,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ai1 #bjbc,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,agriculture to provide support for organic dairy producers and processors1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,organic ,dairy ,assistance1 ,investment1 and ,reporting ,yields ,act of #bjbc or the ,o ,,dairy ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,extension of ,,elap to certain losses incurred by organic dairy farmers 7a7 ,emergency assistance for livestock1 honey bees1 and farm-,raised fish ,section #aeja7;d77#b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking used to reduce and inserting the following3 8used-- 7,a7 to reduce 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated71 by striking fever4 and inserting the following3 8fever2 and 7,b7 to reduce losses incurred by organic dairy farmers that are beyond those covered by other disaster programs of the ,department of ,agriculture1 including losses that are caused by an increase in organic feed or other input costs that result in a cumulative decrease in net income of more than #aj percent in any #a calendar year4 4 7b7 ,streamlined payment process ,section #aeja of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,streamlined payment process ,the ,secretary1 to the maximum extent practicable1 shall streamline the process for making payments under this section4 4 #c4 ,improved data collection for organic dairy 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall provide support for regional and national programs to collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk1 including data relating to-- 7#a7 the costs of major organic feedstuffs1 including-- 7,a7 corn2 7,b7 corn silage2 7,c7 soybeans2 7,d7 sorghum2 7,e7 oilseeds2 7,f7 small grains2 7,g7 forage crops2 7,h7 pasture2 7,i7 hay2 and 7,j7 any other major organic feedstuff1 as determined by the ,secretary2 7#b7 with respect to the costs described in paragraph 7#a71 prices for-- 7,a7 major organic feedstuffs produced domestically2 and 7,b7 imported major organic feedstuffs2 and 7#c7 all other costs relating to the production of organic milk4 7b7 ,organic ,all ,milk ,price ,survey ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a survey1 to be known as the ,organic ,all ,milk ,prices ,survey1 which shall be analogous to the existing ,all ,milk ,prices ,survey of the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service1 to gather and report monthly data about the amounts that organic dairy farmers are being paid for the organic milk produced by those organic dairy farmers and the prices received for organic milk cows1 including-- 7#a7 national data2 and 7#b7 data relating to1 at a minimum1 the #f regions with the greatest quantity of organic dairy production1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,organic milk reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 using data collected by the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service1 the ,economic ,research ,service1 or the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service1 shall publish new periodic reports that include1 or add to existing periodic reports1 data for organic milk1 which shall be equivalent to data reported for conventionally produced milk4 7#b7 ,requirement ,reports published under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 organic cost-of-production data by ,state2 7,b7 regional data relating to the quantity of organic milk production2 7,c7 organic mailbox price for the #f regions with the greatest quantity of organic dairy production1 as determined by the ,secretary2 and 7,d7 major organic feedstuff prices4 #d4 ,safety net program for organic dairy farms 7a7 ,proposal ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall publish in the ,federal ,register a proposal to establish new organic dairy safety net programs to ensure that such programs provide adequate support for organic dairy farms based on cost data specific to organic dairy4 7b7 ,considerations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall accept written and recorded comments with respect to the development of a proposal under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,public availability ,comments accepted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be made available to the public4 7c7 ,requirement ,in developing a proposal under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall ensure that-- 7#a7 all organic dairy operations are eligible to participate in the programs proposed to be established pursuant to that proposal2 and 7#b7 those programs prioritize support for small dairy operations 7as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system code described in section #aba4bja of title #ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation774 7d7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 includes recommendations relating to the implementation of the proposal developed under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 describes any actions taken by the ,secretary to implement that proposal4 #e4 ,investments in organic dairy processing infrastructure 7a7 ,infrastructure investment funding program ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a program to provide funding for investments in infrastructure to enhance regional organic milkshed markets that seek to drive a greater affinity for regionally sourced and processed organic dairy products by incentivizing support for-- 7#a7 the development of new organic dairy processing plants that support multiple regional small dairy operations 7as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system code described in section #aba4bja of title #ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation772 7#b7 initiatives that establish institutional purchasing of local organic dairy products2 7#c7 investment in infrastructure on farms and in sites that aggregate raw milk to gain transport and processing efficiencies2 7#d7 the establishment of on-farm organic dairy processing and storage2 7#e7 producers and processors that want to expand regional organic processing infrastructure serving regionally produced organic milk from multiple regional small dairy operations 7as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system code described in section #aba4bja of title #ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation771 including by-- 7,a7 supporting work to finalize business plans2 and 7,b7 providing processor start-up capital2 and 7#f7 initiatives that support increasing regional processing capacity to facilitate co-packing and tolling for regionally produced organic milk from multiple regional small dairy operations 7as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system code described in section #aba4bja of title #ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation774 7b7 ,regional organic dairy market specialists 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish regional positions in each major organic dairy producing region1 to be known as ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialists-- 7,a7 to conduct research on the marketing of organic dairy1 including research relating to-- 7i7 quality standards1 including changes in those standards over time2 7ii7 cost-of-production data2 7iii7 consolidation of1 and lack of competition among1 buyers2 7iv7 requirements for certification1 including changes in those requirements over time2 7v7 direct marketing of value-added products at the farm level2 and 7vi7 the establishment and promotion of new or existing regional organic dairy brands that source regional milk2 and 7,b7 to provide reports1 recommendations1 and advice to the ,secretary1 organic dairy producers and processors1 ,congress1 and the public with respect to the matters described in clauses 7i7 through 7vi7 of subparagraph 7,a7 and other matters relating to the marketing of organic dairy1 including a report describing the options1 costs1 and feasibility of establishing an organic dairy insurance program through the ,department of ,agriculture4 7#b7 ,requirement ,a ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialist may be-- 7,a7 an employee of the ,department of ,agriculture2 or 7,b7 a position at a relevant institution of higher education4 7#c7 ,research teams ,a ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialist shall establish a research team to assist the ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialist in conducting the research described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7#d7 ,period of support 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall enter into a commitment to provide support for ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialists1 and the research teams established under paragraph 7#c71 for a period of #e years4 7,b7 ,renewal of support ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 at the end of a #e-year period of support1 the ,secretary may renew the support of a ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialist 7and the research team of that ,regional ,organic ,dairy ,market ,specialist7 for #a or more successive #e-year periods1 pursuant to such commitments as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary for each of fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbh-- 7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj to carry out subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 #e1jjj1jjj to carry out subsection 7b74