DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

SEC. 1507. DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.(a) Extension of Dairy Promotion and Research Authority.—Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by striking “2007” and inserting “2012”.(b) Definition of United States for Promotion Program.—Section 111 of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4502) is amended—(1) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the following:“(l) the term ‘United States’, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;”; and(2) in subsection (m), by striking “(as defined in subsection (l))”.(c) Definition of United States for Research Program.—Section 130 of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4531)) is amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:“(12) the term ‘United States’, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.”.(d) Assessment Rate for Imported Dairy Products.—Section 113(g) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:“(3) Rate.—“(A) In general.—The rate of assessment for milk produced in the United States prescribed by the order shall be 15 cents per hundredweight of milk for commercial use or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the Secretary.“(B) Imported dairy products.—The rate of assessment for imported dairy products prescribed by the order shall be 7.5 cents per hundredweight of milk for commercial use or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the Secretary.”.(e) Time and Method of Importer Payments.—Section 113(g)(6) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(g)(6)) is amended—(1) by striking subparagraph (B); and(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).(f) Refund of Assessments on Certain Imported Dairy Products.—Section 113(g) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(7) Refund of assessments on certain imported products.—“(A) In general.—An importer shall be entitled to a refund of any assessment paid under this subsection on imported dairy products imported under a contract entered into prior to the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.“(B) Expiration.—Refunds under subparagraph (A) shall expire 1 year after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.”.122 STAT. 998