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7 U.S.C. § 7984 — Study of national dairy policy
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**(a) Study required** The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a comprehensive economic evaluation of the potential direct and indirect effects of the various elements of the national dairy policy, including an examination of the effect of the national dairy policy on—
(1) farm price stability, farm profitability and viability, and local rural economies in the United States;
(2) child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs, including impacts on schools and institutions participating in the programs, on program recipients, and other factors; and
(3) the wholesale and retail cost of fluid milk, dairy farms, and milk utilization.
**(b) Report** Not later than 1 year after May 13, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the results of the study required by this section.
**(c) National dairy policy defined** In this section, the term “national dairy policy” means the dairy policy of the United States as evidenced by the following policies and programs:
(1) Federal milk marketing orders issued under [section 608c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Interstate dairy compacts (including proposed compacts described in H.R. 1827 and S. 1157, as introduced in the 107th Congress).
(3) Over-order premiums and State pricing programs.
(4) Direct payments to milk producers.
(5) Federal milk price support program established under [section 7981 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7981&num=0&edition=prelim).11 See References in Text note below.
(6) Export programs regarding milk and dai
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**(a) Study required** The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a comprehensive economic evaluation of the potential direct and indirect effects of the various elements of the national dairy policy, including an examination of the effect of the national dairy policy on—
(1) farm price stability, farm profitability and viability, and local rural economies in the United States;
(2) child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs, including impacts on schools and institutions participating in the programs, on program recipients, and other factors; and
(3) the wholesale and retail cost of fluid milk, dairy farms, and milk utilization.
**(b) Report** Not later than 1 year after May 13, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the results of the study required by this section.
**(c) National dairy policy defined** In this section, the term “national dairy policy” means the dairy policy of the United States as evidenced by the following policies and programs:
(1) Federal milk marketing orders issued under [section 608c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Interstate dairy compacts (including proposed compacts described in H.R. 1827 and S. 1157, as introduced in the 107th Congress).
(3) Over-order premiums and State pricing programs.
(4) Direct payments to milk producers.
(5) Federal milk price support program established under [section 7981 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7981&num=0&edition=prelim).11 See References in Text note below.
(6) Export programs regarding milk and dairy products, such as the dairy export incentive program established under [section 713a–14 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section713a–14&num=0&edition=prelim).1
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(1) **Issuance by Secretary** — The Secretary of Agriculture shall, subject to the provisions of this section, issue, and from time to time amend, orders applicable to processors, associations of producers, and others engaged in the handling of any agricultural commodity or product thereof specified in subsection (2) of this section. Such persons are referred to in this chapter as “handlers”. Such orders shall regulate, in the manner hereinafter in this section provided, only such handling of such agricultural commodity, or product thereof, as is in the current of interstate or foreign commerce, or which directly burdens, obstructs, or affects, interstate or foreign commerce in such commodity or product thereof. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall complete all informal rulemaking actions necessary to respond to recommendations submitted by administrative committees for such orders as expeditiously as possible, but not more than 45 days (to the extent practicable) after submission of the committee recommendations. The Secretary is authorized to implement a producer allotment program and a handler withholding program under the cranberry marketing order in the same crop year through informal rulemaking based on a recommendation and supporting economic analysis submitted by the Cranberry Marketing Committee. Such recommendation and analysis shall be submitted by the Committee no later than March 1 of each year. The Secretary shall establish time frames for each office and agency within the Department of Agriculture to consider the committee recommendations.
(2) **Commodities to which applicable** — Orders issued pursuant to this section shall be applicable only to (A) the following agricultural commodities and the products thereof (except canned or frozen pea
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding any other provision of law and as soon as practicable after May 13, 2002, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall amend part 1436 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish a sugar storage facility loan program to provide financing for processors of domestically-produced sugarcane and sugar beets to construct or upgrade storage and handling facilities for raw sugars and refined sugars.
**(b) Eligible processors** A storage facility loan described in subsection (a) shall be made available to any processor of domestically produced sugarcane or sugar beets that (as determined by the Secretary)—
(1) has a satisfactory credit history;
(2) has a need for increased storage capacity, taking into account the effects of marketing allotments; and
(3) demonstrates an ability to repay the loan.
**(c) Term of loans** A storage facility loan described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) have a minimum term of 7 years;
(2) not include any penalty for prepayment; and
(3) be in such amounts and on such other terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to downpayments, collateral, and eligible facilities) as are normal, customary, and appropriate for the size and commercial nature of the borrower.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 99–198, title I, § 153, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1377; Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4308, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1399; Pub. L. 100–435, title I, § 106, Sept. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1651; Pub. L. 101–624, title I, § 114, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3380; Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 411(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4963; Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 148, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 920; Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1503(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 207; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1503, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1503, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1721, related to the dairy export incentive program.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7983
1 See References in Text note below.
ginning on the date that is 60 days after May 13,
2002, and ending on September 30, 2007.
(g) Duration of contract
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), any con-
tract entered into by producers on a dairy
farm under this section shall cover eligible
production marketed by the producers on the
dairy farm during the period starting with the
first day of month the producers on the dairy
farm enter into the contract and ending on
September 30, 2007.
(2) Violations
If a producer violates the contract, the Sec-
retary may—
(A) terminate the contract and allow the
producer to retain any payments received
under the contract; or
(B) allow the contract to remain in effect
and require the producer to repay a portion
of the payments received under the contract
based on the severity of the violation.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1502, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 205; Pub. L. 109–171, title I, § 1101, Feb. 8,
2006, 120 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 110–28, title IX, § 9006(a),
May 25, 2007, 121 Stat. 217.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 805 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is
section 805 of Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VIII], Oct. 28,
2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–50, which is not classified to
the Code.
AMENDMENTS
2007—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 110–28 inserted ‘‘and’’ at
end of subpar. (A), substituted ‘‘September 30, 2007, 34
percent.’’ for ‘‘August 31, 2007, 34 percent; and’’ in sub-
par. (B), and struck out subpar. (C), which read as fol-
lows: ‘‘during the period beginning on September 1,
2007, 0 percent.’’
2006—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 109–171, § 1101(a
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