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7 U.S.C. § 56 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 56. Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing copies of established standards sold
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish from time to time standards for the classification of cotton by which its quality or value may be judged or determined for commercial purposes which shall be known as the official cotton standards of the United States. Any such standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective only on and after a date specified in the order of the Secretary of Agriculture establishing the same, which date shall be not less than one year after the date of such order: Provided, That the official cotton standards established, effective August 1, 1923, under the United States Cotton Futures Act shall be at the same time the official cotton standards for the purpose of this chapter unless and until changed or replaced under this chapter. Whenever any standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective under this chapter, it shall also, when so specified in the order of the Secretary of Agriculture, become effective for the purposes of the United States Cotton Futures Act and supersede any inconsistent standard established under said Act. Whenever the official cotton standards of the United States established under this chapter shall be represented by practical forms the Department of Agriculture shall furnish copies thereof, upon request, to any person, and the cost thereof, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be paid by the person making the request. The Secretary of Agriculture may cause such copies to be certified under the seal of the Department of Agriculture and may attach such conditions to the purchase and use thereof, including provision for the inspection, condemnation, and exchange thereof by duly authorized representatives of the Department of Agriculture as he may find to be necessary to the proper application of the official cotton standards of the United States.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(a), formerly § 6, 42 Stat. 1518; renumbered § 6(a), Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The United States Cotton Futures Act, referred to in text, is part A of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 476, as amended, which was repealed by section 4 of act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, 53 Stat. 1. For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to its repeal, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section is composed of the first five sentences of subsec. (a) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, as renumbered by section 401(b), of act Sept. 21, 1944. Last sentence of subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to section 57 of this title. Subsec. (b) of section 6 is classified to section 57a of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 57 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 57. Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and of copies of standards
Any moneys received from or in connection with the sale of cotton purchased for the preparation of the copies mentioned in section 56 of this title and condemned as unsuitable for such use or with the sale of such copies may be expended for the purchase of other cotton for such use.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(a), formerly § 6, 42 Stat. 1518; renumbered § 6(a), Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is composed of the last sentence of subsec. (a) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, as renumbered by section 401(b) of act Sept. 21, 1944. First five sentences of subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to section 56 of this title. Subsec. (b) of section 6 is classified to section 57a of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 57a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 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, § 6(b), as added Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title IV, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as subsec. (b) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, by act Sept. 21, 1944, § 401(b). Subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to sections 56 and 57 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 61a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 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, § 156(d), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 374.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
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 (§ 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 (§ 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.
heading: Codification
text: 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.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 156(e), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 374, 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.”
7 U.S.C. § 62 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 62. Definitions
Wherever used in this chapter, (a) the word “person” imports the plural or the singular, as the case demands, and includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest; (b) the word “commerce” means commerce between any State or the District of Columbia and any place outside thereof, or between points within the same State or the District of Columbia but through any place outside thereof, or within the District of Columbia; and (c) the word “cotton” means cotton of any variety produced within the continental United States, including linters.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 11, 42 Stat. 1519.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is composed of the first sentence of section 11 of act Mar. 4, 1923. The remainder of section 11 is contained in section 63 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 63 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 63. Liability of principal for act of agent
When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person acting for or employed by any person, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed also the act, omission, or failure of such person as well as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 11, 42 Stat. 1519.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section is composed of the second sentence of section 11 of act Mar. 4, 1923. The first sentence of section 11 is contained in section 62 of this title.
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§§ 72, 73. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Sections were omitted in the general reorganization of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 761.
Section 72, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 1 (part), 39 Stat. 482, defined the words “person” and “in interstate or foreign commerce”. See section 75 of this title.
Section 73, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 1 (part), 39 Stat. 482, made associations, partnerships, and corporations liable for the acts of their agents within the scope of their employment or office. See section 87d of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 75b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 75b. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, Pub. L. 101–624, title XX, § 2002, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3928, provided for establishment of Committee on Grain Quality and Grain Quality Coordinator, established duties of Coordinator with respect to grain quality and competitiveness, and provided for termination of section on Jan. 1, 2001.
7 U.S.C. § 79c (AGRICULTURE)
§ 79c. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7C, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 155(3), 95 Stat. 372; amended Oct. 11, 1984, Pub. L. 98–469, § 2(2), 98 Stat. 1831, which limited the total administrative and supervisory costs which could be incurred under this chapter for fiscal years 1982 through 1988, was effective for the period Oct. 1, 1981, through Sept. 30, 1988, pursuant to section 155 of Pub. L. 97–35, as amended. See section 79d of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 79d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 79d. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs
The total administrative and supervisory costs which may be incurred under this chapter for services performed (excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring activities) for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 2025 shall not exceed 30 percent of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Secretary for such year.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2585; amended Pub. L. 103–156, § 2, Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1525; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(8), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237; Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 105, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2060; Pub. L. 109–83, § 1(a), Sept. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 114–54, title III, § 301(d), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 116–216, § 4, Dec. 11, 2020, 134 Stat. 1048.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2020—Pub. L. 116–216 substituted “2025” for “2020”.
2015—Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”.
2005—Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”.
2000—Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000” and “30 percent” for “40 per centum”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Service”.
1993—Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing” and “2000” for “1993”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 106–472 effective as if enacted Sept. 30, 2000, see section 111 of Pub. L. 106–472, set out as a note under section 79 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 103–156 effective as of Sept. 30, 1993, see section 16(b) of Pub. L. 103–156, set out as a note under section 75 of this title.
heading: Effective and Termination Dates
text: That part of section 2 of Pub. L. 100–518 which provided that section was effective for the period Oct. 1, 1988, through Sept. 30, 1993, inclusive, was repealed by Pub. L. 103–156, §§ 13(a), 16(b), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529, 1530, eff. Sept. 30, 1993.
7 U.S.C. § 80...83 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 80 to 83. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Sections were omitted in the general reorganization of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 761.
Section 80, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7 (part), 39 Stat. 484, provided for revocation and suspension of licenses issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. See section 85 of this title.
Section 81, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7 (part), 39 Stat. 484, prohibited the existence of an interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, on the part of inspectors in grain elevators or warehouses or in the merchandising of grain. See section 87 of this title.
Section 82, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7 (part), 39 Stat. 484, required maintenance of records and reports by inspectors. See section 87a of this title.
Section 83, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7 (part), 39 Stat. 484, called for a semiannual report by the Secretary of Agriculture on the delivery of grain in the nation.
7 U.S.C. § 87d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 87d. Responsibility for acts of others
When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any official, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any association, partnership, or corporation within the scope of the employment or office of the official, agent, or other person shall, in every case, also be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such association, partnership, or corporation as well as that of the person.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 15, as added Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 768; amended Pub. L. 103–156, § 12(n), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1993—Pub. L. 103–156, which directed amendment of “Section 15” by substituting “the employment or office of the official, agent, or other person” for “his employment or office”, without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 15 of the United States Grain Standards Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: For effective date of section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 90–487, set out as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendment note under section 78 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 87g (AGRICULTURE)
§ 87g. Relation to State and local laws; separability
(a) No State or subdivision thereof may require the inspection or description in accordance with any standards of kind, class, quality, condition, or other characteristics of grain as a condition of shipment, or sale, of such grain in interstate or foreign commerce, or require any license for, or impose any other restrictions upon the performance of any official inspection or weighing function under this chapter by official inspection personnel. Otherwise nothing in this chapter shall invalidate any law or other provision of any State or subdivision thereof in the absence of a conflict with this chapter.
(b) If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 18, as added Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 769; amended Pub. L. 94–582, § 20, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2886.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–582 substituted in first sentence “official inspection or weighing function” for “official inspection function”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 94–582 effective 30 days after Oct. 21, 1976, see section 27 of Pub. L. 94–582, as amended, set out as a note under section 74 of this title.
heading: Effective Date
text: For effective date of section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 90–487, set out as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendment note under section 78 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 87i (AGRICULTURE)
§ 87i. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 20, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 155(5), 95 Stat. 372, which established an advisory committee, was effective for the period Oct. 1, 1981, through Sept. 30, 1988, pursuant to section 155 of Pub. L. 97–35, as amended. See section 87j of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 87k (AGRICULTURE)
§ 87k. Standardizing commercial inspections
(a) Testing equipment
To promote greater uniformity in commercial grain inspection results, the Secretary may work in conjunction with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the National Conference on Weights and Measures, or other appropriate governmental, scientific, or technical organizations to—
(1) identify inspection instruments requiring standardization under subsection (b);
(2) establish performance criteria for commercial grain inspection instruments;
(3) develop a national program to approve grain inspection instruments for commercial inspection; and
(4) develop standard reference materials or other means necessary for calibration or testing of approved instruments.
(b) General inspection procedures
To ensure that producers are treated uniformly in delivering grain, the Secretary shall develop practical and cost-effective procedures for conducting commercial inspections of grain with respect to the application of quality factors, that result in premiums and discounts. The procedures shall be made available to country elevators and others making first-point-of-delivery inspections.
(c) Inspection services and information
To encourage the use of equipment and procedures developed in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall provide for official inspection services by the Secretary, States, and official inspection agencies and provide information on the proper use of sampling and inspection equipment, application of the grain standards, and availability of official inspection services, including appeals under this chapter.
(d) Standardized aflatoxin equipment and procedures
The Secretary shall—
(1) establish uniform standards for testing equipment; and
(2) establish uniform testing procedures and sampling techniques;
that may be used by processors, refiners, operators of grain elevators and terminals, and others to accurately detect the level of aflatoxin contamination of corn in the United States.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 22, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XX, § 2009, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3931; amended Pub. L. 103–156, §§ 11, 13(b)(2), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1528, 1529; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(7), (8), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this part”, meaning part B of act Aug. 11, 1916, known as the United States Grain Standards Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing and “Secretary” for “Service” in subsec. (c).
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–156, § 11, substituted “, the National Conference on Weights and Measures, or other appropriate governmental, scientific, or technical organizations” for “and the National Conference on Weights and Measures” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–156, § 13(b)(2), substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsection (a) and (b)”.
7 U.S.C. § 91 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 91. Short title
For convenience of reference, this chapter may be designated and cited as “The Naval Stores Act.”
(Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 1, 42 Stat. 1435.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Act Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 10, 42 Stat. 1437, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] shall become effective at the expiration of ninety days next after the date of its approval [Mar. 23, 1923].”
7 U.S.C. § 94 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 94. Supplying duplicates of standards; examination, etc., of naval stores and certification thereof
The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide, if practicable, any interested persons with duplicates of the official naval stores standards of the United States upon request accompanied by tender of satisfactory security for the return thereof, under such regulations as he may prescribe. The Secretary of Agriculture shall examine, if practicable, upon request of any interested person, any naval stores and shall analyze, classify, or grade the same under such regulations as he may prescribe. He shall furnish a certificate showing the analysis, classification, or grade of such naval stores, which certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the analysis, classification, or grade of such naval stores and of the contents of any package from which the same may have been taken, as well as of the correctness of such analysis, classification, or grade and shall be admissible as such in any court.
(Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 4, 42 Stat. 1436; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 159(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 376.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1981—Pub. L. 97–35 struck out “on tender of the cost thereof as required by him,” after “grade the same”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 159(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 376, provided that: “The provisions of this section [amending this section and section 98 of this title] shall become effective October 1, 1981”.
7 U.S.C. § 98 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 98. Fees and charges for naval stores inspection and related services; establishment, collection, etc.; authorization of appropriations; administrative expenses
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall fix and cause to be collected fees and charges for the establishment of standards under section 93 of this title and for examinations, analyses, classifications, and other services under section 94 of this title which shall cover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of providing such services and standards as the Secretary shall deem necessary, including administrative and supervisory costs. Such fees and charges, when collected, shall be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs such costs and shall be available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing such services and standards under this chapter. Fees and charges shall be assessed and collected from processors and warehousers of naval stores, and inspection and related services shall be suspended or denied to any such proc­essor or warehouser upon failure to timely pay the fees and charges assessed.
(b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the enforcement and administration of this chapter.
(Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 8, 42 Stat. 1436; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 159(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 376.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1981—Pub. L. 97–35 added subsec. (a). Former unlettered provisions were designated subsec. (b) and, as so designated, struck out authorization of the Secretary to employ personnel and make administrative expenditures.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 159(b) of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 94 of this title.