Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983

The Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (P.L. 98–180) is a United States federal law.

Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983

Other short titles	Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 Egg Adjustment Act of 1983 Emergency Feed Assistance Act of 1983
Long title	An Act to stabilize the supply and demand for dairy products, to make modifications in the tobacco production adjustment program, to provide emergency livestock feed assistance, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	DTAA
Nicknames	Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Effective	November 29, 1983
Citations
Public law	98-180
Statutes at Large	97 Stat. 1128
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections amended	7 U.S.C. ch. 21 § 509 7 U.S.C. ch. 21A § 511r 7 U.S.C. ch. 26, subch. III § 608c 7 U.S.C. ch. 35, subch. II §§ 1314b, 1314b-1, 1314b-2, 1314c, 1314e, 1379 7 U.S.C. ch. 35A, subch. I §§ 1421, 1427, 1431 7 U.S.C. ch. 35A, subch. II §§ 1445, 1445-2 7 U.S.C. ch. 35A, subch. III § 1446 7 U.S.C. ch. 76, subch. I §§ 4501, 4502, 4503, 4504, 4505, 4506, 4507, 4508, 4509, 4510, 4511, 4512, 4513, 4514 7 U.S.C. ch. 76, subch. II §§ 4531, 4532, 4533, 4534, 4535, 4536, 4537, 4538
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3385 by Thomas J. Huckaby (D-LA) on June 22, 1983 Committee consideration by House Agriculture, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Passed the House on July 19, 1983 (312-97) Passed the Senate on October 7, 1983 (47-25, in lieu of S. 1529) Reported by the joint conference committee on November 16, 1983; agreed to by the Senate on November 17, 1983 (Agreed Voice Vote) and by the House on November 18, 1983 (Agreed Unanimous Consent) Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 29, 1983

Dairy Production Stabilization Act

Title I, known as the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983, authorized a voluntary Dairy Diversion Program, which was operated between January 1984 and March 1985. Producers who elected to participate in the program and reduce their milk marketings by between 5% and 30% below their base production were paid $10 per hundred pounds (cwt.) for these reductions. For a 16-month period (12/1/83- 3/31/85), all dairy farmers were assessed 50¢/cwt. on all milk marketed to help defray the cost of the diversion program.

Also, Title I authorized a national dairy promotion program (or, check-off program) for generic dairy product promotion, research and nutrition education. This self-help program is funded through a permanent 15¢/cwt. assessment on all milk production, and is administered by a board of dairy farmers who are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Tobacco Adjustment Act

Title II was designated the Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983. Title II provided for reduced levels of price support for tobacco, the prohibition of lease and transfer of flue-cured quota, the mandatory sale of allotments and quotas by nonfarming entities, the required inspection of imported tobacco, and various other modifications to the tobacco programs.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.