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7 U.S.C. § 2903 — Issuance of orders
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**(a)** During the period beginning on January 1, 1986, and ending thirty days after receipt of a proposal for a beef promotion and research order, the Secretary shall publish such proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on such proposed order. Such proposal may be submitted by any organization meeting the requirements for certification under [section 2905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2905&num=0&edition=prelim) or any interested person, including the Secretary.
**(b)** After notice and opportunity for public comment are given, as provided for in subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue a beef promotion and research order. The order shall become effective not later than one hundred and twenty days following publication of the proposed order.
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**(a)** During the period beginning on January 1, 1986, and ending thirty days after receipt of a proposal for a beef promotion and research order, the Secretary shall publish such proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on such proposed order. Such proposal may be submitted by any organization meeting the requirements for certification under [section 2905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2905&num=0&edition=prelim) or any interested person, including the Secretary.
**(b)** After notice and opportunity for public comment are given, as provided for in subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue a beef promotion and research order. The order shall become effective not later than one hundred and twenty days following publication of the proposed order.
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**(a) Eligibility of State organization certified by Secretary; eligibility criteria** The eligibility of any State organization to represent producers and to participate in the making of nominations under [section 2904(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2904/1&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be certified by the Secretary. The Secretary shall certify any State organization that the Secretary determines meets the eligibility criteria established under subsection (b) and such determination as to eligibility shall be final.
**(b) State cattle association or State general farm organization** A State cattle association or State general farm organization may be certified as described in subsection (a) if such association or organization meets all of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) The association or organization’s total paid membership is comprised of at least a majority of cattle producers or the association or organization’s total paid membership represents at least a majority of the cattle producers in the State.
(2) The association or organization represents a substantial number of producers that produce a substantial number of cattle in the State.
(3) The association or organization has a history of stability and permanency.
(4) A primary or overriding purpose of the association or organization is to promote the economic welfare of cattle producers.
**(c) Factual report basis for certification of State cattle association and State general farm association** Certification of State cattle associations and State general farm organizations shall be based on a factual report submitted by the association or organization involved.
**(d) Certification of more than one State organization; caucus** If more than o
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**(a)** Congress finds that—
(1) beef and beef products are basic foods that are a valuable part of human diet;
(2) the production of beef and beef products plays a significant role in the Nation’s economy, beef and beef products are produced by thousands of beef producers and processed by numerous processing entities, and beef and beef products are consumed by millions of people throughout the United States and foreign countries;
(3) beef and beef products should be readily available and marketed efficiently to ensure that the people of the United States receive adequate nourishment;
(4) the maintenance and expansion of existing markets for beef and beef products are vital to the welfare of beef producers and those concerned with marketing, using, and producing beef products, as well as to the general economy of the Nation;
(5) there exist established State and national organizations conducting beef promotion, research, and consumer education programs that are invaluable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of beef and beef products; and
(6) beef and beef products move in interstate and foreign commerce, and beef and beef products that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce of beef and beef products.
**(b)** It, therefore, is declared to be the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest to authorize the establishment, through the exercise of the powers provided herein, of an orderly procedure for financing (through assessments on all cattle sold in the United States and on cattle, beef, and beef products imported into the United States) and carrying out a coordinated program of promotion and research designed to strengthen the beef industry’s position in the marketplace and to maintain and expand d
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary to provide a coordinated technical, educational, and related assistance program to conserve and enhance private grazing land resources and provide related benefits to all citizens of the United States by—
(1) establishing a coordinated and cooperative Federal, State, and local grazing conservation program for management of private grazing land;
(2) strengthening technical, educational, and related assistance programs that provide assistance to owners and managers of private grazing land;
(3) conserving and improving wildlife habitat on private grazing land;
(4) conserving and improving fish habitat and aquatic systems through grazing land conservation treatment;
(5) protecting and improving water quality;
(6) improving the dependability and consistency of water supplies;
(7) identifying and managing weed, noxious weed, and brush encroachment problems on private grazing land; and
(8) integrating conservation planning and management decisions by owners and managers of private grazing land, on a voluntary basis.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(2) **Private grazing land** — The term “private grazing land” means private, State-owned, tribally-owned, and any other non-federally owned rangeland, pastureland, grazed forest land, and hay land.
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
**(c) Private grazing land conservation assistance**
(1) **Assistance to grazing landowners and others** — Subject to the availability of appropriations for this section, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary program to provide technical, educational, and related assistance to owners an
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “beef” means flesh of cattle;
(2) the term “beef products” means edible products produced in whole or in part from beef, exclusive of milk and products made therefrom;
(3) the term “Board” means the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board established under [section 2904(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2904/1&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) the term “cattle” means live domesticated bovine animals regardless of age;
(5) the term “Committee” means the Beef Promotion Operating Committee established under [section 2904(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2904/5&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the term “consumer information” means nutritional data and other information that will assist consumers and other persons in making evaluations and decisions regarding the purchasing, preparing, and use of beef and beef products;
(7) the term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.11 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
(8) the term “importer” means any person who imports cattle, beef, or beef products from outside the United States;
(9) the term “industry information” means information and programs that will lead to the development of new markets, marketing strategies, increased efficiency, and activities to enhance the image of the cattle industry;
(10) The 22 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. term “order” means a beef promotion and research order issued under [section 2903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2903&num=0&edition=prelim).1
(11) the term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, c
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2903
1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
2 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
section and sections 2902 to 2911 of this title, omitting
sections 2912 to 2918 of this title and provisions set out
as a note under this section, and enacting provisions
set out as a note under this section] may be cited as
the ‘Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 94–294, § 1, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 529, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and provisions
set out as notes under this section] shall be known as
the ‘Beef Research and Information Act’.’’
SEPARABILITY
Pub. L. 94–294, § 19, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 537, which
provided that if any provision of this Act [enacting this
chapter and provisions set out as notes under this sec-
tion] or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remain-
der of the Act and of the application of such provision
to other persons and circumstances shall not be af-
fected thereby, was omitted in the general revision of
sections 2 through 20 of Pub. L. 94–294 by Pub. L. 99–198,
title XVI, § 1601(b), Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1597.
§ 2902. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term ‘‘beef’’ means flesh of cattle;
(2) the term ‘‘beef products’’ means edible
products produced in whole or in part from
beef, exclusive of milk and products made
therefrom;
(3) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the Cattlemen’s
Beef Promotion and Research Board estab-
lished under section 2904(1) of this title;
(4) the term ‘‘cattle’’ means live domes-
ticated bovine animals regardless of age;
(5) the term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Beef
Promotion Operating Committee established
under section 2904(5)
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