Uniform Cotton Classing Fees Act of 1987
PL 100-108 (H.R.2971), enacted 08/20/1987

101 STAT. 728 
PUBLIC LAW 100-108—AUG. 20, 1987 
Public Law 100-108 
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100th Congress 
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An Act 
Aug. 20, 1987 
To provide continuing authority to the Secretary of Agriculture for recovering costs 
[H.R. 2971] 
associated with cotton classing services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Uniform Cotton 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Classing Fees 
Act of 1987. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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That this Act may be cited as the "Uniform Cotton Classing Fees 
commodities. 
Act 01 1987 . 
7 use 471 note. 
SEC. 2. COTTON CLASSIFICATION SERVICES AND FEES. 
Effective date. 
Effective for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act and ending September 30, 1992, section 3a of the Cotton Statis-
tics and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 473a) is amended— 
(1) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: 
„g "Effective for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1987, 
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September 30, 1988, September 30, 1989, September 30, 1990, 
September 30, 1991, and September 30, 1992, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall make cotton classification services available 
to producers of cotton and shall provide for the collection of 
classification fees from participating producers, or agents who 
voluntarily agree to collect and remit the fees on behalf of 
producers."; 
(2) in the second sentence by striking out the proviso and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Provided, That (1) the 
uniform per bale classification fee to be collected from pro-
ducers, or their agents, for such classification service in any year 
shall be the uniform fee collected in the previous year, exclusive 
of adjustments to such fee made in the previous year under 
clauses (2), (3), and (4) of this proviso, and as may be adjusted by 
the percentage change in the Implicit Price Deflator for Gross 
National Product as indexed during the most recent twelve-
month period for which statistics are available; (2) the fee 
calculated in accordance with clause (1) for a crop year may be 
increased by an amount not to exceed 1 per centum for every 
100,000 running bales, or portion thereof, that the Secretary 
estimates will be produced in such crop year below the level of 
12,500,000 running bales, or decreased by an amount not to 
exceed 1 per centum for every 100,000 running bales, or portion 
thereof, that the Secretary estimates will be produced in such 
crop year above the level of 12,500,000 running bales; (3) adjust-
ments made under clause (2) shall not exceed 15 per centum, 
except when the Secretary estimates that income generated by 
fees, surcharges, and other sources of income will not provide an 
ending accumulated operating reserve for a fiscal year of at 
least 10 per centum of the estimated cost of operating the 
program; (4) if the Secretary projects an accumulated operating 
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reserve at the end of a fiscal year of less than 25 per centum of 
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add a special surcharge, not to exceed 5 cents per bale, ap-
plicable to such fiscal year, to ensure sufficient funds are avail-
able; (5) notwithstanding the previous clauses, the Secretary, to 
the extent practicable, shall not establish a fee which, when 
combined with all other sources of revenue and adjusted for 
* expenses, would result in a projected operating reserve of more 
than 25 per centum; (6) the Secretary should continue to recog- 
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nize that central billing and collection can reduce administra-
tive costs, and offer appropriate discounts where practicable; 
and (7) the Secretary shall announce the uniform classification 
fee and any surcharge for the crop not later than June 1 of the 
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year in which the fee applies, except that for fiscal year 1987, 
such announcement shall be made as soon as practicable follow-
ing enactment of this proviso."; £ind 
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(3) in the third sentence by striking out "clauses (1) and (2)" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "clauses (1), (2), 
and (3)". 
SEC. 3. STUDY ON PROCESSING CERTAIN COTTON GRADES. 
7 USC 473a note. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study, 
and perform such testing as necessary, of the differences between 
processing efficiency and product quality for Light Spotted and 
White grade cottons. The Secretary shall also conduct a survey and 
research to determine why an incresising proportion of the cotton 
crop is being classified as Light Spotted. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 1988, the Secretary shall 
submit an initial report describing the results of the studies re-
quired under subsection (a) to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate. A final report shall be submitted to 
such committees as soon as practicable after submission of the 
initial report. 
Approved August 20, 1987. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2971: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-242 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): 
July 27, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 5, considered and passed Senate.