§ 2113. — Certification of cotton producer organizations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2113]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 53--COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 2113. Certification of cotton producer organizations
The eligibility of each cotton producer organization to represent
cotton producers of a cotton producing State to request the issuance of
an order under section 2103 of this title, and to participate in the
making of nominations under section 2106(b) of this title shall be
certified by the Secretary and shall be based in addition to other
available information upon a factual report submitted by the
organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and
specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination,
including the following:
(a) Geographic territory within the State covered by the
organization's active membership;
(b) Nature and size of the organization's active membership in
the State, proportion of total of such active membership accounted
for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing counties in such
State in which the organization has members, the volume of cotton
produced in each such county, the number of cotton producers in each
such county, and the size of the organization's active cotton
producer membership in each such county;
(c) The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such
organization is represented in setting the organization's policies;
(d) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;
(e) Sources from which the organization's operating funds are
derived;
(f) Functions of the organization; and
(g) The organization's ability and willingness to further the
aims and objectives of this chapter:
Provided, however, That the primary consideration in determining the
eligibility of an organization shall be whether its cotton farmer
membership consists of a sufficiently large number of the cotton
producers who produce a relatively significant volume of cotton to
reasonably warrant its participation in the nomination of members for
the Cotton Board. The Secretary shall certify any cotton producer
organization which he finds to be eligible under this section, and his
determination as to eligibility shall be final.
(Pub. L. 89-502, Sec. 14, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 284.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2103, 2106 of this title.
