,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #icd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,voluntary ,checkoff ,program ,participation ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs 7a7 ,definition of checkoff program ,the term checkoff program means a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands1 including a program carried out under any of the following3 7#a7 ,the ,cotton ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq474 7#b7 ,the ,potato ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq474 7#c7 ,the ,egg ,research and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq474 7#d7 ,the ,beef ,research and ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq474 7#e7 ,the ,wheat and ,wheat ,foods ,research and ,nutrition ,education ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja et seq474 7#f7 ,the ,floral ,research and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq474 7#g7 ,subtitle ,b of the ,dairy ,production ,stabilization ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq474 7#h7 ,the ,honey ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dfja et seq474 7#i7 ,the ,pork ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq474 7#aj7 ,the ,watermelon ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dija et seq474 7#aa7 ,the ,pecan ,promotion and ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fjja et seq474 7#ab7 ,the ,mushroom ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq474 7#ac7 ,the ,lime ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja et seq474 7#ad7 ,the ,soybean ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq474 7#ae7 ,the ,fluid ,milk ,promotion ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq474 7#af7 ,the ,fresh ,cut ,flowers and ,fresh ,cut ,greens ,promotion and ,information ,act of #aiic 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja et seq474 7#ag7 ,the ,sheep ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq474 7#ah7 ,section #eja of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja74 7#ai7 ,the ,commodity ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa et seq474 7#bj7 ,the ,canola and ,rapeseed ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdda et seq474 7#ba7 ,the ,national ,kiwifruit ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdfa et seq474 7#bb7 ,the ,popcorn ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdha et seq474 7#bc7 ,the ,hass ,avocado ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #bjjj 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et seq474 7b7 ,prohibition ,no checkoff program shall be mandatory or compulsory4 7c7 ,voluntary participation ,producer participation in a checkoff program shall be voluntary at the point of sale4