Safety net program for organic dairy farms

(a) Proposal Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a proposal to establish new organic dairy safety net programs to ensure that such programs provide adequate support for organic dairy farms based on cost data specific to organic dairy. (b) Considerations (1) In general The Secretary shall accept written and recorded comments with respect to the development of a proposal under subsection (a). (2) Public availability Comments accepted under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public. (c) Requirement In developing a proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that— (1) all organic dairy operations are eligible to participate in the programs proposed to be established pursuant to that proposal; and (2) those programs prioritize support for small dairy operations (as determined based on the small business size standard for the applicable North American Industry Classification System code described in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)). (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) includes recommendations relating to the implementation of the proposal developed under subsection (a); and (2) describes any actions taken by the Secretary to implement that proposal.