7 U.S.C. § 56 — Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing copies of established standards sold

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This law lets the Department of Agriculture set official cotton grading standards. A new or changed standard cannot take effect until at least a year after the Secretary orders it. Anyone can buy certified copies of the standards, and the department can attach rules to their use.

This section lets the Secretary of Agriculture create and maintain official cotton grading standards. The Secretary can establish, from time to time, standards for classifying cotton by quality or value for commercial purposes. These are called the "official cotton standards of the United States." Any new standard, or a change or replacement of one, only takes effect on a date the Secretary specifies in an order, and that date must be at least one year after the order itself. There's a transition rule: the cotton standards that were already in effect as of August 1, 1923, under the earlier United States Cotton Futures Act, automatically became the official cotton standards under this chapter too, unless and until they're changed or replaced under this chapter. Whenever a standard (or a change to one) takes effect under this chapter, the Secretary can also specify that it takes effect under the older Cotton Futures Act, replacing any standard under that Act that conflicts with it. Whenever the official standards exist as physical, practical sample forms, the Department of Agriculture must provide copies of them to anyone who asks. The person requesting the copies pays the cost, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary can have these copies certified under the Department's official seal. The Secretary can also attach conditions to how people buy and use them, including requirements for inspecting, condemning (rejecting), and exchanging copies through authorized Department representatives, whenever necessary to make sure the official cotton standards are applied properly.

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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish from time to time standards for the classification of cotton by which its quality or value may be judged or determined for commercial purposes which shall be known as the official cotton standards of the United States. Any such standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective only on and after a date specified in the order of the Secretary of Agriculture establishing the same, which date shall be not less than one year after the date of such order: Provided, That the official cotton standards established, effective August 1, 1923, under the United States Cotton Futures Act shall be at the same time the official cotton standards for the purpose of this chapter unless and until changed or replaced under this chapter. Whenever any standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective under this chapter, it shall also, when so specified in the order of the Secretary of Agriculture, become effective for the purposes of the United States Cotton Futures Act and supersede any inconsistent standard established under said Act. Whenever the official cotton standards of the United States established under this chapter shall be represented by practical forms the Department of Agriculture shall furnish copies thereof, upon request, to any person, and the cost thereof, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be paid by the person making the request. The Secretary of Agriculture may cause such copies to be certified under the seal of the Department of Agriculture and may attach such conditions to the purchase and use thereof, including provision for the inspection, condemnation, and exchange thereof by duly authorized representatives of the Department of Agriculture as he may find to be necessary to the proper application of the official cotton standards of the United States.

Source credit: (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(a), formerly § 6, 42 Stat. 1518; renumbered § 6(a), Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)

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1923Enacted · Act of Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288 · 42 Stat. 1518
1944Amended · Act of Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412 · 58 Stat. 738

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 288 on 1923-03-04.

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