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7 U.S.C. § 671 — Arbitration of disputes concerning milk
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**(a) Application** The Secretary of Agriculture, or such officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture as may be designated by him, upon written application of any cooperative association, incorporated or otherwise, which is in good faith owned or controlled by producers or organizations thereof, of milk or its products, and which is bona fide engaged in collective processing or preparing for market or handling or marketing (in the current of interstate or foreign commerce, as defined by [section 610(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section610/j&num=0&edition=prelim)), milk or its products, may mediate and, with the consent of all parties, shall arbitrate if the Secretary has reason to believe that the declared policy of 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 amended, would be effectuated thereby, bona fide disputes, between such associations and the purchasers or handlers or processors or distributors of milk or its products, as to terms and conditions of the sale of milk or its products. The power to arbitrate under this section shall apply only to such subjects of the term or condition in dispute as could be regulated under the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, relating to orders for milk and its products.
**(b) Conduct of meetings** Meetings held pursuant to this section shall be conducted subject to such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
**(c) Approval of award** No award or agreement resulting from any such arbitration or mediation shall be effective unless and until approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, or such officer or employee o
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**(a) Application** The Secretary of Agriculture, or such officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture as may be designated by him, upon written application of any cooperative association, incorporated or otherwise, which is in good faith owned or controlled by producers or organizations thereof, of milk or its products, and which is bona fide engaged in collective processing or preparing for market or handling or marketing (in the current of interstate or foreign commerce, as defined by [section 610(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section610/j&num=0&edition=prelim)), milk or its products, may mediate and, with the consent of all parties, shall arbitrate if the Secretary has reason to believe that the declared policy of 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 amended, would be effectuated thereby, bona fide disputes, between such associations and the purchasers or handlers or processors or distributors of milk or its products, as to terms and conditions of the sale of milk or its products. The power to arbitrate under this section shall apply only to such subjects of the term or condition in dispute as could be regulated under the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, relating to orders for milk and its products.
**(b) Conduct of meetings** Meetings held pursuant to this section shall be conducted subject to such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
**(c) Approval of award** No award or agreement resulting from any such arbitration or mediation shall be effective unless and until approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, or such officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture as may be designated by him, and shall not be approved if it permits any unlawful trade practice or any unfair method of competition.
**(d) Exemption from antitrust laws** No meeting so held and no award or agreement so approved shall be deemed to be in violation of any of the antitrust laws of the United States.
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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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**(a) Termination** Subchapter I (except [section 4514 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4514&num=0&edition=prelim)), subchapter II, and subchapter III (except sections 4557, 4558, and 4565 of this title) shall terminate on September 30, 2026, except that all authority extended under subchapter II shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
**(b) Continuation of agencies** Notwithstanding subsection (a), any agency created under a provision of law that is terminated under subsection (a) may continue in existence, for purposes of liquidation, for a period not to exceed 6 months, beginning on the date of termination of the provision authorizing the creation of such agency under subsection (a).
**(c) Disbursement of funds or fulfillment of obligations not affected** The termination of any section of this chapter, or of any agency or corporation utilized under this chapter, shall not affect the disbursement of funds under, or the carrying out of, any contract, guarantee, commitment or other obligation entered into pursuant to this chapter prior to the date of such termination, or the taking of any action necessary to preserve or protect the interests of the United States in any amounts advanced or paid out in carrying on operations under this chapter, or the taking of any action (including the making of new guarantees) deemed by a guaranteeing agency to be necessary to accomplish the orderly liquidation, adjustment or settlement of any loans guaranteed under this chapter, including actions deemed necessary to avoid undue hardship to borrowers in reconverting to normal civilian production; and all of the authority granted to the Pres
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 601
CHAPTER 26—AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUBCHAPTER I—DECLARATION OF CONDITIONS
AND POLICY
Sec.
601.
Declaration of conditions.
602.
Declaration of policy; establishment of price
basing period; marketing standards; orderly
supply flow; circumstances for continued
regulation.
SUBCHAPTER II—COTTON OPTION CONTRACTS
603.
Government owned cotton; transfer to Sec-
retary of Agriculture; powers of Secretary.
604.
Borrowing money; expenditures; authority of
Secretary.
605, 606.
Repealed.
607.
Sale by Secretary; additional options; valida-
tion of assignments; publication of informa-
tion.
SUBCHAPTER III—COMMODITY BENEFITS
608.
Powers of Secretary.
608–1.
Omitted.
608a.
Enforcement of chapter.
608a–1.
Repealed.
608b.
Marketing agreements; exemption from anti-
trust laws; inspection requirements for han-
dlers not subject to agreements.
608c.
Orders.
608c–1.
Repealed.
608d.
Books and records.
608e.
Repealed.
608e–1.
Import
prohibitions
on
specified
foreign
produce.
608f.
Repealed.
609.
Processing tax; methods of computation;
rate; what constitutes processing; publicity
as to tax to avoid profiteering.
610.
Administration.
611.
‘‘Basic agricultural commodity’’ defined; ex-
clusion of commodities.
612.
Appropriation; use of revenues; administra-
tive expenses.
612a, 612b. Omitted.
612c.
Appropriation to encourage exportation and
domestic consumption of agricultural prod-
ucts.
612c–1.
Authorization for appropriations to increase
domestic consumption of surplus farm com-
modities.
612c–2.
Technical support to exporters and importers
of United States agricultural products;
scope of support provided by Department of
Agriculture.
612c–3.
Repealed.
612c–4.
Purchase of specialty crops.
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Page 514
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§§ 641 to 659
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Another section 23 of act May 12, 1933 amended
former section 781 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
SUBCHAPTER IV—REFUNDS
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
REFUNDS
AND
PAYMENTS
OF
PROCESSING
AND RELATED TAXES
AND LIMITATIONS
THEREON
Acts June 25, 1938, ch. 681, 52 Stat. 1150; May 6, 1939,
ch. 115, § 1, 53 Stat. 661, 662; Feb. 12, 1940, ch. 28, § 1, 54
Stat. 36; Mar. 25, 1940, ch. 71, title I, 54 Stat. 61; May 31,
1941, ch. 156, title I, § 1, 55 Stat. 218; Mar. 10, 1942, ch.
178, title I, § 1, 56 Stat. 156; June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title
I, 57 Stat. 257; Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, § 1, 58 Stat.
201; Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 62; July 20, 1946,
ch. 588, title I, 60 Stat. 574.
§§ 641 to 659. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 641, act June 22, 1936, ch. 690, § 601, 49 Stat.
1739, related to refunds in cases where exports, deliv-
eries for charitable distribution or use, manufacture of
large cotton bags, or the decrease in rate of processing
tax took place prior to January 6, 1936, specified per-
sons entitled to refunds, and filing and determination
of claims.
Section 642, acts June 22, 1936, ch. 690, § 602, 49 Stat.
1740; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 666, title IX, § 911, 53 Stat. 1402,
specified amount of refunds on articles processed whol-
ly or in chief value from a commodity subject to proc-
essing tax, defined certain terms, prohibited payments
with respect to retail floor stocks with some excep-
tions, and made final determinations of Commissioner
of Internal Revenue with respect to such payments.
Section 643, act June 22, 1936, ch. 690, § 603, 49 Stat.
1742, made applicable proclamations, certificates, and
regulations of t
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