§ 2109. — Provisions applicable to amendments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2109]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 53--COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 2109. Provisions applicable to amendments
(a) Provisions applicable to amendments to orders
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions
of this chapter applicable to orders shall be applicable to amendments
to orders.
(b) Approval of amendments by cotton producers and importers
No amendment to an order issued under this chapter shall be
effective unless the Secretary determines that--
(1) with respect to an amendment referred to in subsection (b)
or (c) of section 2107 of this title, the amendment is approved by
producers and importers of cotton as provided in such section; or
(2) with respect to any other amendment, that the amendment is
approved by a majority of cotton producers and importers subject to
the order voting in the referendum.
(c) Disapproval of any amendment to order not deemed to invalidate such
order
The disapproval of any amendment to an order issued under this
chapter shall not be deemed to invalidate such order.
(Pub. L. 89-502, Sec. 10, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 101-624,
title XIX, Sec. 1995, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3912; Pub. L. 102-237,
title VIII, Sec. 808(a)(3), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1883.)
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``subsection (b)
or (c) of section 2107'' for ``section 2107(b) or 2107(c)''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-624 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``The provisions of this chapter applicable to
orders shall be applicable to amendments to orders.''
