§ 4914. — Amendment procedure.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4914]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 80--WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 4914. Amendment procedure
(a) In general
Before a plan issued by the Secretary under this chapter may be
amended, the Secretary shall publish the proposed amendments for public
comment and conduct a referendum in accordance with section 4912 of this
title.
(b) Separate consideration of amendments
(1) In general
The amendments described in paragraph (2) that are required to
be made by the Secretary to a plan as a result of the amendments
made by the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of
1993 shall be subject to separate line item voting and approval in a
referendum conducted pursuant to section 4912 of this title before
the Secretary alters the plan as in effect on the day before
December 14, 1993.
(2) Amendments
The amendments referred to in paragraph (1) are the amendments
to a plan required under--
(A) section 7 of the Watermelon Research and Promotion
Improvement Act of 1993 relating to the elimination of the
assessment refund; and
(B) section 8 of such Act relating to subjecting importers
to the terms and conditions of the plan.
(3) Importers
When conducting the referendum relating to subjecting importers
to the terms and conditions of a plan, the Secretary shall include
as eligible voters in the referendum producers, handlers, and
importers who would be subject to the plan if the amendments to a
plan were approved.
(Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI, Sec. 1655, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1630;
Pub. L. 103-189, Sec. 10, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2264.)
References in Text
The Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993,
referred to in subsec. (b)(1), (2), is Pub. L. 103-189, Dec. 14, 1993,
107 Stat. 2259, which amended this section and sections 4901 to 4904,
4906, 4908, and 4911 to 4913 of this title, and enacted provisions set
out as a note under section 4901 of this title. Section 7 of the Act
amended section 4906 of this title. Section 8 of the Act amended
sections 4901 to 4904, 4906, 4908, and 4911 to 4913 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1993
Amendment note set out under section 4901 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1993--Pub. L. 103-189 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``The provisions of this chapter applicable to
plans shall be applicable to amendments to plans.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4906 of this title.
