H.R. 3935 · 113th Congress
Dairy COOL Act of 2014
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mark Pocan
- Introduced
- 2014-01-27
- Latest action
- 2014-02-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Summary
Dairy COOL Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to define dairy product for country of origin purposes.
Requires a retailer of a covered commodity that is a dairy product to designate the origin of the covered commodity as: (1) each country in which or from which the one or more dairy ingredients or dairy components of the covered commodity were produced, originated, or sourced; and (2) each country in which the covered commodity was processed.
Declares that, with respect to a dairy product produced exclusively in the United States, designation by a retailer of the state, region, or locality of production shall be sufficient to identify the United States as the country of origin.