paym5t to a contract+ dairy op]ation "u 
?is subsection n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! la/ day ( ! mon? = :i* ! paym5t is    
made4  4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( m>g9          
protection program = dairy produc]s     
,section #adji ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( 
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijei7 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ #bjah & ins]t+ #bjbc4