Summary

Requires the USDA to publish key documents for each commodity promotion (checkoff) order on the Department of Agriculture website: annual audit reports submitted by commodity boards, the activities and budgets of each board approved by USDA for each fiscal year, and results from independent periodic evaluations. The USDA must post the previous five full fiscal years of those materials within 180 days of enactment and then post each subsequent fiscal year’s materials within 365 days after that fiscal year ends. The bill also makes minor technical edits to internal subsection designations and cross-references.

• USDA must publish audit reports, approved activities/budgets, and independent evaluation results for each commodity promotion order online.
• USDA must post the prior five full fiscal years of these materials within 180 days of enactment.
• USDA must post each subsequent fiscal year's materials within 365 days after that fiscal year ends.
• The bill adds a transparency requirement but does not change how checkoff programs collect or spend funds.
• Minor technical edits update subsection designations and an internal statutory cross-reference.
• Commodity boards will need to ensure required documents are prepared and available for posting.
• Increases public access and oversight of checkoff program audits, budgets, activities, and evaluations.
• No explicit new funding or appropriations are created in the provisions provided.