7 U.S.C. § 473a

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–2862022—Subsec. (c)(2). substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.

Pub. L. 110–246, § 142012008—, inserted section catchline and amended text generally, substituting provisions consisting of subsecs. (a) to (g) for former undesignated provisions which related to cotton classification services in fiscal years 1992 through 2007.

Pub. L. 107–1712002— substituted “2007” for “2002” in first sentence.

Pub. L. 104–1271996— substituted “2002” for “1996” in first sentence.

Pub. L. 102–237, § 120(c)1991—, amended third sentence generally. Prior to amendment, third sentence read as follows: “Special classification services provided at the request of the producer shall not be subject to the restrictions specified in clauses (1), (2), and (3) of the preceding sentence.”

Pub. L. 102–237, § 120(b)(2), added cl. (7) and struck out former cl. (7). Text read as follows: “the Secretary shall announce the uniform classification fee and any surcharge for the crop not later than June 1 of the year in which the fee applies, except that for fiscal year 1987, such announcement shall be made as soon as practicable following enactment of this proviso.”

Pub. L. 102–237, § 120(b)(1), added cls. (1) and (2) and struck out former cls. (1) and (2). Text read as follows: “(1) the uniform per bale classification fee to be collected from producers, 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;”.

Pub. L. 102–237, § 120(a)September 30, 1987September 30, 1988September 30, 1989September 30, 1990September 30, 1991September 30, 1992, amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: “Effective for the fiscal years ending , , , , , and , 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.”

Pub. L. 100–108September 30, 1987September 30, 1988September 30, 1989September 30, 1990September 30, 1991September 30, 1992September 30, 1985September 30, 1986September 30, 1987September 30, 19881987— amended first sentence generally, substituting “, , , , , and ” for “, , , and ” and striking out “from” before “agents who voluntarily agree”, in second sentence inserted first proviso and struck out former first proviso which read as follows: “That (1) the uniform per bale classification fee to be collected from producers, or their agents, for such classification service in any year shall not exceed the uniform fee collected in the previous year by more than the percentage increase in the Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National Product as indexed during the most recent twelve-month period for which official statistics are available, and (2) the uniform per bale classification fee shall not be increased for any year if the accumulated reserve exceeds 20 per centum of the cost of the classification program in the previous year”, and in third sentence substituted “clauses (1), (2), and (3)” for “clauses (1) and (2)”.

Pub. L. 98–403Sept. 30, 19821984— substituted provisions requiring the Secretary to make classification service available to producers and to set and collect fees for provisions establishing similar requirements effective for fiscal years ending , 1983, and 1984.

Pub. L. 97–35Sept. 30, 19821981— substituted provisions effective for fiscal years ending , 1983, and 1984, requiring the Secretary to make classification services available to producers, and to set and collect fees, for provisions authorizing the Secretary to determine and make available classification procedures.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246May 22, 2008Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective and Termination Dates of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–237, title I, § 120(e)Dec. 13, 1991105 Stat. 1842Dec. 13, 1991September 30, 1996Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10801(b)(3)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 525, , , provided that subsections (a), (b), and (c) of that section, and the amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) to this section, were effective for the period beginning on , and ending on , prior to repeal by , , .

Effective and Termination Dates of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–108, § 2Aug. 20, 1987101 Stat. 728Pub. L. 100–108Aug. 20, 1987Sept. 30, 1992Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10801(b)(2)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 525That part of , , , which provided that the amendment made by was effective for the period beginning , and ending , was repealed by , , .

Effective and Termination Dates of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–403Aug. 28, 198498 Stat. 1479Pub. L. 98–403Oct. 1, 1984Sept. 30, 1988Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10801(b)(1)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 525That part of , [§ 1], , , which provided that the amendment made by was effective for the period beginning , and ending , was repealed by , , .

Effective and Termination Dates of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 156(b)Aug. 13, 198195 Stat. 373Sept. 30, 1982Sept. 30, 1983Sept. 30, 1984, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective only for the fiscal years ending , , and .

section 156 of Pub. L. 97–35Oct. 1, 1981section 156(e) of Pub. L. 97–35section 61a of this title[Provisions of effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .]

Short Title

Apr. 13, 1937Act , which enacted sections 473a to 473c of this title, is popularly known as the “Cotton Classification Act”.

Study on Processing Certain Cotton Grades

Pub. L. 100–108, § 3Aug. 20, 1987101 Stat. 729Oct. 1, 1988Pub. L. 102–237, title I, § 120(d)Dec. 13, 1991105 Stat. 1843, , , which directed Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of differences between processing efficiency and product quality for Light Spotted and White grade cottons and also conduct a survey and research to determine why an increasing proportion of cotton crop was being classified as Light Spotted, with an initial report describing results of studies to be submitted not later than , to Committee on Agriculture of House of Representatives and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of Senate, and a final report to be submitted to such committees as soon as practicable after submission of initial report, was repealed by , , .