,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
to e/abli% ! ,dairy ,pric+ & ,policy    
,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dairy ,pric+ & ,policy ,commission ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,dairy ,pric+ & ,policy  
,commission  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an
 #f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* funds are  
fir/ made available to c>ry out ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a     
commission to be kn[n z ! ,dairy ,pric+ 
& ,policy ,commission 79 ?is section    
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  7b7 ,/udy  
by ,commission ,! ,commission %all      
conduct1 ) respect to ! #aj-ye> p]iod   
end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
a compreh5sive /udy ( ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,decreas+ real values ( dairy f>m] milk 
prices & income4  7#b7 ,economic &      

policy causes = ! decl9+ numb] ( small &
 m$ium siz$ dairy op]ations4  7#c7      
,levels ( milk production 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ) regional *anges 9 f>m numb]s1  
c[ numb]s1 & milk production p] c[4     
7#d7 ,opportunities & *all5ges =        
increas+ dome/ic & export dem& = dairy  
products4  7#e7 ,! effects ( decl9+     
dairy f>m numb]s on rural economies4    
7#f7 ,causes = ! consolidation )9 !     
dairy indu/ry4  7c7 ,recomm5dations ,9  
conduct+ ! /udy pursuant to subsection  
7b71 ! ,commission %all develop         
legislative1 regulatory1 & m>ket-bas$   
recomm5dations = ! foll[+3  7#a7        
,respond+ to p]iods ( height5$ dairy    
production dur+ l[ prices by consid]+   
bett] supply *a9 coord9ation & m>ket    
price signals4  7#b7 ,enhanc+ !         
competitiv5ess ( ,am]ican dairy produc]s
 & dairy products 9 _w m>kets4  7#c7    
,evaluat+ & id5tify+ *all5ges &         
opportunities = new m>kets = dairy      
exports4  7#d7 ,ensur+ t ,f$]al ,milk   
,m>ket+ ,ord]s 7,,fmmo7 & ,,fmmo        

rulemak+s are transp>5t & provide a fair
 return to produc]s reg>dless ( ! end   
product = :i* _! milk is us$4  7#e7     
,ensur+ t ! competitiv5ess ( dairy      
products ) o!r compet+ products 9 !     
m>ketplace is pres]v$ & enhanc$4  7d7   
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t ,!   
,commission %all be compos$ ( #ah memb]s
 appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y z foll[s3  7,a7 
,at lea/ #a memb] repres5t+ a national  
consum] organization4  7,b7 ,at lea/ #c 
memb]s repres5t+ l&-grant colleges &    
univ]sities or cov]$ ,,nlgca            
,in/itutions1 ) at lea/ two ( su* memb]s
 hav+ exp]tise 9 economics4  7,c7 ,at   
lea/ #a memb] repres5t+ ! food & bev]age
 retail sector4  7,d7 ,six dairy        
produc]s repres5t+ a v>iety ( f>m+      
practices & sizes & #c dairy processors1
 appo9t$ s z to balance geographical    
di/ribution ( milk production & dairy   
process+1 reflect major product segm5ts 
( dairy process+1 & repres5t all regions
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates equitably1 includ+   
,/ates t op]ate outside ( a ,f$]al ,milk

 ,m>ket+ ,ord]4  7,e7 ,at lea/ #b memb]s
 %all repres5t dairy f>m]1 coop]ative1  
or dairy processor1 associations4  7,f7 
,at lea/ #b memb]s %all repres5t dairy  
indu/ry exp]ts 9 ! field ( milk pric+1  
f9ance1 m>ket+1 risk managem5t1         
consult+1 or advisory s]vices 7or "s    
comb9ation !re(74  7#b7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb]
 %all be appo9t$ = ! duration ( !       
,commission4  7#c7 ,vacancy ,any vacancy
 occurr+ be=e ! t]m9ation ( !           
,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann]
 z ! orig9al appo9tm5t4  7#d7 ,pay      
,memb]s %all s]ve )\t pay1 b %all be    
entitl$ to receive a reimbursem5t f !   
,secret>y f exi/+ budget au?ority =     
reasonable exp5ses necess>y to c>ry out 
! duties ( ! ,commission4  7#e7         
,*airp]son ,! memb]s %all elect a memb] 
to s]ve z ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission = !
 duration ( ! ,commission4  7#f7 ,vot+  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,commission is      
unable to rea* a cons5sus on a propos$  
recomm5dation or det]m9ation1 !         
,commission may decide ! matt] by       

majority vote ( its memb]s4  7,b7 ,tie  
votes ,! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission1 9  
addition to vot+1 may also break any tie
 vote4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative support       
s]vices ,! ,secret>y %all provide to !  
,commission ! adm9i/rative support      
s]vices necess>y = ! ,commission to c>ry
 out ! requirem5ts "u ?is section4  7f7 
,report  7#a7 ,submission ( report ,n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! fir/   
meet+ ( ! ,commission1 ! ,commission    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y & ,congress a
 report conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy      
conduct$ pursuant to subsection 7b71    
includ+ ! legislative & regulatory      
recomm5dations develop$ pursuant to     
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,op9ions  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !   
report %all reflect1 to ! ext5t         
practicable1 a cons5sus op9ion ( !      
memb]s4  7,b7 ,exception ,if ! memb]s   
did n rea* a cons5sus op9ion ) respect  
to a matt]1 ! report may include        
majority & m9ority f9d+s reg>d+ su*     
matt]4  7g7 ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee 

,act ,section #ad7;a77#b77;,b7 ( !      
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e    
,u4,s4,c4 ,app42 relat+ to ! t]m9ation (
 advisory committees7 %all n apply to ! 
,commission4  7h7 ,advisory nature ,!   
,commission is :olly advisory 9 nature1 
& ! recomm5dations ( ! ,commission are  
nonb9d+4  7i7 ,no effect on exi/+       
programs ,! ,secret>y %all n all[ !     
exi/5ce ( ! ,commission to imp$e1 delay1
 or o!rwise affect any decision-mak+    
process ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1   
includ+ any rulemak+ proc$ures plann$1  
propos$1 or ne> completion4  7j7        
,adm9i/rative assi/ance ,! ,secret>y    
%all provide adm9i/rative support to !  
,commission1 & exp5d to c>ry out ?is    
section su* funds z necess>y f budget   
au?ority available to ! ,secret>y4  7k7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ej1jjj to   
c>ry out ?is section4  7l7 ,t]m9ation ,!
 ,commission %all t]m9ate on ! e>li] ( !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,! date ( ! submission ( 
! report pursuant to subsection 7f74    

7#b7 ,! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( 
! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,commission4  7m7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
,,nlgca ,in/itution ,! t]m cov]$ ,,nlgca
 ,in/itution means an in/itution t--    
7,a7 is an ,,nlgca ,in/itution2 &  7,b7 
(f]s an accr$it$ dairy economic program4
  7#b7 ,f$]al milk m>ket+ ord] ,! t]m   
,f$]al milk m>ket+ ord] means a ,f$]al  
milk m>ket+ ord] issu$ "u section #h;c (
 ! ,agricultural ,adju/m5t ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh;c71 re5act$ ) am5dm5ts by
 ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,agreem5t ,act 
( #aicg4  7#c7 ,l&-grant colleges &     
univ]sities ,! t]m l&-grant colleges &  
univ]sities has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9  
section #adjd ( ! ,national             
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#d7 ,,nlgca         
,in/itution ,! t]m ,,nlgca ,in/itution  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #adjd
 ( ! ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1   
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#e7 ,secret>y  

,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture4