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7 U.S.C. § 602 — Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation

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7 U.S.C. § 602 — Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation

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It is declared to be the policy of Congress— (1) Through the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such orderly marketing conditions for agricultural commodities in interstate commerce as will establish, as the prices to farmers, parity prices as defined by [section 1301(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1301/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) To protect the interest of the consumer by (a) approaching the level of prices which it is declared to be the policy of Congress to establish in subsection (1) of this section by gradual correction of the current level at as rapid a rate as the Secretary of Agriculture deems to be in the public interest and feasible in view of the current consumptive demand in domestic and foreign markets, and (b) authorizing no action under this chapter which has for its purpose the maintenance of prices to farmers above the level which it is declared to be the policy of Congress to establish in subsection (1) of this section. (3) Through the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such production research, marketing research, and development projects provided in [section 608c(6)(I) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c/6/I&num=0&edition=prelim), such container and pack requirements provided in [section 608c(6)(H) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c/6/H&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such minimum standards of quality and maturity and such grading and inspection requirements for agricultural commodities enumerated in section 608c (2) of this title, other than milk and its products, in interstate commerce as will effectuate such orderly marketing of such agricultural commodities as will be in the public interest. (4) Through the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such orderly marketing conditions for any agricultural commodity enumerated in [section 608c(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) as will provide, in the interests of producers and consumers, an orderly flow of the supply thereof to market throughout its normal marketing season to avoid unreasonable fluctuations in supplies and prices. (5) Through the exercise of the power conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to continue for the remainder of any marketing season or marketing year, such regulation pursuant to any order as will tend to avoid a disruption of the orderly marketing of any commodity and be in the public interest, if the regulation of such commodity under such order has been initiated during such marketing season or marketing year on the basis of its need to effectuate the policy of this chapter.

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7 U.S.C. § 601 — Declaration of conditions

It is declared that the disruption of the orderly exchange of commodities in interstate commerce impairs the purchasing power of farmers and destroys the value of agricultural assets which support the national credit structure and that these conditions affect transactions in agricultural commodities with a national public interest, and burden and obstruct the normal channels of interstate commerce.

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7 U.S.C. § 1301 — Adjustments in freight rates

**(a) Complaints by Secretary of Agriculture; notice of hearings** The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make complaint to the Surface Transportation Board with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products, and to prosecute the same before the Board. Before hearing or disposing of any complaint (filed by any person other than the Secretary) with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products, the Board shall cause the Secretary to be notified, and, upon application by the Secretary, shall permit the Secretary to appear and be heard. **(b) Secretary as party to proceedings** If such rate, charge, tariff, or practice complained of is one affecting the public interest, upon application by the Secretary, the Board shall make the Secretary a party to the proceeding. In such case the Secretary shall have the rights of a party before the Board and the rights of a party to invoke and pursue original and appellate judicial proceedings involving the Board’s determination. The liability of the Secretary in any such case shall extend only to liability for court costs. **(c) Utilization of records, services, etc., of Department of Agriculture** For the purposes of this section, the Surface Transportation Board is authorized to avail itself of the cooperation, records, services, and facilities of the Department of Agriculture. **(d) Cooperation with complaining farm associations** The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with and assist cooperative associations of farmers making complaint to the Surface Transportation Board with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, and practices relating to the transportation of farm products.

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7 U.S.C. § 608c — Orders

(1) **Issuance by Secretary** — The Secretary of Agriculture shall, subject to the provisions of this section, issue, and from time to time amend, orders applicable to processors, associations of producers, and others engaged in the handling of any agricultural commodity or product thereof specified in subsection (2) of this section. Such persons are referred to in this chapter as “handlers”. Such orders shall regulate, in the manner hereinafter in this section provided, only such handling of such agricultural commodity, or product thereof, as is in the current of interstate or foreign commerce, or which directly burdens, obstructs, or affects, interstate or foreign commerce in such commodity or product thereof. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall complete all informal rulemaking actions necessary to respond to recommendations submitted by administrative committees for such orders as expeditiously as possible, but not more than 45 days (to the extent practicable) after submission of the committee recommendations. The Secretary is authorized to implement a producer allotment program and a handler withholding program under the cranberry marketing order in the same crop year through informal rulemaking based on a recommendation and supporting economic analysis submitted by the Cranberry Marketing Committee. Such recommendation and analysis shall be submitted by the Committee no later than March 1 of each year. The Secretary shall establish time frames for each office and agency within the Department of Agriculture to consider the committee recommendations. (2) **Commodities to which applicable** — Orders issued pursuant to this section shall be applicable only to (A) the following agricultural commodities and the products thereof (except canned or frozen pea

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7 U.S.C. § 609 — Processing tax; methods of computation; rate; what constitutes processing; publicity as to tax to avoid profiteering

**(a)** To obtain revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of the national economic emergency, there shall be levied processing taxes as hereinafter provided. When the Secretary of Agriculture determines that any one or more payments authorized to be made under [section 608 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section608&num=0&edition=prelim) are to be made with respect to any basic agricultural commodity, he shall proclaim such determination, and a processing tax shall be in effect with respect to such commodity from the beginning of the marketing year therefor next following the date of such proclamation; except that (1) in the case of sugar beets and sugarcane, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, on or before the thirtieth day after May 9, 1934, proclaim that rental or benefit payments with respect to said commodities are to be made, and the processing tax shall be in effect on and after the thirtieth day after May 9, 1934, and (2) in the case of rice, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, before April 1, 1935, proclaim that rental or benefit payments are to be made with respect thereto, and the processing tax shall be in effect on and after April 1, 1935. In the case of sugar beets and sugarcane, the calendar year shall be considered to be the marketing year and for the year 1934 the marketing year shall begin January 1, 1934. In the case of rice, the period from August 1 to July 31, both inclusive, shall be considered to be the marketing year. The processing tax shall be levied, assessed, and collected upon the first domestic processing of the commodity, whether of domestic production or imported, and shall be paid by the processor. The rate of tax shall conform to the requirements of subsection (b). Such rat

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7 U.S.C. § 672 — Agreements; licenses, regulations, programs, etc., unaffected

**(a)** Nothing in this Act shall be construed as invalidating any marketing agreement, license, or order, or any regulation relating to, or any provision of, or any act of the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with, any such agreement, license, or order which has been executed, issued, approved, or done under the Agricultural Adjustment Act [[7 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or any amendment thereof, but such marketing agreements, licenses, orders, regulations, provisions, and acts are expressly ratified, legalized, and confirmed. **(b)** Any program in effect under the Agricultural Adjustment Act [[7 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], as reenacted and amended by this Act, on January 1, 1950, shall continue in effect without the necessity for any amendatory action relative to such program, but any such program shall be continued in operation by the Secretary of Agriculture only to establish and maintain such orderly marketing conditions as will tend to effectuate the declared purpose set out in section 2 or 8c(18) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act [[7 U.S.C. 602](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section602&num=0&edition=prelim) or 608c(18)], as reenacted and amended by this Act.

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7 U.S.C. § 602 — Declaration of policy; establishment of

Page 454 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 602 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. ‘‘(k) Section 22 (relating to imports [section 624 of this title]). ‘‘SEC. 2. The following provisions, reenacted in sec- tion I of this act, are amended as follows: * * * [sec- tions 601, 602(1), 608a(6), 608c(5)(B)(d), (6)(B), (6)(B)(18), (19), 610(c), (f), 612(a) of this title].’’ Section 2 of act June 3, 1937, also added subsec. (j) to section 610. Section 2 of act June 3, 1937, was amended by act Aug. 5, 1937, ch. 567, 50 Stat. 563, which amending act pro- vided for amendments to subsecs. (2) and (6) of section 608c of this title. § 602. Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; or- derly supply flow; circumstances for contin- ued regulation It is declared to be the policy of Congress— (1) Through the exercise of the powers con- ferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such orderly marketing conditions for agricultural commodities in interstate commerce as will establish, as the prices to farmers, parity prices as defined by section 1301(a)(1) of this title. (2) To protect the interest of the consumer by (a) approaching the level of prices which it is declared to be the policy of Congress to es- tablish in subsection (1) of this section by gradual correction of the current level at as rapid a rate as the Secretary of Agriculture deems to be in the public interest and feasible in view of the current consumptive demand in domestic and foreign markets, and (b) author- izing no action under this chapter which has for its purpose the maintenance of prices to farmers above the level which it is declared to be the policy of Congress to establish in sub- section (1) of

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