7 U.S.C. § 6301 — Findings and declaration of policy

Page 1848 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 6211 ject to assessment under this chapter submit a petition requesting such a referendum. (d) Limitation The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of this chapter. (e) Vote The Secretary shall suspend or terminate the order at the end of the marketing year if the Secretary determines that— (1) the suspension or termination of the order is favored by not less than a majority of those persons voting in a referendum under subsection (b); and (2) the producers, producer-handlers, and im- porters comprising this majority produce and import more than 50 percent of the volume of limes produced and imported by those voting in the referendum. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1961, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3880.) § 6211. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such funds as are necessary to carry out this chapter. (b) Administrative expenses The funds so appropriated shall not be avail- able for payment of the expenses or expenditures of the Board in administering any provisions of an order issued under this chapter. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1962, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3880.) § 6212. Regulations The Secretary may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1963, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3881.) CHAPTER 92—SOYBEAN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION Sec. 6301. Findings and declaration of policy. 6302. Definitions. 6303. Issuance and amendment of orders. 6304. Required terms in orders. 6305. Referenda. 6306. Petition and review. 6307. Enforcement. 6308. Investigations and power to subpoena. 6309. Administrative provisions. 6310. Suspension or termination of orders. 6311. Authorization of appropriations; regulations. § 6301. Findings and declaration of policy (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) soybeans are an important source of nu- tritious foods that are a valuable part of the human diet and are an important feedstuff for the livestock industry; (2) the production of soybeans plays a sig- nificant role in the economy of the United States in that soybeans are produced by thou- sands of soybean producers, processed by nu- merous processing entities, and soybeans and soybean products produced in the United States are consumed by people and livestock throughout the United States and foreign countries; (3) soybeans and soybean products should be readily available and marketed efficiently to ensure that consumers have an adequate sup- ply of soybean products at a reasonable price; (4) the maintenance and expansion of exist- ing markets and development of new markets for soybeans and soybean products are vital to the welfare of soybean producers and proc- essors and those concerned with marketing soybeans and soybean products, as well as to the general economy of the United States, and are necessary to ensure the ready availability and efficient marketing of soybeans and soy- bean products; (5) there exist established State and national organizations conducting soybean promotion, research, and consumer education programs that are valuable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of soybeans and soybean products; (6) the cooperative development, financing, and implementation of a coordinated national program of soybean promotion, research, con- sumer information, and industry information are necessary to maintain and expand existing markets and develop new markets for soy- beans and soybean products; and (7) soybeans and soybean products move in interstate and foreign commerce, and soy- beans and soybean products that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce in soybeans and soybean products. (b) Policy Congress declares that it is in the public inter- est to authorize the establishment, through the exercise of the powers provided in this chapter, of an orderly procedure for developing, financing through assessments on domestically-produced soybeans, and implementing a program of pro- motion, research, consumer information, and in- dustry information designed to strengthen the soybean industry’s position in the marketplace, to maintain and expand existing domestic and foreign markets and uses for soybeans and soy- bean products, and to develop new markets and uses for soybeans and soybean products. (c) Construction Nothing in this chapter may be construed to provide for the control of production or other- wise limit the right of individual producers to produce soybeans. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1966, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3881.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1965, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3881, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 1965–1976) of title XIX of Pub. L. 101–624, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act’.’’ § 6302. Definitions As used in this chapter: