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7 U.S.C. § 2113 — Certification of cotton producer organizations
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The eligibility of each cotton producer organization to represent cotton producers of a cotton producing State to request the issuance of an order under [section 2103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2103&num=0&edition=prelim), and to participate in the making of nominations under [section 2106(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2106/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be certified by the Secretary and shall be based in addition to other available information upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following:
**(a)** Geographic territory within the State covered by the organization’s active membership;
**(b)** Nature and size of the organization’s active membership in the State, proportion of total of such active membership accounted for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing counties in such State in which the organization has members, the volume of cotton produced in each such county, the number of cotton producers in each such county, and the size of the organization’s active cotton producer membership in each such county;
**(c)** The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such organization is represented in setting the organization’s policies;
**(d)** Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;
**(e)** Sources from which the organization’s operating funds are derived;
**(f)** Functions of the organization; and
**(g)** The organization’s ability and willingness to further the aims and objectives of this chapter:
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The eligibility of each cotton producer organization to represent cotton producers of a cotton producing State to request the issuance of an order under [section 2103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2103&num=0&edition=prelim), and to participate in the making of nominations under [section 2106(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2106/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be certified by the Secretary and shall be based in addition to other available information upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following:
**(a)** Geographic territory within the State covered by the organization’s active membership;
**(b)** Nature and size of the organization’s active membership in the State, proportion of total of such active membership accounted for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing counties in such State in which the organization has members, the volume of cotton produced in each such county, the number of cotton producers in each such county, and the size of the organization’s active cotton producer membership in each such county;
**(c)** The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such organization is represented in setting the organization’s policies;
**(d)** Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;
**(e)** Sources from which the organization’s operating funds are derived;
**(f)** Functions of the organization; and
**(g)** The organization’s ability and willingness to further the aims and objectives of this chapter:
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Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that the issuance of an order will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, he shall give due notice and opportunity for a hearing upon a proposed order. Such hearing may be requested and a proposal for an order submitted by any cotton producer organization certified pursuant to [section 2113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2113&num=0&edition=prelim) or by any other interested person or persons, including the Secretary.
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Orders issued pursuant to this chapter shall contain the following terms and conditions:
**(a)** Providing for the establishment and selection by the Secretary, of a Cotton Board, and defining its powers and duties, which shall include only the powers:
(1) To administer such order in accordance with its terms and provisions;
(2) To make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of such order, including the designation of the person responsible for collecting the assessment;
(3) To receive, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of such order; and
(4) To recommend to the Secretary amendments to such order.
**(b)** Providing that the Cotton Board shall be composed of (1) representatives of cotton producers selected by the Secretary, from nominations submitted by eligible producer organizations within a cotton-producing State, as certified pursuant to [section 2113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2113&num=0&edition=prelim), or, if the Secretary determines that a substantial number of producers are not members of or their interests are not represented by any such eligible producer organizations, from nominations made by producers in the manner authorized by the Secretary, so that the representation of cotton producers on the Board for each cotton-producing State shall reflect, to the extent practicable, the proportion which that State’s marketings of cotton bears to the total marketings of cotton in the United States, and (2) when imports of cotton are subject to an order, an appropriate number of representatives, as determined by the Secretary, of importers of cotton on which assessments are paid under this chapter. Such importer representatives shall be appointed
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2112
§ 2112. Enforcement of orders; penalty for willful
violation
(a) The several district courts of the United
States are vested with jurisdiction specifically
to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any per-
son from violating any order or regulation made
or issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Any handler who willfully violates any pro-
vision of any order issued by the Secretary
under this chapter, or who willfully fails or re-
fuses to collect or remit any assessment or fee
duly required of him thereunder, shall be liable
to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each
such offense which shall accrue to the United
States and may be recovered in a civil suit
brought by the United States.
(Pub. L. 89–502, § 13, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 284.)
§ 2113. Certification of cotton producer organiza-
tions
The eligibility of each cotton producer organi-
zation to represent cotton producers of a cotton
producing State to request the issuance of an
order under section 2103 of this title, and to par-
ticipate in the making of nominations under
section 2106(b) of this title shall be certified by
the Secretary and shall be based in addition to
other available information upon a factual re-
port submitted by the organization which shall
contain information deemed relevant and speci-
fied by the Secretary for the making of such de-
termination, including the following:
(a) Geographic territory within the State
covered by the organization’s active member-
ship;
(b) Nature and size of the organization’s ac-
tive membership in the State, proportion of
total of such active membership accounted for
by farmers, a map showing the cotton-pro-
ducing counties in such State in which the or-
ganization has members, the volume of cotton
pr
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