Checkoff Transparency Act: Making agricultural promotion spending public
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to publish financial audits and budgets of commodity promotion boards online. It aims to give the public and farmers a clear view of how mandatory fees for food marketing are being used.
Key points
Mandatory online publication of audit reports and approved budgets for all commodity boards.
Public access to independent evaluations regarding the effectiveness of these promotion programs.
Requirement to post historical data from the past five years shortly after the law takes effect.
Status:
Introduced
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