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7 U.S.C. § 61a — Annual review meetings with cotton industry representatives; purposes, etc.
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall hold annual meetings with representatives of the cotton industry to review (1) activities and operations under the Cotton Standards Act [[7 U.S.C. 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section51&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act [[7 U.S.C. 471](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section471&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], (2) activities and operations relating to cotton under the United States Warehouse Act [[7 U.S.C. 241](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section241&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and (3) the effect of such activities and operations on prices received by producers and sales to domestic and foreign users, for the purpose of improving procedures for financing and administering such activities and operations for the benefit of the industry and the Government. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that the universal cotton standards system and the licensing and inspection procedures for cotton warehouses are preserved and that the Government cotton classification system continues to operate so that the United States cotton crop is provided an official quality description.
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall hold annual meetings with representatives of the cotton industry to review (1) activities and operations under the Cotton Standards Act [[7 U.S.C. 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section51&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act [[7 U.S.C. 471](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section471&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], (2) activities and operations relating to cotton under the United States Warehouse Act [[7 U.S.C. 241](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section241&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and (3) the effect of such activities and operations on prices received by producers and sales to domestic and foreign users, for the purpose of improving procedures for financing and administering such activities and operations for the benefit of the industry and the Government. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that the universal cotton standards system and the licensing and inspection procedures for cotton warehouses are preserved and that the Government cotton classification system continues to operate so that the United States cotton crop is provided an official quality description.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall—
(1) make cotton classification services available to producers of cotton; and
(2) provide for the collection of classification fees from participating producers or agents that voluntarily agree to collect and remit the fees on behalf of producers.
**(b) Fees**
(1) **Use of fees** — Classification fees collected under subsection (a)(2) and the proceeds from the sales of samples submitted under this section shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used to pay the cost of the services provided under this section, including administrative and supervisory costs.
(2) **Announcement of fees** — The Secretary shall announce a uniform classification fee and any applicable surcharge for classification services not later than June 1 of the year in which the fee applies.
**(c) Consultation**
(1) **In general** — In establishing the amount of fees under this section, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the United States cotton industry.
(2) **Exemption** — Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to consultations with representatives of the United States cotton industry under this section.
**(d) Crediting of fees** Any fees collected under this section and under [section 473d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section473d&num=0&edition=prelim), late payment penalties, the proceeds from the sales of samples, and interest earned from the investment of such funds shall—
(1) be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the cost of services provided under this section and [section 473d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section473d&num=0&edition=pre
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In this chapter:
(1) **Agricultural product** — The term “agricultural product” means an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary, including a processed product of an agricultural commodity.
(2) **Approval** — The term “approval” means the consent provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an activity authorized by this chapter.
(3) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(4) **Electronic document** — The term “electronic document” means a document that is generated, sent, received, or stored by electronic, optical, or similar means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex, or telecopy.
(5) **Electronic receipt** — The term “electronic receipt” means a receipt that is authorized by the Secretary to be issued or transmitted under this chapter in the form of an electronic document.
(6) **Holder** — The term “holder” means a person that has possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic document.
(7) **Person** — The term “person” means—
(A) a person (as defined in [section 1 of title 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1-section1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) a State; and
(C) a political subdivision of a State.
(8) **Receipt** — The term “receipt” means a warehouse receipt issued in accordance with this chapter, including an electronic receipt.
(9) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(10) **Warehouse** — The term “warehouse” means a structure or other approved storage facility, as determined by the Secretary, in which any agricultural product may be stored or handled for the purposes of interstate or foreign commerce.
(11) **Warehouse operator** — The term “warehouse ope
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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to collect and publish annually, on dates to be announced by him, statistics or estimates concerning the grades and staple length of stocks of cotton, known as the carry-over, on hand on the 1st of August of each year in warehouses and other establishments of every character in the continental United States; and following such publication each year, to publish, at intervals in his discretion, his estimate of the grades and staple length of cotton of the then current crop: Provided, That not less than three such estimates shall be published with respect to each crop. In any such statistics or estimates published, the cotton which on the date for which such statistics are published may be recognized as tenderable on contracts of sale of cotton for future delivery under the United States Cotton Futures Act, shall be stated separately from that which may be untenderable under said Act.
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This chapter shall be known by the short title of “United States Cotton Standards Act.”
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**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “United States Cotton Futures Act”.
**(b) Omitted**
**(c) Definitions** For purposes of this section—
(1) **Cotton futures contract** — The term “cotton futures contract” means any contract of sale of cotton for future delivery made at, on, or in any exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of business which has been designated a “contract market” by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act [[7 U.S.C. 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and the term “contract of sale” as so used shall be held to include sales, agreements of sale, and agreements to sell, except that—
(A) any cotton futures contract that, by its terms, is settled in cash is excluded from the coverage of this paragraph and section; and
(B) any cotton futures contract that permits tender of cotton grown outside of the United States is excluded from the coverage of this paragraph and section to the extent that the cotton grown outside of the United States is tendered for delivery under the cotton futures contract.
(2) **Future delivery** — The term “future delivery” shall not include any cash sale of cotton for deferred shipment or delivery.
(3) **Person** — The term “person” includes an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.
(5) **Standards** — The term “standards” means the official cotton standards of the United States established by the Secretary pursuant to the United States Cotton Standards Act, as amended [[7 U.S.C. 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-
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**(a)** The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be collected such fees and charges for licenses issued to classifiers of cotton under [section 53 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section53&num=0&edition=prelim), for determinations made under [section 54 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section54&num=0&edition=prelim), and for the establishment of standards and sale of copies of standards under sections 56, 57, and 57a of this title, as will cover, as nearly as practicable, and after taking into consideration net proceeds from any sale of samples, the costs incident to providing services and standards under such sections, including administrative and supervisory costs. The Secretary may provide by regulation conditions under which cotton samples submitted or used in the performance of services authorized by this chapter shall become the property of the United States and may be sold with the proceeds credited to the foregoing account: Provided, That such cotton samples shall not be subject to the provisions of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41. Any fees or charges, late payment penalties, or proceeds from the sales of samples collected under this subsection, and any interest earned through the investment of such funds shall be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the costs of the services provided under this chapter, and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing services and standards under this chapter and [section 15b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gr
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Page 356
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 229c
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, which comprises this
chapter.
§ 229c. Separability
If any provision of this chapter or the applica-
tion thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the
chapter and of the application of such provision
to other persons and circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 417, formerly
§ 408, 42 Stat. 169; renumbered § 411, Pub. L.
94–410, § 5, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1250; renum-
bered § 415, Pub. L. 100–173, § 9(1), Nov. 23, 1987,
101 Stat. 919; renumbered § 416, Pub. L. 106–472,
title III, § 312(e)(1), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2077; re-
numbered
§ 417,
Pub.
L.
110–234,
title
XI,
§ 11004(a)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1355, and Pub.
L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11004(a)(1), June 18,
2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2117.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 both renumbered
this section as section 417 of act Aug. 15, 1921. Pub. L.
110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 ef-
fective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L.
110–234.
Section was formerly classified to section 229 of this
title.
SUBCHAPTER VI—CHARGE FOR
INSPECTION
§ 231. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, act July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 689, was
from the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act,
1943, and provided for fees for inspection of brands ap-
pearing upon livestock. See section 217a of this title.
Similar provisions were contained in the following
prior appropriation acts:
July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 432.
June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 557.
June 30, 1939, ch. 253, title I, 53 Stat. 970.
June 16, 1938, ch. 464, title I, 52 Stat. 721.
June 29, 1937
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Page 409
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 472
able to carry out the provisions of this chapter
and may cooperate with any department or
agency of the Government, any State, Territory,
District, or possession, or department, agency,
or political subdivision thereof, or any person;
and may call upon any other Federal depart-
ment, board, or commission for assistance in
carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and
shall have the power to appoint, remove, and fix
the compensation of such officers and employees
not in conflict with existing law and make such
expenditure for rent, outside the District of Co-
lumbia, printing, telegrams, telephones, books
of reference, books of law, periodicals, news-
papers, furniture, stationery, office equipment,
travel, and other supplies and expenses as shall
be necessary to the administration of this chap-
ter in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
and there is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary after the
fiscal year 1927, for carrying out the purposes of
this chapter.
(July 2, 1926, ch. 725, § 6, 44 Stat. 803.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Transfer of Division of Cooperative Marketing ‘‘(by
whatever name now called)’’ from Farm Credit Admin-
istration to Secretary of Agriculture, by act Aug. 6,
1953, ch. 335, § 9, 67 Stat. 394, see note set out under sec-
tion 452 of this title.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Farmer Cooperative Service in Department of Agri-
culture as successor to functions of Cooperative Re-
search and Service Division, Farm Credit Administra-
tion, see note set out under section 452 of this title.
For prior transfers of functions, see notes set out
under section 452 of this title.
EXCEPTIONS FROM TRANSF
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Page 159
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 52
CHAPTER 2—COTTON STANDARDS
Sec.
51.
Short title.
51a.
Extension of classification facilities to cotton
growers.
51a–1.
Contracts
with
cooperatives
furnishing
classers; amount and type of payment.
51b.
Licensing samplers; revocation and suspen-
sion of license.
52.
Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales
by sample excepted.
53.
Licensing classifiers; revocation and suspen-
sion of license.
54.
Classification by Department of Agriculture;
certification thereof; effect of certificate;
regulations for classification.
55.
Fees and charges for cotton classing and re-
lated services; criteria; disposition of mon-
eys and samples.
56.
Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing
copies of established standards sold.
57.
Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and
of copies of standards.
57a.
Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in
foreign countries to establish cotton stand-
ards.
58.
General inspection and sampling of cotton.
59.
Offenses in relation to cotton standards.
60.
Penalties for violations.
61.
General regulations, investigations, tests,
etc., by Secretary.
61a.
Annual review meetings with cotton industry
representatives; purposes, etc.
62.
Definitions.
63.
Liability of principal for act of agent.
64.
Appropriation for expenses; appointment by
Secretary of officers and agents; compensa-
tion.
65.
Separability.
§ 51. Short title
This chapter shall be known by the short title
of ‘‘United States Cotton Standards Act.’’
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 1, 42 Stat. 1517.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 14, 42 Stat. 1520, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] shall become ef-
fective on and after August 1,
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Page 162
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 61
(b) any person licensed under this chapter who,
for the purposes of or in connection with any
transaction or shipment in commerce, shall
knowingly classify cotton improperly, or shall
knowingly falsify or forge any certificate of
classification, or shall accept money or other
consideration, either directly or indirectly, for
any neglect or improper performance of duty as
such licensee, or (c) any person who shall know-
ingly influence improperly or attempt to influ-
ence improperly any person licensed under this
chapter in the performance of his duties as such
licensee relating to any transaction or shipment
in commerce, or (d) any person who shall forc-
ibly assault, resist, impede, or interfere with or
influence improperly or attempt to influence
improperly any person employed under this
chapter in the performance of his duties, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding
$1,000, or imprisoned not exceeding six months,
or both, in the discretion of the court.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 9, 42 Stat. 1519.)
§ 61. General regulations, investigations, tests,
etc., by Secretary
For the purposes of this chapter the Secretary
of Agriculture shall cause to be promulgated
such regulations, may cause such investiga-
tions, tests, demonstrations, and publications to
be made, including the investigation and deter-
mination of some practical method whereby re-
peated and unnecessary sampling and classifica-
tion of cotton may be avoided, and may cooper-
ate with any department or agency of the Gov-
ernment, any State, Territory, District, or pos-
session, or department, agency, or political sub-
division thereof, or any person, as he shall find
to be necessary.
(Mar. 4
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