The Checkoff Transparency Act requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to publish detailed financial and operational information about commodity boards—organizations that promote agricultural products like milk, beef, and eggs—on the USDA website. Specifically, the law mandates public disclosure of audit reports, approved budgets and activities, and results of independent evaluations for each commodity board. The USDA must publish information from the previous five fiscal years within 180 days of the law's enactment, and then annually publish new fiscal year data within 365 days of each year's end. The bill aims to increase transparency and accountability for these federally regulated boards, which are funded through mandatory assessments on farmers and producers. No specific funding is allocated in the legislation; rather, it directs existing USDA resources to compile and publish information already submitted by commodity boards.
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