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7 U.S.C. § 672 — Agreements; licenses, regulations, programs, etc., unaffected
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**(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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**(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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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
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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) 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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Page 453
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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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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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§§ 701 to 723
(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 meth-
od 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.
(June 3, 1937, ch. 296, § 3, 50 Stat. 248.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Agricultural Adjustment Act, referred to in sub-
sec. (a), is title I of act May 12, 1933, ch. 25, 48 Stat. 31,
as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 26
(§ 601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 601 of this title and Tables.
§ 672. Agreements; licenses, regulations, pro-
grams, 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 Agri-
culture 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 et seq.], or any
amendment thereof, but such marketing agree-
ments, licenses, orders, regulations, provisions,
and acts are expressly ratified, legalized, and
confirmed.
(b) Any program in effect under the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act [7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], as re-
enacted and amended by this Act, on January 1,
1950, shall continue in ef
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