§ 61a. — Annual review meetings with cotton industry representatives; purposes, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC61a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 2--COTTON STANDARDS
Sec. 61a. Annual review meetings with cotton industry
representatives; purposes, etc.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall hold annual meetings with
representatives of the cotton industry to review (1) activities and
operations under the Cotton Standards Act [7 U.S.C. 51 et seq.], and the
Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act [7 U.S.C. 471 et seq.], (2)
activities and operations relating to cotton under the United States
Warehouse Act [7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.], and (3) the effect of such
activities and operations on prices received by producers and sales to
domestic and foreign users, for the purpose of improving procedures for
financing and administering such activities and operations for the
benefit of the industry and the Government. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall take such action as may be
necessary to insure that the universal cotton standards system and the
licensing and inspection procedures for cotton warehouses are preserved
and that the Government cotton classification system continues to
operate so that the United States cotton crop is provided an official
quality description.
(Pub. L. 97-35, title I, Sec. 156(d), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 374.)
References in Text
The Cotton Standards Act, referred to in text, probably meaning the
United States Cotton Standards Act, is act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, 42
Stat. 1517, as amended, which is classified generally to this chapter.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 51 of
this title and Tables.
The Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, referred to in text, is act
Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, 44 Stat. 1372, as amended, which is classified
generally to chapter 19 (Sec. 471 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 471 of this title and Tables.
The United States Warehouse Act, referred to in text, is part C of
act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 486, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 10 (Sec. 241 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 241 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1981, and not as part of the United States Cotton Standards Act which
comprises this chapter.
Effective Date
Section 156(e) of Pub. L. 97-35 provided that: ``The provisions of
this section [enacting this section, amending sections 15b, 55, and 473a
of this title, and enacting provision set out as a note under section
473a of this title] shall become effective October 1, 1981.''
