I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3935 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2009 Mr. LaTourette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To establish a temporary minimum price for Class II and Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Save Our Dairy Farmers Act of 2009.

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Temporary minimum price for Class II and Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders

(a)

Minimum price

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of this Act, the minimum price for Class II milk and Class III milk under each Federal milk marketing order issued under section 8c(5) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, shall be as follows: (1)For Class II milk, $17.23 per hundredweight. (2)For Class III milk, $16.81 per hundredweight. (b)

Report on stabilization of prices received by dairy producers

Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report providing various options (and evaluating the feasibility and likely success of each option) to stabilize the prices that dairy farmers receive for milk. (c)

Effective date

This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.