§ 7251. Milk price support program

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. 1996

   Agricultural Market Transition Act

   Pub. L. 104–127 title I § 141 · 110 Stat. 888

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251

   Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 141, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 914

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 141, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 914

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 141. MILK PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM. (a) Support Activities.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall support the price of milk produced in the 48 contiguous States through the purchase of cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk produced from the milk. (b) Rate.— The price of milk shall be supported at the following rates per hundredweight for milk containing 3.67 percent butterfat: (1) During calendar year 1996, $10.35. (2) During calendar year 1997, $10.20. (3) During calendar year 1998, $10.05. (4) During calendar year 1999, $9.90. (c) Purchase Prices.— The support purchase prices under this section for each of the products of milk (butter, cheese, and nonfat dry milk) announced by the Secretary shall be the same for all of that product sold by persons offering to sell the product to the Secretary. The purchase prices shall be sufficient to enable plants of average efficiency to pay producers, on average, a price that is not less than the rate of price support for milk in effect under subsection (b). (d) Special Rule for Butter and Nonfat Dry Milk Purchase Prices.— (1) Allocation of purchase prices.— The Secretary may allocate the rate of price support between the purchase prices for nonfat dry milk and butter in a manner that will result in the lowest level of expenditures by the Commodity Credit Corporation or achieve such other objectives as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 10 days after making or changing an allocation, the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of the allocation. Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the implementation of this section. (2) Timing of purchase price adjustments.— The Secretary may make any such adjustments in the purchase prices for nonfat dry milk and butter the Secretary considers to be necessary not more than twice in each calendar year. (e) Refunds of 1995 and 1996 Assessments.— (1) Refund required.— The Secretary shall provide for a refund of the entire reduction required under section 204(h)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e(h)(2)), as in effect on the day before the amendment made by subsection (g), in the price of milk received by a producer during calendar year 1995 or 1996, if the producer provides evidence that the producer did not increase marketings in calendar year 1995 or 1996 when compared to calendar year 1994 or 1995, respectively. (2) Exception.— This subsection shall not apply with respect to a producer for a particular calendar year if the producer has already received a refund under section 204(h) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 for the same fiscal year before the effective date of this section. (3) Treatment of refund.— A refund under this sub section shall not be considered as any type of price support or payment for purposes of sections 1211 and 1221 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 and 3821). (f) Commodity Credit Corporation.— The Secretary shall carry out the program authorized by this section through the Commodity Credit Corporation. (g) Conforming Repeal.— Effective on the first day of the Effective date. first month beginning after the date of enactment of this title, section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is repealed. (h) Period of Effectiveness.— This section (other than sub section (g)) shall be effective only during the period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of enactment of this title and ending on December 31, 1999. The program authorized by this section shall terminate on December 31, 1999, and shall be considered to have expired notwithstanding section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907).

2. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–78 § 807(a)(1) · 113 Stat. 1135

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 106–78, § 807(a)(1), substituted “each of calendar years 1999 and 2000” for “calendar year 1999”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–78, § 807(a)(1), substituted “each of calendar years 1999 and 2000” for “calendar year 1999”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking “calendar year 1999” and inserting “each of calendar years 1999 and 2000”; and

3. 1999

   Pub. L. 106–78 § 807(a)(2) · 113 Stat. 1135

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(h)

   Pub. L. 106–78, § 807(a)(2), substituted “2000” for “1999” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106–78, § 807(a)(2), substituted “2000” for “1999” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (h), by striking “1999” each place it appears and inserting “2000”.

4. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–387 § 1(a)(tVII)(s742)(a)(1) · 114 Stat. 1549

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 742(a)(1)], substituted “through 2001” for “and 2000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 742(a)(1)], substituted “through 2001” for “and 2000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) The provisions of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

5. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–387 § 1(a)(tVII)(s742)(a)(2) · 114 Stat. 1549

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(h)

   Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 742(a)(2)], substituted “2001” for “2000” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 742(a)(2)], substituted “2001” for “2000” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) The provisions of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

6. 2001

   Pub. L. 107–76 § 772(a)(1) · 115 Stat. 704

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(b)(5)

   Pub. L. 107–76, § 772(a)(1), added par. (5)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107–76, § 772(a)(1), added par. (5).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) During the period beginning on January 1, 2002, and ending on May 31, 2002, $9.90. ” ; and

7. 2001

   Pub. L. 107–76 § 772(a)(2) · 115 Stat. 704

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7251(h)

   Pub. L. 107–76, § 772(a)(2), substituted “May 31, 2002” for “December 31, 2001” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–76, § 772(a)(2), substituted “May 31, 2002” for “December 31, 2001” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (h), by striking “December 31, 2001” both places it appears and inserting “May 31, 2002”.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision