section 1342 of this titleNot later than December 15 following the issuance of the marketing quota proclamation provided for in , the Secretary shall conduct a referendum, by secret ballot, of farmers engaged in the production of cotton in the calendar year in which the referendum is held, to determine whether such farmers are in favor of or opposed to the quota so proclaimed. If more than one-third of the farmers voting in the referendum oppose the national marketing quota, such quota shall become ineffective upon proclamation of the results of the referendum. The Secretary shall proclaim the results of any referendum held hereunder within thirty days after the date of such referendum. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for cotton for the marketing year beginning , may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.
Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 3052 Stat. 56Apr. 7, 1938, ch. 107, § 852 Stat. 203July 26, 1939, ch. 37653 Stat. 1125July 3, 1948, ch. 82762 Stat. 1257Aug. 29, 1949, ch. 518, § 163 Stat. 670Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 79263 Stat. 1058Pub. L. 97–77, § 2(c)95 Stat. 1069Pub. L. 99–157, § 499 Stat. 818(, title III, § 343, ; , ; , ; , title II, § 207(c), ; , ; , title IV, § 415(e), ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Provision that if marketing quotas were proclaimed for the 1950 crop, farmers eligible to vote in the referendum with respect to such crop were to be those farmers who had produced cotton in the 1948 calendar year was omitted from the Code.
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–1571985— amended last sentence generally, substituting “, may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress” for “, may be conducted not later than the earlier of the following: (1) thirty days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-seventh Congress, or (2) ”.
Pub. L. 97–771981— inserted provision that the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for cotton for the marketing year beginning , be conducted not later than the earlier of the following: (1) thirty days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-seventh Congress, or (2) .
section 1342 of this title1949—Act , amended section generally by providing for a secret referendum. Former provisions of this section are now covered by .
Subsec. (a). Act , repealed amendatory provisions of act .
1948—Subsec. (a). Act , required Secretary to take imports into consideration in determining acreage allotments for purposes of marketing quotas.
1939—Subsec. (b). Act , inserted last sentence.
1938—Subsec. (c). Act , substituted “for any year” for “for 1938 and 1939”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
section 1301 of this titleAmendment by act , effective , see section 303 of act , set out as a note under .
Inapplicability of Section
section 3 of Pub. L. 98–88section 1342 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1984 and subsequent crops of extra long staple cotton, see , set out as a note under .
section 9092(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .
section 8782(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .
section 7992(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .
section 7301(a)(1)(A) of this titleSection inapplicable to 1996 through 2001 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , and ending , see .
section 502 of Pub. L. 101–624section 1342 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1991 through 1995 crops of upland cotton, see , set out as a note under .
section 502 of Pub. L. 99–198section 1342 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1986 through 1990 crops of upland cotton, see , set out as a note under .
section 501 of Pub. L. 97–98section 1342 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1982 through 1985 crops of upland cotton, see , set out as a note under .
section 601 of Pub. L. 95–113section 1342 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1978 through 1981 crops of upland cotton, see , set out as a note under .
Pub. L. 91–524, title VI, § 601(1)84 Stat. 1371Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(19)(A)87 Stat. 233, , , as amended by , , , provided that this section is inapplicable to 1971 through 1977 crops of upland cotton.