3.0.0 2813 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z Senate S 2018-05-10 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-10T15:08:33Z 2018-05-10 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-05-10 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Business education Education programs funding Financial literacy Food supply, safety, and labeling Higher education Agriculture and Food 00 2018-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-26T22:57:51Z Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018

This bill amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to establish a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide competitive grants to small cheese producers and cooperative groups of small cheese producers.

In awarding grants, USDA must define the term "small cheese producer" and give preference to producers that use locally or regionally sourced product to produce cheese.

Grant recipients may use the funds to:

  • purchase equipment or renovate and make repairs to production facilities,
  • develop a business plan or perform a feasibility study to grow the business,
  • promote and market cheese,
  • participate in accounting and financial literacy education and training,
  • carry out food safety upgrades and training, and
  • participate in job training.

Using no more than 10% of the funds provided for this bill, USDA must establish a cheese production, education, and promotion pilot project at eligible institutions, including:

  • land-grant colleges or universities,
  • local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or other regional USDA offices,
  • groups of regional experts that advise beginning farmers or ranchers, or
  • nonprofit organizations.
]]> Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 Display Title Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to assist small cheese producers. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2813is/xml/BILLS-115s2813is.xml 2018-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.