I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6834 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2020 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Fudge , Mr. Kind , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Moore , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Welch , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Craig , Ms. Stefanik , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to facilitate the partnership of certain dairy distributors and certain dairy organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer’s Milk in Low-Income Kitchens Act or the MILK Act . 2. Dairy distributor and dairy organization partnerships Section 1431 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9071 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); (2) in subsection (k), as so redesignated, by striking , and $5,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter and inserting and for each fiscal year thereafter ; and (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: (j) Dairy distributor and dairy organization partnerships The Secretary shall carry out a program to match eligible dairy organizations with eligible distributors under this section in order to facilitate the formation of eligible partnerships. .