§ 471. — Statistics and estimates of grades and staple length of cotton; collection and publication.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC471]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 19--COTTON STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES
Sec. 471. Statistics and estimates of grades and staple length
of cotton; collection and publication
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to collect
and publish annually, on dates to be announced by him, statistics or
estimates concerning the grades and staple length of stocks of cotton,
known as the carry-over, on hand on the 1st of August of each year in
warehouses and other establishments of every character in the
continental United States; and following such publication each year, to
publish, at intervals in his discretion, his estimate of the grades and
staple length of cotton of the then current crop: Provided, That not
less than three such estimates shall be published with respect to each
crop. In any such statistics or estimates published, the cotton which on
the date for which such statistics are published may be recognized as
tenderable on contracts of sale of cotton for future delivery under the
United States Cotton Futures Act, shall be stated separately from that
which may be untenderable under said Act.
(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1372.)
References in Text
The United States Cotton Futures Act, referred to in text, is part A
of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 476, which was repealed by
section 4 of act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, 53 Stat. 1. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code prior to its repeal, see Tables.
Short Title of 1987 Amendment
Pub. L. 100-108, Sec. 1, Aug. 20, 1987, 101 Stat. 728, provided:
``That this Act [amending section 473a of this title and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 473a of this title] may be
cited as the `Uniform Cotton Classing Fees Act of 1987'.''
Short Title
Act Mar. 3, 1927, which enacted sections 471 to 474 and amended
sections 475 and 476 of this title, is popularly known as the ``Cotton
Statistics and Estimates Act''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2276 of this title.
