§ 6409. Assessments

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1990

   Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XIX § 1999J · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6409

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999J, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3921

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999J, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3921

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1999J. ASSESSMENTS. (a) In General.— The order shall provide that each fluid milk processor shall pay an assessment on each unit of fluid milk product that such person processes and markets commercially in consumer-type packages in the United States. (b) No Effect on Producer Prices.— Such assessments shall not— (1) reduce the prices paid under the Federal milk marketing orders issued under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937; (2) otherwise be deducted from the amounts that handlers must pay to producers for fluid milk products sold to a processor; or (3) otherwise be deducted from the price of milk paid to a producer by a handler, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Remitting Assessments.— (1) In general.— Assessments required under subsection (a) shall be remitted by the fluid milk processor directly to the Board in accordance with the order and regulations issued by the Secretary. (2) Times to remit assessment.— Each processor who is responsible for the remittance of an assessment under paragraph (1) shall remit the assessment to the Board not later than the last day of the month following the month that the milk being assessed was marketed. (3) Verification.— Remittances shall be verified by market administrators and State regulatory officials, and local and State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices, as provided by the Secretary. (d) Limitation on Assessments.— Not more than one assessment may be assessed under this section for the purposes of this subtitle on a processor for any unit of fluid milk product. (e) Producer-Handlers.— Producer-handlers that are required to pay the assessment imposed under section 113(g) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(g)) shall also be responsible for the additional assessment imposed by this section. (f) Processor Assessment Rate.— Except as provided in section 1999P(b), the rate of assessment prescribed by the order shall be 20 cents per hundredweight of fluid milk products marketed.

2. 1993

   Fluid Milk Promotion Amendments Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–72 § 2(b) · 107 Stat. 717

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 6409(e)

   Pub. L. 103–72 inserted “, and that are fluid milk processors,” after “section 4504(g) of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–72 inserted “, and that are fluid milk processors,” after “section 4504(g) of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 1999J(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6409(e)) is amended by inserting after “4504(g))” the following: “, and that are fluid milk processors,”.

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