An Act to repeal section 610 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 pertaining to the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for research and promotion and to amend section 7(e) of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act to provide for an additional assessment and for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the Secretary of Agriculture.
PL 94-366 (H.R.10930), enacted 07/14/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-366—July 14, 1976 
90 STAT. 991 
Public Law 94-366 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To repeal section 610 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 pertaining to the use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds for research and promotion and to 
amend section 7(e) of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act to provide for 
an additional assessment and for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 610 
of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2119), is 
repealed effective October 1, 1977. 
SEC. 2. Section 7(e) of the Cotton Eesearch and Promotion Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2106(e)) is amended as follows: 
(1) At the end of the first sentence strike the period and add the 
following: ", and for reimbursing the Secretary (1) for expenses 
not to exceed $200,000 incurred by him in connection with any refer-
endum conducted under section 8, and (2) for administrative costs 
incurred by the Secretary for supervisory work up to 5 employee years 
after an order or amendment to an order has been issued and made 
effective.". 
(2) At the end of the second sentence strike the period and add 
the following: ", unless specifically authorized by provisions of this 
subsection.". 
(3) At the end of the third sentence strike the period and add the 
following: "but, subject to approval in a referendum as provided in 
section 8, the Secretary shall issue an amendment to the order which 
shall provide that, in each marketing year, the rate shall be supple-
mented by an additional per bale amount to be collected or paid as 
provided in this subsection, such amount to be at a rate as prescribed 
in the amendment to the order, but not to exceed 1 per centum of the 
value of cotton as determined by the Cotton Board and the Secretary. 
Neither the amendment to the order authorized by the foregoing pro-
visions nor the disapproval of such amendment in a referendum shall 
operate to decrease or otherwise affect the amount of the assessment 
of $1 per bale in effect under the order published in the Federal 
Register on December 31, 1966. No authority under this Act may be 
used as a basis to advertise or solicit votes in any referendum relating 
to the rate of assessment with funds collected under this Act.". 
July 14, 1976 
[H.R. 10930]" 
Cotton research 
and promotion. 
7 use 2107. 
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90 STAT. 992 
PUBLIC LAW 94-366—July 14, 1976 
Cotton Board, 
SEC. 3. Section 7(b) of the Cotton Kesearch and Promotion Act 
consumer 
(7 U.S.C. 2106(b)) is amended bj^ adding at the end thereof the 
advisors. 
following: "The Secretary may appoint a number of consumer advisors 
to the Cotton Board not to exceed 15 per centum of the membership 
0 
of the Cotton Board. The Cotton Board shall reimburse the consumer 
^;, 
advisors for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board 
in the same manner as the Cotton Board members.". 
Approved July 14, 1976. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1157 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-1023 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): 
June 3, considered and passed House. 
July 2, considered and passed Senate.