[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 736 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session S. 736 To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce the price received by producers for milk that is produced by cows injected with bovine growth hormone, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1 (legislative day, March 3), 1993 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce the price received by producers for milk that is produced by cows injected with bovine growth hormone, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bovine Growth Hormone User Assessment Act''. SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PRICE RECEIVED FOR MILK PRODUCED BY COWS INJECTED WITH BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE. Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (i) through (k) as subsections (j) through (l), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: ``(i) Reduction in Price Received for Milk Produced by Cows Injected With Bovine Growth Hormone.-- ``(1) In general.--Beginning January 1, 1994, in addition to any reduction in price required under subsections (g) and (h), the Secretary shall provide for a reduction in the price received by producers who inject cows with bovine growth hormone for milk-- ``(A) produced in the 48 contiguous States; ``(B) marketed by producers for commercial use; and ``(C) produced by cows that are injected with bovine growth hormone. ``(2) Amount.--The amount of the reduction under paragraph (1) in the price received by producers shall be the amount, determined by the Secretary, that is equal to the increased cost of purchasing milk and the products of milk under this section as the result of the injection of cows with bovine growth hormone. ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection: ``(A) Bovine growth hormone.--The term `bovine growth hormone' means-- ``(i) a substance described as bovine somatotropin, bST, BST, bGH, or BGH; and ``(ii) a growth hormone, intended for use in bovine, that has been produced through recombinant DNA techniques. ``(B) Milk.--The term `milk' includes-- ``(i) milk produced by cows that have been injected with bovine growth hormone; and ``(ii) milk that has been commingled with milk produced by cows that have been injected with bovine growth hormone.''; and (3) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking ``subsection (g) or (h)'' both places it appears and inserting ``subsection (g), (h), or (i)''. <all>