§ 4801. — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4801]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 79--PORK PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec. 4801. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
(a) Congress finds that--
(1) pork and pork products are basic foods that are a valuable
and healthy part of the human diet;
(2) the production of pork and pork products plays a significant
role in the economy of the United States because pork and pork
products are--
(A) produced by thousands of producers, including many
small- and medium-sized producers; and
(B) consumed by millions of people throughout the United
States on a daily basis;
(3) pork and pork products must be available readily and
marketed efficiently to ensure that the people of the United States
receive adequate nourishment;
(4) the maintenance and expansion of existing markets, and
development of new markets, for pork and pork products are vital
to--
(A) the welfare of pork producers and persons concerned with
producing and marketing pork and pork products; and
(B) the general economy of the United States;
(5) pork and pork products move in interstate and foreign
commerce;
(6) pork and pork products that do not move in such channels of
commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce in pork and
pork products; and
(7) in recent years, increasing quantities of low-cost, imported
pork and pork products have been brought into the United States and
replaced domestic pork and pork products in normal channels of
trade.
(b)(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the
establishment of an orderly procedure for financing, through adequate
assessments, and carrying out an effective and coordinated program of
promotion, research, and consumer information designed to--
(A) strengthen the position of the pork industry in the
marketplace; and
(B) maintain, develop, and expand markets for pork and pork
products.
(2) Such procedure shall be implemented, and such program shall be
conducted, at no cost to the Federal Government.
(3) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to--
(A) permit or require the imposition of quality standards for
pork or pork products;
(B) provide for control of the production of pork or pork
products; or
(C) otherwise limit the right of an individual pork producer to
produce pork and pork products.
(Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI, Sec. 1612, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1607.)
Effective Date
Section 1631 of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``This subtitle
[subtitle B (Secs. 1611-1631) of title XVI of Pub. L. 99-198, enacting
this chapter] shall become effective on January 1, 1986.''
Short Title
Section 1611 of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``This subtitle
[subtitle B (Secs. 1611-1631) of title XVI of Pub. L. 99-198, enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Pork Promotion, Research, and
Consumer Information Act of 1985'.''
