§ 57a. — Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC57a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 2--COTTON STANDARDS
Sec. 57a. Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign
countries to establish cotton standards
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to effectuate agreements
with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton
organizations in foreign countries, for (1) the adoption, use, and
observance of universal standards of cotton classification, (2) the
arbitration or settlement of disputes with respect thereto, and (3) the
preparation, distribution, inspection, and protection of the practical
forms or copies thereof under such agreements.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, Sec. 6(b), as added Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412,
title IV, Sec. 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)
Codification
Section was enacted as subsec. (b) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923,
by act Sept. 21, 1944, Sec. 401(b). Subsec. (a) of section 6 is
classified to sections 56 and 57 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 55 of this title.
