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PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985 "(3) the term 'dairy products' means manufactured products that are derived from the processing of milk, and includes fluid milk products; "(4) the term 'fluid milk products' means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage; "(5) the term 'Fund' means the Dairy Research Trust Fund established by section 135; "(6) the term 'Institute' means the National Dairy Research Endowment Institute established by section 131; "(7) the term 'milk' means any class of cow's milk marketed in the United States; "(8) the term 'person' means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other entity; "(9) the term 'producer' means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use; "(10) the term 'research' means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk and dairy products; "(11) the term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture unless the context specifies otherwise; and "(12) the term 'United States' means the several States and the territories and possessions of the United States, except that for purposes of sections 131, 133(a), and 136, and paragraph (7) of this section, such term means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States. "ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH ENDOWMENT INSTITUTE

Research and development. 7 USC 4532.

"SEC. 131. The Secretary of Agriculture may establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Dairy Research Endowment Institute whose function shall be to aid the dairy industry through the implementation of the dairy products research order, which its board of trustees shall administer, and the use of monies made available to its board of trustees from the Dairy Research Trust Fund to implement the order. In implementing the order, the Institute shall provide a permanent system for funding scientific research activities designed to facilitate the expansion of markets for milk and dairy products marketed in the United States. The Institute shall be headed by a board of trustees composed of the members of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The board may appoint from among its members an executive committee whose membership shall reflect equally each of the different regions in the United States in which milk is produced. The executive committee shall have such duties and powers as are delegated to it by the board. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the board, members of the board shall be allowed reasonable travel expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence, as recommended by the board and approved by the Secretary, except that there shall be no duplication of payment for such expenses.

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