,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjba,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
 ( #bjba4  #b4 ,dairy ,pric+ & ,policy  
,commission  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! pace ( consolidation 9 
! dairy indu/ry z x relates to h]d size 
is f> surpass+ t se5 9 ! majority (     
,u4,s4 agriculture4  7#b7 ,! numb] (    
small comm]cial dairy op]ations has     
decl9$ f #adf1fhe 9 #aihg to #cj1cgc 9  
#bjag4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( lic5s$ dairy    
h]ds fell by m ?an half betwe5 #bjjb &  
#bjai1 despite milk production cont9u+  
to gr[4  7#d7 ,! loss ( dairy op]ations 
poses significant economic *all5ges to  
_m rural communities ) hi/oric ties to  

dairy f>m+4  7#e7 ,a div]se &           
cross-regional dairy indu/ry is critical
 = food security & resili5cy 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#f7 ,cont9u$ decl9es (        
approximately #d p]c5t ( dairy f>ms     
annually w negatively impact rural      
communities ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry4  7#g7 ,9  
#bjaf1 dairy f>m]s ( all h]d sizes bel[ 
#a1jjj c[s exp]i5c$ high] total co/s ?an
 gross returns4  7#h7 ,9 #bjai1 mon?ly  
exit rates among ,wiscons9 lic5s$ dairy 
f>ms m ?an d\bl$ f #bjaf levels4  7b7   
,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  7c7 ,recomm5dations     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,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 ( ,u4,s4 dairy produc]s &
 dairy products 9 _w m>kets by id5tify+ 
*all5ges & opportunities = new m>kets = 
dairy exports4  7,c7 ,ensur+ t ,f$]al   
milk m>ket+ ord]s & rulemak+s t relate  
to su* ord]s are transp>5t & provide a  
fair return to produc]s reg>dless ( !   
end product = :i* ! milk is us$4  7#b7  
,available rese>* ,9 develop+           
recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,commission %all draw ^u available      
rese>*1 includ+ ! report publi%$ 9 #bjbj
 by ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture &
 titl$ ,consolidation 9 ,u4,s4 ,dairy   
,f>m+4  7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] &    
appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all be compos$
 ( #ac memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y z  
foll[s3 7,a7 ,at lea/ #a memb] repres5t+
 a national consum] organization4  7,b7 
,at lea/ #a memb] repres5t+ l&-grant    
colleges & univ]sities or cov]$ ,,nlgca 
,in/itutions4  7,c7 ,at lea/ #a memb]   
repres5t+ ! food & bev]age retail       

sector4  7,d7 #e dairy produc]s         
7repres5t+ a v>iety ( f>m+ practices &  
sizes7 & #b 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$]al milk m>ket+ 
ord]4  7,e7 ,at lea/ #b memb]s repres5t+
 dairy f>m]1 coop]ative1 or dairy       
processor1 associations4  7,f7 ,at lea/ 
#a memb] repres5t+ dairy indu/ry exp]ts 
9 ! field ( milk pric+1 f9ance1 m>ket+1 
risk managem5t1 consult+1 or advisory   
s]vices 7or "s comb9ation !re(74  7#b7  
,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ = !    
duration ( ! ,commission4  7#c7 ,vacancy
 ,any vacancy occurr+ be=e ! t]m9ation (
 ! ,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! same   
mann] z ! orig9al appo9tm5t4  7#d7      
,paym5t & travel exp5ses  7,a7 ,paym5t  
,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all s]ve )\t   
pay4  7,b7 ,travel exp5ses ,= travel    
relat+ to meet+s "u p>agraph 7#g71 ea*  

memb] ( ! ,commission %all receive      
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) applicable   
provisions "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7    
,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  7#f7       
,*airp]son ,! memb]s %all elect a memb] 
to s]ve z ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission = !
 duration ( ! ,commission4  7#g7 ,meet+s
 ,! ,commission %all meet at lea/ #d    
times ea* ye> until ! date on :i* !     
,commission t]m9ates pursuant to        
subsection 7i74  7#h7 ,quorum ,a quorum 
%all consi/ ( n few] ?an #g memb]s ( !  
,commission4  7#i7 ,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 ,in=mation
 f ,f$]al ag5cies ,! ,commission may    
secure directly f any ,f$]al ag5cy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates in=mation necess>y to     
enable x to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,^u      
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission1 !
 head ( su* ag5cy %all furni% t         
in=mation to ! ,commission4  7f7 ,report
  7#a7 ,submission ( report ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! e/abli%m5t ( !  
,commission1 ! ,commission %all submit  
to ! ,secret>y & ,congress a report     
conta9+ ! 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 ,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$1 or  
ne> completion4  7h7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ej1jjj to c>ry out ?is     
section4  7i7 ,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 ( !       
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,commission4  7j7        
,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