To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk
price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of the
final rule to consolidate Federal milk... (Introduced in the Senate)
S 1265 IS
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1265
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class
I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation
of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 22, 1999
Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr.
HELMS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CLELAND, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.
SHELBY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KYL, Mr.
REID, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. SANTORUM) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class
I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation
of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRED USE OF OPTION 1-A AS PRICE STRUCTURE FOR CLASS I MILK
UNDER CONSOLIDATED FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.
(a) USE OF OPTION 1-A- In implementing the final decision for the consolidation
and reform of Federal milk marketing orders, as required by section 143
of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7253) and published in the Federal Register on April 2, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg.
16025), the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement, as the method for
pricing fluid or Class I milk under the orders, the Class I price structure
identified as Option 1A `Location-Specific Differentials Analysis' in the
proposed rule published in the Federal Register on January 30, 1998 (63
Fed. Reg. 4802, 4809), and amended by 63 Fed. Reg. 9686 (February 25, 1998),
rather than the modified Option 1-B included as part of the final decision.
(b) EFFECT ON IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE- The requirement to use Option
1-A in subsection (a) does not modify or delay the time period for actual
implementation of the final decision as part of Federal milk marketing
orders specified in section 738 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (as contained in section 101(a) of division A of Public Law 105-277;
112 Stat. 2681-30).