Study of Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact.

Sec. 732. Study of Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. (a) Definitions.—In this section: (1) Child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs.—The term “child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs” includes— (A) the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); (B) the school lunch program established under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);111 STAT. 2109 (C) the summer food service program for children established under section 13 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); (D) the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); (E) the special milk program established under section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772); (F) the school breakfast program established under section 4 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1773); (G) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children authorized under section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786); and (H) the nutrition programs and projects carried out under part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.). (2) Compact.—The term “Compact” means the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. (3) Northeast interstate dairy compact.—The term “Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact” means the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact referred to in section 147 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7256). (4) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) Evaluation.—Not later than December 31, 1997, the Director shall conduct, complete, and transmit to Congress a comprehensive economic evaluation of the direct and indirect effects of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and other factors which affect the price of fluid milk. (c) Components.—In conducting the evaluation, the Director shall consider, among other factors, the effects of implementation of the rules and regulations of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission, such as rules and regulations relating to over-order Class I pricing and pooling provisions. This evaluation shall consider such effects prior to implementation of the Compact and that would have occurred in the absence of the implementation of the Compact. The evaluation shall include an analysis of the impacts on— (1) child, senior, and low-income nutrition programs including impacts on schools and institutions participating in the programs, on program recipients, and other factors; (2) the wholesale and retail cost of fluid milk; (3) the level of milk production, the number of cows, the number of dairy farms, and milk utilization in the Compact region, including— (A) changes in the level of milk production, the number of cows, and the number of dairy farms in the Compact region relative to trends in the level of milk production and trends in the number of cows and dairy farms prior to implementation of the Compact; (B) changes in the disposition of bulk and packaged milk for Class I, II, or III use produced in the Compact region to areas outside the region relative to the milk disposition to areas outside the region; (C) changes in— (i) the share of milk production for Class I use of the total milk production in the Compact region; and111 STAT. 2110 (ii) the share of milk production for Class II and Class III use of the total milk production in the Compact region; (4) dairy farmers and dairy product manufacturers in States and regions outside the Compact region with respect to the impact of changes in milk production, and the impact of any changes in disposition of milk originating in the Compact region, on national milk supply levels and farm level milk prices nationally; and (5) the cost of carrying out the milk price support program established under section 141 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7251). (d) Additional States and Compacts.—The Director shall evaluate and incorporate into the evaluation required under subsection (b) an evaluation of the economic impact of adding additional States to the Compact for the purpose of increasing prices paid to milk producers.