§ 3402. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3402]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 65--WHEAT AND WHEAT FOODS RESEARCH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION
Sec. 3402. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(a) The term ``wheat'' means all classes of wheat grains grown in
the United States.
(b) The term ``processed wheat'' means the wheat-derived content of
any substance (such as cake mix or flour) produced for use as an
ingredient of an end product by changing wheat grown within the United
States in form or character by any mechanical, chemical, or other means.
(c) The term ``end product'' means any product which contains
processed wheat as an ingredient and which is intended, as produced, for
consumption as human food, notwithstanding any additional incidental
preparation which may be necessary by the ultimate consumer.
(d) The term ``wheat producer'' means any person who grows wheat
within the United States for market.
(e) The term ``processor'' means any person who commercially
produces processed wheat within the United States.
(f) The term ``end product manufacturer'' means any person who
commercially produces an end product within the United States, but such
term shall not include such persons to the extent that they produce end
products on the premises where such end products are to be consumed by
an ultimate consumer, including, but not limited to, hotels,
restaurants, and institutions, nor shall such term include persons who
produce end products for their own personal, family, or household use.
(g) The term ``research'' means any type of research to advance the
nutritional quality, marketability, production, or other qualities of
wheat, processed wheat, or end products.
(h) The term ``nutrition education'' means any action to disseminate
to the public information resulting from research concerning the
economic value or nutritional benefits of wheat, processed wheat, and
end products.
(i) The term ``Council'' means the Wheat Industry Council
established pursuant to section 3405 of this title.
(j) The term ``Department'' means the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(k) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States.
(l) The term ``person'' means any individual, partnership,
corporation, association, or other entity.
(m) The term ``United States'' means the several States and the
District of Columbia, including any territory or possession.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XVII, Sec. 1703, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1032.)
