§ 2901. — Congressional findings and declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2901]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 62--BEEF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Sec. 2901. Congressional findings and declaration of policy
(a) Congress finds that--
(1) beef and beef products are basic foods that are a valuable
part of human diet;
(2) the production of beef and beef products plays a significant
role in the Nation's economy, beef and beef products are produced by
thousands of beef producers and processed by numerous processing
entities, and beef and beef products are consumed by millions of
people throughout the United States and foreign countries;
(3) beef and beef products should be readily available and
marketed efficiently to ensure that the people of the United States
receive adequate nourishment;
(4) the maintenance and expansion of existing markets for beef
and beef products are vital to the welfare of beef producers and
those concerned with marketing, using, and producing beef products,
as well as to the general economy of the Nation;
(5) there exist established State and national organizations
conducting beef promotion, research, and consumer education programs
that are invaluable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of
beef and beef products; and
(6) beef and beef products move in interstate and foreign
commerce, and beef and beef products that do not move in such
channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce
of beef and beef products.
(b) It, therefore, is declared to be the policy of Congress that it
is in the public interest to authorize the establishment, through the
exercise of the powers provided herein, of an orderly procedure for
financing (through assessments on all cattle sold in the United States
and on cattle, beef, and beef products imported into the United States)
and carrying out a coordinated program of promotion and research
designed to strengthen the beef industry's position in the marketplace
and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for
beef and beef products. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
limit the right of individual producers to raise cattle.
(Pub. L. 94-294, Sec. 2, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 99-198,
title XVI, Sec. 1601(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1597.)
Amendments
1985--Pub. L. 99-198 amended section generally.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Section 1601(c) of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and sections 2902 to 2911 of
this title, omitting sections 2912 to 2918 of this title and provisions
set out as a note under this section, and enacting provisions set out as
a note under this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1986.''
Effective Date
Section 21 of Pub. L. 94-294 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter and provisions set out as notes under this section] shall
take effect upon enactment [May 28, 1976]''.
Short Title of 1985 Amendment
Section 1601(a) of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``This section
[amending this section and sections 2902 to 2911 of this title, omitting
sections 2912 to 2918 of this title and provisions set out as a note
under this section, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this
section] may be cited as the `Beef Promotion and Research Act of
1985'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-294 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter and provisions set out as notes under this section] shall be
known as the `Beef Research and Information Act'.''
Separability
Section 19 of Pub. L. 94-294, which provided that if any provision
of this Act [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as notes under
this section] or the application thereof to any person or circumstances
is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall
not be affected thereby, was omitted in the general revision of sections
2 through 20 of Pub. L. 94-294 by Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI,
Sec. 1601(b), Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1597.
