§ 6001. — Findings and declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC6001]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 89--PECAN PROMOTION AND RESEARCH
Sec. 6001. Findings and declaration of policy
(a) Findings
Congress finds that--
(1) pecans are a native American nut that is an important food,
and is a valuable part of the human diet;
(2) the production of pecans plays a significant role in the
economy of the United States in that pecans are produced by
thousands of pecan producers, shelled and processed by numerous
shellers and processors, and pecans produced in the United States
are consumed by millions of people throughout the United States and
foreign countries;
(3) pecans must be high quality, readily available, handled
properly, and marketed efficiently to ensure that consumers have an
adequate supply of pecans;
(4) the maintenance and expansion of existing markets and
development of new markets for pecans are vital to the welfare of
pecan producers and those concerned with marketing, using, and
producing pecans, as well as to the general economy of the United
States, and necessary to ensure the ready availability and efficient
marketing of pecans;
(5) there exist established State organizations conducting pecan
promotion, research, and industry and consumer education programs
that are invaluable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of
pecans;
(6) the cooperative development, financing, and implementation
of a coordinated national program of pecan promotion, research,
industry information, and consumer information are necessary to
maintain and expand existing markets and develop new markets for
pecans; and
(7) pecans move in interstate and foreign commerce, and pecans
that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or
affect interstate commerce in pecans.
(b) Policy
It is declared to be the policy of Congress that it is in the public
interest to authorize the establishment, through the exercise of the
powers provided in this chapter, of an orderly procedure for developing,
financing (through adequate assessments on pecans produced or imported
into the United States), and carrying out an effective, continuous,
coordinated program of promotion, research, industry information, and
consumer information designed to--
(1) strengthen the pecan industry's position in the marketplace;
(2) maintain and expand existing domestic and foreign markets
and uses for pecans; and
(3) develop new markets and uses for pecans.
(c) Construction
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to provide for the control
of production or otherwise limit the right of any person to produce
pecans.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XIX, Sec. 1906, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3838.)
Short Title
Section 1901 of title XIX of Pub. L. 101-624, as amended by Pub. L.
102-237, title VIII, Sec. 801, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1882, provided
that: ``This title [enacting this chapter and chapters 90 to 93 of this
title and sections 2109, 2278, and 4610a of this title, amending
sections 1787, 2101, 2106 to 2108, 2110, 2116, 2611 to 2614, 2617 to
2619, 2622 to 2624, 4602, 4606, 4608, and 4612 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 2101, 2611, 2625,
4601, and 4603 of this title] may be cited as the `Agricultural
Promotion Programs Act of 1990'.''
Section 1905 of Pub. L. 101-624 provided that: ``This subtitle
[subtitle A (Secs. 1905-1918) of title XIX of Pub. L. 101-624, enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Pecan Promotion and Research Act of
1990'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6003, 6005 of this title.
