; Whereas the Paper and Packaging Board returns $12.41 for every $1 invested; Whereas the Popcorn Board utilized $1,001,269 of assessment revenue for market development and program implementation supporting domestic popcorn producers; Whereas the Softwood Lumber Board returns $85.71 for every $1 invested; Whereas the Softwood Lumber Board has invested millions of dollars into marketplace development for mass timber in commercial and residential construction applications by performance testing cross laminated timber and identifying all-wood construction barriers to entry; Whereas the United Sorghum Checkoff Program returns $28.70 for every $1 invested; Whereas the United Sorghum Checkoff Program funded research initiatives that led to the inclusion of whole grain sorghum in the Department of Agriculture Food Buying Guide as an approved ingredient for school meal service; Whereas the United Soybean Board returns $12.34 for every $1 invested; and Whereas the United Soybean Board has made significant investments to add long-term value for all United States soybean farmers through research into high oleic soybeans and American energy production: Now, therefore, be it