S.Amdt. 3446

SA 3446. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division C, insert the
following:

direct payments for dairy farmers

Sec. ___. Subtitle D of title I of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``PART IV--DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR DAIRY FARMERS

``SEC. 1441. DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR DAIRY FARMERS.

``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this part, the Secretary shall provide a 1-time
payment to each eligible dairy farmer described in subsection
(b) in accordance with this section.
``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a payment
under this section, a dairy farmer shall--
``(1) be licensed by the Secretary; and
``(2) have had a production history during the 1-year
period ending on the date of enactment of this part.
``(c) Amount of Payment.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of a payment under this
section shall be, as determined by the report of the Economic
Research Service entitled `Milk Cost of Production by Size of
Operation Report' and dated May 1, 2018, equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing--
``(A) the product obtained by multiplying--
``(i) the quantity (in pounds) of the national average milk
production of a dairy cow;
``(ii) the average number of cows per farm, as determined
under paragraph (2);
``(iii) the value of production less total costs, as
determined under paragraph (3); and
``(iv) \1/2\; and
``(B) 100.
``(2) Average number of cows per farm.--The average number
of cows per farm under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be
determined based on the report described in paragraph (1) as
follows:
``(A) In the case of a farm with fewer than 50 cows, the
national average number of cows per farm in farms with fewer
than 50 cows.
``(B) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 50 cows and
not greater than 199 cows, the national average number of
cows per farm in farms with not fewer than 50 cows and not
greater than 199 cows.
``(C) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 200 cows
and not greater than 499 cows, the national average number of
cows per farm in farms with not fewer than 200 cows and not
greater than 499 cows.
``(D) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 500 cows,
the national average number of cows per farm in farms with
not fewer than 500 cows.
``(3) Value of production less total costs.--The value of
production less total costs under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) shall
be determined based on the report described in paragraph (1)
as follows:
``(A) In the case of a farm with fewer than 50 cows, the
national value of production less total costs in farms with
fewer than 50 cows.
``(B) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 50 cows and
not greater than 199 cows, the national value of production
less total costs in farms with not fewer than 50 cows and not
greater than 199 cows.
``(C) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 200 cows
and not greater than 499 cows, the national value of
production less total costs in farms with not fewer than 200
cows and not greater than 499 cows.

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``(D) In the case of a farm with not fewer than 500 cows,
the national value of production less total costs in farms
with not fewer than 500 cows.
``(d) Payment Limitation.--The amount of a payment under
this section to an eligible dairy farmer described in
subsection (b) shall not be greater than $15,000.
``(e) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
section $500,000,000.''.
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