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1 SUBCHAPTER I—DECLARATION OF CONDITIONS AND POLICY
2 SUBCHAPTER II—COTTON OPTION CONTRACTS
3 SUBCHAPTER III—COMMODITY BENEFITS
4 SUBCHAPTER IV—REFUNDS
5 SUBCHAPTER I—DECLARATION OF CONDITIONS AND POLICY
6 §601. Declaration of conditions
6.1 Short Title of 2006 Amendment
6.2 Short Title
6.3 Validity of Certain Sections Affirmed
7 §602. Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation
7.2 Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
7.3 Validity of Section Affirmed
8 SUBCHAPTER II—COTTON OPTION CONTRACTS
9 §603. Government owned cotton; transfer to Secretary of Agriculture; powers of Secretary
9.1 Change of Name
9.2 Transfer of Functions
9.3 Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
9.4 Farm Credit Administration
10 §604. Borrowing money; expenditures; authority of Secretary
11 §605. Repealed. June 30, 1947, ch. 166, title II, §206(d), 61 Stat. 208
12 §606. Repealed. Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §34, 49 Stat. 775
13 §607. Sale by Secretary; additional options; validation of assignments; publication of information
14 SUBCHAPTER III—COMMODITY BENEFITS
15 §608. Powers of Secretary
15.1 (1) Investigations; proclamation of findings
15.2 (2) Agreements for adjustment of acreage or production and for rental or benefit payments
15.3 (3) Payments by Secretary
15.4 (4) Additional investigation; suspension of exercise of powers
15.5 (5) Hearings; notice
15.6 (6) Commodity in which payment made
15.7 (7) Additional payments to producers of sugar beets or sugarcane
15.8 (8) Pledge by rice producer for production credit of right to rental or benefit payments
15.9 (9) Advances of payments on stored nonperishable commodity
15.10 Codification
15.12 Validity of Agreements and Licenses Preserved Under 1935 Act
16 §608–1. Omitted
17 §608a. Enforcement of chapter
17.1 (1) to (4) Omitted
17.2 (5) Forfeitures
17.3 (6) Jurisdiction of district courts
17.4 (7) Duties of United States attorneys; investigation of violations by Secretary; hearings
17.5 (8) Cumulative remedies
17.6 (9) “Person” defined
17.7 Codification
17.8 Amendments
17.9 Change of Name
17.10 Admission of Hawaii as State
17.11 Validity of Section Affirmed
18 §608a–1. Repealed. Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 898, title V, §510, 50 Stat. 916
19 §608b. Marketing agreements; exemption from anti-trust laws; inspection requirements for handlers not subject to agreements
19.4 Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
19.5 Validity of Section Affirmed
20 §608c. Orders
20.1 (1) Issuance by Secretary
20.2 (2) Commodities to which applicable
20.3 (3) Notice and hearing
20.4 (4) Finding and issuance of order
20.5 (5) Terms—Milk and its products
20.6 (6) Terms—Other commodities
20.7 (7) Terms common to all orders
20.8 (8) Orders with marketing agreement
20.9 (9) Orders with or without marketing agreement
20.10 (10) Manner of regulation and applicability
20.11 (11) Regional application
20.12 (12) Cooperative association representation
20.13 (13) Retailer and producer exemption
20.14 (14) Violation of order
20.15 (15) Petition by handler and review
20.16 (16) Termination of orders and marketing agreements
20.17 (17) Provisions applicable to amendments
20.18 (A) Applicability to amendments
20.19 (B) Supplemental rules of practice
20.20 (i) In general
20.21 (ii) Issues
20.22 (iii) Effective date
20.23 (C) Hearing timeframes
20.24 (i) In general
20.25 (ii) Requirement
20.26 (iii) Recommended decisions
20.27 (iv) Final decisions
20.28 (D) Industry assessments
20.29 (E) Use of informal rulemaking
20.30 (F) Avoiding duplication
20.31 (G) Monthly feed and fuel costs for make allowances
20.32 (18) Milk prices
20.33 (19) Producer referendum
20.34 References in Text
20.35 Codification
20.36 Amendments
20.37 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
20.38 Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
20.39 Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
20.40 Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
20.41 Effective Dates of 1985 Amendment
20.42 Effective and Termination Dates of 1981 Amendment
20.43 Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
20.44 Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
20.45 Termination of 1970 Amendment; Savings Provision
20.46 Termination of 1965 Amendment; Reversion of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk to Pre-Amendment Status
20.47 Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
20.48 Short Title
20.49 Expedited Marketing Order for Hass Avocados for Grades and Standards and Other Purposes
20.50 Records and Facility Requirements
20.51 Minnesota-Wisconsin Price Series Reform
20.52 Hearings on Federal Milk Marketing Orders
20.53 Status of Producer Handlers
20.54 Multiple Component Pricing Study
20.55 Marketwide Service Payments
20.56 Termination of Marketing Orders
20.57 Report to Houses of Congress Regarding Implementation of Provisions Relating to Handling of Commodities
20.58 Retention of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk at Pre-1985 Amendment Status
20.59 Retention of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk at Pre-1981 Amendment Status
20.60 Retention of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk at Pre-1977 Amendment Status
20.61 Retention of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk at Pre-1973 Amendment Status
20.62 Retention of Status of Producer Handlers of Milk at Pre-1970 Amendment Status
20.63 Ratification, Legalization, Confirmation, and Extension of Class I Base Plan Provisions in Marketing Orders Issued Prior to Nov. 30, 1970
20.64 Reaffirmation of Subsec. (5)(G) of This Section
20.65 Validity of Section Affirmed
21 §608c–1. Repealed. June 29, 1945, ch. 196, 59 Stat. 263
22 §608d. Books and records
22.1 Codification
22.3 Release of Information
22.4 Validity of Section Affirmed
23 §608e. Repealed. July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title III, §302(d), 62 Stat. 1258
23.1 Effective Date of Repeal
24 §608e–1. Import prohibitions on specified foreign produce
24.1 (a) Import prohibitions on tomatoes, avocados, limes, etc.
24.2 (b) Extension of time for marketing order; factors; review
24.3 (c) Notification of United States Trade Representative of import restrictions; advisement of Secretary of Agriculture
24.4 (d) Proposed prohibition or regulation; authority of Secretary of Agriculture to proceed
24.5 Codification
24.6 Amendments
24.8 Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
24.9 Effective Date of 1954 Amendment
25 §608f. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–106, §9, Aug. 4, 1965, 79 Stat. 432
26 §609. Processing tax; methods of computation; rate; what constitutes processing; publicity as to tax to avoid profiteering
26.3 Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
26.4 Savings Provision
26.5 Unconstitutionality
26.6 Separability
27 §610. Administration
27.1 (a) Appointment of officers and employees; impounding appropriations
27.2 (b) State and local committees or associations of producers; handlers’ share of expenses of authority or agency
27.3 (c) Regulations; penalty for violation
27.4 (d) Regulations of Secretary of the Treasury
27.5 (e) Review of official acts
27.6 (f) Geographical application
27.7 (g) Officers; dealing or speculating in agricultural products; penalties
27.8 (h) Adoption of Federal Trade Commission Act; hearings; report of violations to Attorney General
27.9 (i) Cooperation with State authorities; imparting information
27.10 (j) Definitions
27.11 References in Text
27.12 Codification
27.13 Amendments
27.14 Repeals
27.15 Transfer of Functions
27.16 Validity of Section Affirmed
27.17 Appropriations for Refunds and Payments of Processing and Related Taxes and Limitations Thereon
27.18 Ex. Ord. No. 10199. Regulations Without Approval of President
28 §611. “Basic agricultural commodity” defined; exclusion of commodities
29 §612. Appropriation; use of revenues; administrative expenses
29.2 Validity of Section Affirmed
29.3 Settlement of Certain Claims and Accounts
29.4 Ex. Ord. No. 10914. Expanded Program of Food Distribution to Needy Families
30 §§612a, 612b. Omitted
31 §612c. Appropriation to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products
31.2 Codification
31.3 Amendments
31.4 Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
31.5 Transfer of Functions
31.6 Additional Appropriations
31.7 Use of Appropriation
31.8 Cancellation or Rescission of Appropriation
31.9 Report on Specialty Crop Purchases
31.10 Domestic Fish or Fish Product Compliance With Food Safety Standards or Procedures Deemed To Have Met Requirements for Federal Commodity Purchase Programs
31.11 Report on Entitlement Commodity Processing
31.12 Soup Kitchens and Other Emergency Food Aid
31.13 Gleaning Clearinghouses
31.14 Continuation of Provision of Cheese Supplies
31.15 Encouragement of Food Processing and Distribution by Eligible Recipient Agencies
31.16 Food Bank Demonstration Projects
31.17 Commodity Distribution Reform
31.18 “SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
31.19 “SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
31.20 “SEC. 3. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM REFORMS.
31.21 “SEC. 3A. ADVANCE FUNDING FOR STATE OPTION CONTRACTS.
31.22 “SEC. 4. FOOD BANK PROJECT.
31.23 “SEC. 7. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.
31.24 “SEC. 13. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER COMMODITIES BETWEEN PROGRAMS.
31.25 “SEC. 14. AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE CLAIMS.
31.26 “SEC. 15. PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF COMMODITIES THAT POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK.
31.27 “SEC. 16. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT COMMODITIES DONATED BY FEDERAL SOURCES.
31.28 “SEC. 17. COMMODITY DONATIONS.
31.29 “SEC. 18. DEFINITIONS.
31.30 “SEC. 19. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
31.31 Food Bank Demonstration Project
31.32 Continuation of Distribution of Agricultural Commodities to Low-Income Elderly at Existing Levels
31.33 Report to Congress on Activities of Program Conducted Under Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
31.34 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
31.35 Agricultural Export Promotion
31.36 Distribution of Commodities to Individuals in Cases of Hardship
31.37 Commodity Distribution Program; Purchase of Agricultural Commodities; Furnishing Commodities to Summer Camps
31.38 Commodity Supplemental Food Program
31.39 Direct Distribution Programs for Diet of Needy Children and Low-Income Persons Suffering From General and Continued Hunger; Additional Funds
31.40 Use of Funds for School Lunch Program Under Section 1753 of Title 42
31.41 Transfer of Funds to Schools in Need of Additional Assistance in School Breakfast Program
31.42 Additional Funds for Food Service Programs for Children; Apportionment to States; Special Assistance; Consultation With Child Nutrition Council; Reimbursement From Supplemental Appropriation
31.43 Meal and Flour for Relief
31.44 Eligibility of Supplemental Security Income Recipients for Food Stamps During the Period Ending September 30, 1978
31.45 Food Stamp Plan
31.46 Distribution of Surplus Commodities to Other United States Areas
31.47 Fishery Products; Use of Funds
31.48 Home Economics Training
32 §612c–1. Authorization for appropriations to increase domestic consumption of surplus farm commodities
33 §612c–2. Technical support to exporters and importers of United States agricultural products; scope of support provided by Department of Agriculture
33.1 Codification
34 §612c–3. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, §1578, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
34.1 Effective Date of Repeal
35 §612c–4. Purchase of specialty crops
35.1 (a) General purchase authority
35.2 (b) Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions
35.3 (c) Definitions
35.4 Codification
35.5 Amendments
35.6 Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
36 §612c–5. Section 612c funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to support domestic nutrition assistance programs
36.1 (a) Funding for additional purchases of fruits, vegetables, and nuts
36.2 (b) Form of purchases
36.3 Codification
36.4 Effective Date
37 §612c–6. Domestic food assistance programs
37.1 (a) Definition of section 32
37.2 (b) Transfer to Food and Nutrition Service
37.3 (1) In general
37.4 (2) Maximum amount
37.5 (c) Fresh fruit and vegetable program
37.6 (d) Whole grain products
37.7 (e) Maintenance of funding
37.8 References in Text
37.9 Codification
37.10 Effective Date
37.11 Definition of “Secretary”
38 §613. Termination date; investigations and reports
39 §613a. Repealed. Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 898, title V, §510, 50 Stat. 916
40 §614. Separability
40.1 Validity of Section Affirmed
41 §615. Refunds of tax; exemptions from tax; compensating tax; compensating tax on foreign goods; covering into Treasury
41.3 Amendments
41.4 Separability
41.5 Constitutionality
41.6 Abolition of Offices and Transfer of Functions
41.7 Admission of Hawaii to Statehood
41.8 Appropriations
42 §616. Stock on hand when tax takes effect or terminates
42.2 Separability
42.3 Transfer of Functions
42.4 Constitutionality
42.5 Appropriations
43 §617. Refund on goods exported; bond to suspend tax on commodity intended for export
43.2 Codification
43.3 Amendments
43.4 Separability
43.5 Transfer of Functions
43.6 Constitutionality
43.7 Appropriations
44 §618. Existing contracts; imposition of tax on vendee; collection
44.1 Separability
44.2 Transfer of Functions
44.3 Constitutionality
45 §619. Collection of tax; provisions of internal revenue laws applicable; returns
45.3 Separability
45.4 Transfer of Functions
45.5 Constitutionality
46 §619a. Cotton tax, time for payment
46.2 Separability
46.3 Constitutionality
47 §620. Falsely ascribing deductions or charges to taxes; penalty
47.1 Constitutionality
48 §621. Machinery belting processed from cotton; exemption from tax
49 §622. Omitted
50 §623. Actions relating to tax; legalization of prior taxes
50.1 (a) Action to restrain collection of tax or obtain declaratory judgment forbidden
50.2 (b) Taxes imposed prior to August 24, 1935, legalized and ratified
50.3 (c) Rental and benefit payments, agreements, and programs made prior to August 24, 1935, legalized and ratified
50.4 References in Text
50.5 Codification
50.6 Amendments
50.7 Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
50.8 Separability
50.9 Transfer of Functions
50.10 Constitutionality
51 §624. Limitation on imports; authority of President
51.1 References in Text
51.2 Codification
51.3 Amendments
51.4 Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
51.5 Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment
51.6 Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
51.7 Constitutionality
51.8 Validity of Section Affirmed
51.9 Report to Congress on Termination or Suspension of Quantitative Limitations or Fees
51.10 Interference With Tobacco Price Support Program
51.11 Dairy Import Study by Secretary of Agriculture; Report to Congress by Jan. 1, 1975
51.12 Proc. No. 3178. Quota on Butter Substitutes
51.13 Proclamation No. 3306
51.14 Proclamation No. 3378
51.15 Proc. No. 3428. Import Restrictions on Certain Cotton Products
52 §625. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–357, title VI, §611(s), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1523
52.1 Effective Date of Repeal
52.2 Savings Provision
53 §626. Import inventory
53.1 (a) Compilation and report on imports
53.2 (b) Compilation and report on consumption
53.3 (c) Issuing of data
53.4 Codification
54 §627. Dairy forward pricing pilot program
54.1 (a) Pilot program required
54.2 (b) Minimum milk price requirements
54.3 (c) Milk covered by pilot program
54.4 (1) Covered milk
54.5 (2) Relation to Class I milk
54.6 (d) Duration
54.7 (e) Study and report on effect of pilot program
54.8 (1) Study
54.9 (2) Report
54.10 Codification
55 SUBCHAPTER IV—REFUNDS
55.1 Appropriations for Refunds and Payments of Processing and Related Taxes and Limitations Thereon
56 §§641 to 659. Omitted
Sec.601.Declaration of conditions.602.Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation. SUBCHAPTER II—COTTON OPTION CONTRACTS
603.Government owned cotton; transfer to Secretary of Agriculture; powers of Secretary.604.Borrowing money; expenditures; authority of Secretary.605, 606.Repealed.607.Sale by Secretary; additional options; validation of assignments; publication of information. SUBCHAPTER III—COMMODITY BENEFITS
608.Powers of Secretary.608–1.Omitted.608a.Enforcement of chapter.608a–1.Repealed.608b.Marketing agreements; exemption from antitrust laws; inspection requirements for handlers not subject to agreements.608c.Orders.608c–1.Repealed.608d.Books and records.608e.Repealed.608e–1.Import prohibitions on specified foreign produce.608f.Repealed.609.Processing tax; methods of computation; rate; what constitutes processing; publicity as to tax to avoid profiteering.610.Administration.611.“Basic agricultural commodity” defined; exclusion of commodities.612.Appropriation; use of revenues; administrative expenses.612a, 612b. Omitted.612c.Appropriation to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products.612c–1.Authorization for appropriations to increase domestic consumption of surplus farm commodities.612c–2.Technical support to exporters and importers of United States agricultural products; scope of support provided by Department of Agriculture.612c–3.Repealed.612c–4.Purchase of specialty crops.612c–5.Section 612c funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to support domestic nutrition assistance programs.612c–6.Domestic food assistance programs.613.Termination date; investigations and reports.613a.Repealed.614.Separability.615.Refunds of tax; exemptions from tax; compensating tax; compensating tax on foreign goods; covering into Treasury.616.Stock on hand when tax takes effect or terminates.617.Refund on goods exported; bond to suspend tax on commodity intended for export.618.Existing contracts; imposition of tax on vendee; collection.619.Collection of tax; provisions of internal revenue laws applicable; returns.619a.Cotton tax, time for payment.620.Falsely ascribing deductions or charges to taxes; penalty.621.Machinery belting processed from cotton; exemption from tax.622.Omitted.623.Actions relating to tax; legalization of prior taxes.624.Limitation on imports; authority of President.625.Repealed.626.Import inventory.627.Dairy forward pricing pilot program. SUBCHAPTER IV—REFUNDS
641 to 659. Omitted. SUBCHAPTER I—DECLARATION OF CONDITIONS AND POLICY
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §1, 48 Stat. 31; June 3, 1937, ch. 296, §§1, 2(a), 50 Stat. 246.)
Pub. L. 109–215, §1, Apr. 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 328, provided that: “This Act (amending section 608c of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 608c of this title) may be cited as the ‘Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005’.”
Section 8(a) of act June 16, 1933, ch. 90, 48 Stat. 199, provided in part that title I of act May 12, 1933, which is classified to this chapter, may for all purposes be referred to as the “Agricultural Adjustment Act.”
Act June 3, 1937, ch. 296, §§1, 2, 50 Stat. 246, provided as follows: “The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, not having been intended for the control of the production of agricultural commodities, and having been intended to be effective irrespective of the validity of any other provision of that Act are expressly affirmed and validated, and are reenacted without change except as provided in section 2:
“(a) Section 1 (relating to the declaration of emergency (this section)):
“(b) Section 2 (relating to declaration of policy (section 602 of this title)):
“(c) Section 8a(5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) (relating to violations and enforcement (section 608a(5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this title));
“(d) Section 8b (relating to marketing agreements (section 608b of this title));
“(e) Section 8c (relating to orders (section 608c of this title));
“(f) Section 8d (relating to books and records (section 608d of this title));
“(g) Section 8e (relating to determination of base period (former section 608e of this title));
“(h) Section 10(a), (b)(2), (c), (f), (g), (h), and (i) (miscellaneous provisions (section 610(a), (b)(2), (c), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this title));
“(i) Section 12(a) and (c) (relating to appropriation and expenses (section 612(a) and (c) of this title));
“(j) Section 14 (relating to separability (section 614 of this title));
“(k) Section 22 (relating to imports (section 624 of this title)).
“Sec. 2. The following provisions, reenacted in section I of this act, are amended as follows: * * * (sections 601, 602(1), 608a(6), 608c(5)(B)(d), (6)(B), (6)(B)(18), (19), 610(c), (f), 612(a) of this title).”
§602. Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation
It is declared to be the policy of Congress—
(1) Through the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such orderly marketing conditions for agricultural commodities in interstate commerce as will establish, as the prices to farmers, parity prices as defined by section 1301(a)(1) of this title.
(3) Through the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to establish and maintain such production research, marketing research, and development projects provided in section 608c(6)(I) of this title, such container and pack requirements provided in section 608c(6)(H) of this title 1 such minimum standards of quality and maturity and such grading and inspection requirements for agricultural commodities enumerated in section 608c (2) of this title, other than milk and its products, in interstate commerce as will effectuate such orderly marketing of such agricultural commodities as will be in the public interest.
(5) Through the exercise of the power conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, to continue for the remainder of any marketing season or marketing year, such regulation pursuant to any order as will tend to avoid a disruption of the orderly marketing of any commodity and be in the public interest, if the regulation of such commodity under such order has been initiated during such marketing season or marketing year on the basis of its need to effectuate the policy of this chapter.
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §2, 48 Stat. 32; Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§1, 62, 49 Stat. 750, 782; June 3, 1937, ch. 296, §§1, 2(b), 50 Stat. 246, 247; Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 425, §1, 61 Stat. 707; July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title III, §302(a), 62 Stat. 1257; Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title IV, §401(a), 68 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 87–128, title I, §141(1), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 303; Pub. L. 89–330, §1(a), Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 91–292, §1(1), June 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 333.)
1970—Subsec. (3). Pub. L. 91–292 inserted authority to establish and maintain the production research, marketing research, and development projects provided in section 608c(6)(I) of this title.
1965—Subsec. (3). Pub. L. 89–330 inserted “such container and pack requirements provided in section 608c(6)(H) of this title”.
1961—Subsec. (5). Pub. L. 87–128 added subsec. (5).
1954—Subsec. (4). Act Aug. 28, 1954, added subsec. (4).
1948—Subsec. (1). Act July 3, 1948, made definition of “parity” conform to definition stated in section 1301(a)(1) of this title.
1947—Subsec. (3). Act Aug. 1, 1947, added subsec. (3).
1937—Act June 3, 1937, inserted “orderly marketing conditions for agricultural commodities in interstate commerce as will establish” before “as the prices to farmers”.
1935—Subsec. (1). Act Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §1, amended first sentence and act Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §62, amended second and third sentences.
Subsec. (2). Act Aug. 24, 1935, amended subsec. (2).
Section 1 of act June 3, 1937, affirmed and validated, and reenacted without change the provisions of this section except for the amendment to subsec. (1) by section 2 of said act. See note set out under section 601 of this title.
§603. Government owned cotton; transfer to Secretary of Agriculture; powers of Secretary
The Farm Credit Administration and all departments and other agencies of the Government, not including the Federal intermediate credit banks are directed—
(a) To sell to the Secretary of Agriculture at such price as may be agreed upon, not in excess of the market price, all cotton now owned by them.
(b) To take such action and to make such settlements as are necessary in order to acquire full legal title to all cotton on which money has been loaned or advanced by any department or agency of the United States, including futures contracts for cotton or which is held as collateral for loans or advances and to make final settlement of such loans and advances as follows:
(1) In making such settlements with regard to cotton, including operations to which such cotton is related, such cotton shall be taken over by all such departments or agencies other than the Secretary of Agriculture at a price or sum equal to the amounts directly or indirectly loaned or advanced thereon and outstanding, including loans by the Government, department or agency and any loans senior thereto, plus any sums required to adjust advances to growers to 90 per centum of the value of their cotton at the date of its delivery in the first instance as collateral to the department or agency involved, such sums to be computed by subtracting the total amount already advanced to growers on account of pools of which such cotton was a part, from 90 per centum of the value of the cotton to be taken over as of the time of such delivery as collateral, plus unpaid accrued carrying charges and operating costs on such cotton, less, however, any existing assets of the borrower derived from net income, earnings, or profits arising from such cotton, and from operations to which such cotton is related; all as determined by the department or agency making the settlement.
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture shall make settlements with respect to cotton held as collateral for loans or advances made by him on such terms as in his judgment may be deemed advisable, and to carry out the provisions of this section, is authorized to indemnify or furnish bonds to warehousemen for lost warehouse receipts and to pay the premiums on such bonds.
When full legal title to the cotton referred to in this subsection has been acquired, it shall be sold to the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of this section, in the same manner as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to purchase the cotton specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §3, 48 Stat. 32; 1933 Ex. Ord. No. 6084, Mar. 27, 1933.)
Ex. Ord. No. 6084, set out as a note preceding section 2241 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, changed the name of “Federal Farm Board” to “Farm Credit Administration”.
Farm Credit Administration transferred to Department of Agriculture by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §401, 4 F.R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1423, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Functions of Corporations of Department of Agriculture, boards of directors and officers of such corporations; Advisory Board of Commodity Credit Corporation; and Farm Credit Administration or any agency, officer or entity of, under, or subject to supervision of said Administration excepted from functions of officers, agencies, and employees transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, §1, effective June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
Establishment of Farm Credit Administration as independent agency, and other changes in status, functions, etc., see section 2241 et seq., of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
(d) It is the purpose of subsections (b) and (c) of this section to provide an alternative method to that provided by subsection (a) of this section, for enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to finance the acquisition, carrying, handling, insuring, and marketing of cotton acquired by him under authority of section 603 of this title. The Secretary of Agriculture may at his discretion make use of either or both of the methods provided in this section for obtaining funds for the purposes hereinabove enumerated.
(f) The proceeds derived from the sale of cotton shall be held for the Secretary of Agriculture by the Treasurer of the United States in a special deposit account and shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to discharge the obligations incurred under authority of sections 603, 604, and 607 of this title. Whenever any cotton shall be marketed the net proceeds (after discharge of other obligations incurred with respect thereto) derived from the sale thereof shall be used, to the extent required, to reimburse the Treasury for such portion of the funds hereby provided for as shall have been used, which shall be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. If when all of the cotton acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture shall have been marketed and all of the obligations incurred with respect to such cotton shall have been discharged, and the Treasury reimbursed for any and all sums which may have been advanced pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, there shall remain any balance in the hands of the Secretary of Agriculture, such balance shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §4, 48 Stat. 33; June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title II, §1, 48 Stat. 1058; Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§35, 36, 49 Stat. 775.)
1935—Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 24, 1935, §35, struck out “to be available until March 1, 1936” after “$100,000,000” and inserted last sentence relating to availability of the sum of $100,000,000.
Subsec. (f). Act Aug. 24, 1935, §36, inserted last par. defining “obligation”.
§605. Repealed. June 30, 1947, ch. 166, title II, §206(d), 61 Stat. 208
Section, acts May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §5, 48 Stat. 33; June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title II, §1, 48 Stat. 1059, related to loans from Reconstruction Finance Corporation and warehouse receipts as collateral.
§606. Repealed. Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §34, 49 Stat. 775
Section, act May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §6, 48 Stat. 33, related to option contracts.
§607. Sale by Secretary; additional options; validation of assignments; publication of information
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §7, 48 Stat. 34; June 16, 1933, ch. 90, title II, §221, 48 Stat. 210; Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §33, 49 Stat. 775.)
§608. Powers of Secretary
(1) Investigations; proclamation of findings
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that:
(a) The current average farm price for any basic agricultural commodity is less than the fair exchange value thereof, or the average farm price of such commodity is likely to be less than the fair exchange value thereof for the period in which the production of such commodity during the current or next succeeding marketing year is normally marketed, and
(b) The conditions of and factors relating to the production, marketing, and consumption of such commodity are such that the exercise of any one or more of the powers conferred upon the Secretary under subsections (2) and (3) of this section would tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter,
he shall cause an immediate investigation to be made to determine such facts. If, upon the basis of such investigation, the Secretary finds the existence of such facts, he shall proclaim such determination and shall exercise such one or more of the powers conferred upon him under subsections (2) and (3) of this section as he finds, upon the basis of an investigation, administratively practicable and best calculated to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter.
(2) Agreements for adjustment of acreage or production and for rental or benefit payments
Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide, through agreements with producers or by other voluntary methods,
(a) For such adjustment in the acreage or in the production for market, or both, of any basic agricultural commodity, as he finds, upon the basis of the investigation made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, and to make such adjustment program practicable to operate and administer, and
(b) For rental or benefit payments in connection with such agreements or methods in such amounts as he finds, upon the basis of such investigation, to be fair and reasonable and best calculated to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, and to make such program practicable to operate and administer, to be paid out of any moneys available for such payments or, subject to the consent of the producer, to be made in quantities of one or more basic agricultural commodities acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Payments by Secretary
Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments, out of any moneys available for such payments, in such amounts as he finds, upon the basis of the investigation made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, to be fair and reasonable and best calculated to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter:
(a) To remove from the normal channels of trade and commerce quantities of any basic agricultural commodity or product thereof;
(b) To expand domestic or foreign markets for any basic agricultural commodity or product thereof;
(c) In connection with the production of that part of any basic agricultural commodity which is required for domestic consumption.
(4) Additional investigation; suspension of exercise of powers
Whenever, during a period during which any of the powers conferred in subsection (2) or (3) of this section is being exercised, the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that, with respect to any basic agricultural commodity:
(a) The current average farm price for such commodity is not less than the fair exchange value thereof, and the average farm price for such commodity is not likely to be less than the fair exchange value thereof for the period in which the production of such commodity during the current or next succeeding marketing year is normally marketed, or
(b) The conditions of and factors relating to the production, marketing, and consumption of such commodity are such that none of the powers conferred in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and no combination of such powers, would, if exercised, tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter,
he shall cause an immediate investigation to be made to determine such facts. If, upon the basis of such investigation, the Secretary finds the existence of such facts, he shall proclaim such determination, and shall not exercise any of such powers with respect to such commodity after the end of the marketing year current at the time when such proclamation is made and prior to a new proclamation under subsection (1) of this section, except insofar as the exercise of such power is necessary to carry out obligations of the Secretary assumed, prior to the date of such proclamation made pursuant to this subsection, in connection with the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon him under subsections (2) or (3) of this section.
(5) Hearings; notice
In the course of any investigation required to be made under subsection (1) or (4) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall hold one or more hearings, and give due notice and opportunity for interested parties to be heard.
(6) Commodity in which payment made
No payment under this chapter made in an agricultural commodity acquired by the Secretary in pursuance of this chapter shall be made in a commodity other than that in respect of which the payment is being made. For the purposes of this subsection, hogs and field corn may be considered as one commodity.
(7) Additional payments to producers of sugar beets or sugarcane
In the case of sugar beets or sugarcane, in the event that it shall be established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Agriculture that returns to growers or producers, under the contracts for the 1933–1934 crop of sugar beets or sugarcane, entered into by and between the processors and producers and/or growers thereof, were reduced by reason of the payment of the processing tax, and/or the corresponding floor stocks tax, on sugar beets or sugarcane, in addition to the foregoing rental or benefit payments, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make such payments, representing in whole or in part such tax, as the Secretary deems fair and reasonable, to producers who agree, or have agreed, to participate in the program for reduction in the acreage or reduction in the production for market, or both, of sugar beets or sugarcane.
(8) Pledge by rice producer for production credit of right to rental or benefit payments
In the case of rice, the Secretary of Agriculture, in exercising the power conferred upon him by subsection (2) of this section to provide for rental or benefit payments, is directed to provide in any agreement entered into by him with any rice producer pursuant to such subsection, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines will best effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, that the producer may pledge for production credit in whole or in part his right to any rental or benefit payments under the terms of such agreement and that such producer may designate therein a payee to receive such rental or benefit payments.
(9) Advances of payments on stored nonperishable commodity
Under regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture requiring adequate facilities for the storage of any nonperishable agricultural commodity on the farm, inspection and measurement of any such commodity so stored, and the locking and sealing thereof, and such other regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the protection of such commodity and for the marketing thereof, a reasonable percentage of any benefit payment may be advanced on any such commodity so stored. In any such case such deduction may be made from the amount of the benefit payment as the Secretary of Agriculture determines will reasonably compensate for the cost of inspection and sealing but no deduction may be made for interest.
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, §8, 48 Stat. 34; Apr. 7, 1934, ch. 103, §7, 48 Stat. 528; May 9, 1934, ch. 263, §14, 48 Stat. 676; Mar. 18, 1935, ch. 32, §7, 49 Stat. 46; Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§2, 4–7, 49 Stat. 751, 753–762.)
Section as originally enacted consisted of subsections (1) to (5). Act Aug. 24, 1935, amended section by striking out or amending and redesignating the various subsections.
1935—Subsec. (1) was, together with subsecs. (2) to (9), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935, which also struck out former (1) as amended by acts May 9, 1934, and March 18, 1935.
Subsec. (2) was, together with subsecs. (1) and (3) to (9), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935. Former subsec. (2), as amended by act Apr. 7, 1934, was designated section 8b of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, section 608b of this title, and amended by section 4 of said act Aug. 24, 1935.
Subsec. (3) was, together with subsecs. (1), (2), and (4) to (9), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935. Former subsec. (3) was struck out by section 5 of said act Aug. 24, 1935, which also added section 8c to the Agricultural Adjustment Act, section 608c of this title.
Subsec. (4) was, together with subsecs. (1) to (3) and (5) to (9), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935. Former subsec. (4) was struck out by section 6 of said act Aug. 24, 1935, which also added sections 8d and 8e to the Agricultural Adjustment Act, section 608d and former section 608e, respectively, of this title.
Subsec. (5) was, together with subsecs. (1) to (4) and (6) to (9), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935. Former subsec. (5) was designated section 8f of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, section 608f of this title, and amended by section 7 of said act Aug. 24, 1935.
Subsecs. (6) to (9) were, together with subsecs. (1) to (5), inserted in lieu of former (1) by section 2 of act Aug. 24, 1935.
1934—Act May 9, 1934, amended subsec. (1) generally.
Act Apr. 7, 1934, amended subsec. (2) by striking out proviso.
Validity of Agreements and Licenses Preserved Under 1935 Act
Section 38 of act Aug. 24, 1935, which amended this chapter generally, provided as follows: “Nothing contained in this Act shall (a), invalidate any marketing agreement or license in existence on the date of the enactment hereof (Aug. 24, 1935), or any provision thereof, or any act done pursuant thereto, either before or after the enactment of this Act, or (b) impair any remedy provided for on the date of the enactment thereof for the enforcement of any such marketing agreement or license, or (c) invalidate any agreement entered into pursuant to section 8(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act prior to the enactment of this Act, or subsequent to the enactment of this Act in connection with a program the initiation of which has been formally approved by the Secretary of Agriculture under such section 8(1) prior to the enactment of this Act, or any act done or agreed to be done or any payment made or agreed to be made in pursuance of any such agreement, either before or after the enactment of this Act, or any change in the terms and conditions of any such agreement, or any voluntary arrangements or further agreements wh