Chapter repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1781 -->
Section, acts Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §702, 68 Stat. 910 ; Sept. 29, 1977, Pub. L. 95 113, title III, §301, 91 Stat. 921 , declared encouragement of continued domestic production of wool to be policy of Congress.
Section 701 of title VII of act Aug. 28, 1954, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'National Wool Act of 1954'."
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1782 -->
(a) Subject to subsection (b)(3) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, through the Commodity Credit Corporation, make loans and payments to producers of wool and mohair through December 31, 1995.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the support price for shorn wool for the 1966 and each subsequent marketing year shall be determined by multiplying 62 cents by the ratio of (i) the average of the parity index (the index of prices paid by farmers, including commodities, and services, interest, taxes, and farm wage rates, as defined in section 1301(a)(1)(C) of this title ) for the three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the price support is determined and announced to (ii) the average parity index for the three calendar years 1958, 1959, and 1960, and rounding the resulting amount to the nearest full cent.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), for the marketing years beginning January 1, 1982, and ending December 31, 1995, the support price for shorn wool shall be 77.5 percent (rounded to the nearest full cent) of the amount calculated according to paragraph (1).
(3) No loans, purchases, or payments shall be made for the 1996 and subsequent marketing years, except that loans and payments for the 1995 marketing year shall be paid in 1996.
(4)(A) Through December 31, 1995, the Secretary shall offer to wool and mohair producers recourse loans under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary, except that the loans shall be administered at no net cost to the Federal Government.
(B) A producer who fails to repay a loan made under subparagraph (A) by the end of the following marketing year shall be ineligible for a loan under this Act for that marketing year and subsequent marketing years.
(c) The support prices for pulled wool and for mohair shall be established at such levels, in relationship to the support price for shorn wool, as the Secretary determines will maintain normal marketing practices for pulled wool, and as the Secretary shall determine is necessary to maintain approximately the same percentage of parity for mohair as for shorn wool. The deviation of mohair support prices shall not be calculated so as to cause it to rise or fall more than 15 per centum above or below the comparable percentage of parity at which shorn wool is supported: Provided, That for the marketing years beginning January 1, 1971, and ending December 31, 1976, the support price for mohair shall be 80.2 cents per pound, grease basis.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no support under this section shall be made available, other than through payments, at a level in excess of 90 per centum of the parity price for the commodity.
(e) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, announce the support price levels for wool and mohair sufficiently in advance of each marketing year as will permit producers to plan their production for such marketing year.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §703, 68 Stat. 910 ; Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85 835, title IV, §401, 72 Stat. 994 ; Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87 128, title I, §151, 75 Stat. 306 ; Nov. 3, 1965, Pub. L. 89 321, title II, §201, 79 Stat. 1188 ; Oct. 11, 1968, Pub. L. 90 559, §1(3), 82 Stat. 996 ; Nov. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91 524, title III, §301(1) (5), 84 Stat. 1362 ; Aug. 10, 1973, Pub. L. 93 86, §1(7)(A), 87 Stat. 224 ; Sept. 29, 1977, Pub. L. 95 113, title III, §302, 91 Stat. 921 ; Dec. 22, 1981, Pub. L. 97 98, title II, §201, 95 Stat. 1221 ; Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99 198, title II, §201, 99 Stat. 1378 ; Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100 203, title I, §1104(f), 101 Stat. 1330 5; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101 624, title II, §201(a), 104 Stat. 3381 ; Aug. 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103 66, title I, §1111(1), 107 Stat. 327 ; Nov. 1, 1993, Pub. L. 103 130, §§1, 4(b), 107 Stat. 1368 , 1369 .)
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note below.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(B), is act Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, 68 Stat. 897 , as amended, known as the Agricultural Act of 1954. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1741 of this title and Tables.
1993—Pub. L. 103 130, §4(b)(1), inserted section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103 130, §1(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "The Secretary of Agriculture shall, through the Commodity Credit Corporation, support the prices of wool and mohair, respectively, to the producers thereof by means of loans, purchases, payments, or other operations. Such price support shall be limited to wool and mohair marketed during the period beginning April 1, 1955, and ending December 31, 1997."
Pub. L. 103 66 substituted "1997" for "1995".
Subsec. (b)(1)(i). Pub. L. 103 130, §4(b)(2), substituted "the support price" for "such price support".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103 130, §1(2)(A), substituted "1995" for "1997".
Pub. L. 103 66 substituted "1997" for "1995".
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 103 130, §1(2)(B), (3), added pars. (3) and (4) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "For the marketing years beginning January 1, 1988, and ending December 31, 1989, the support price for shorn wool shall be 76.4 percent (rounded to the nearest full cent) of the amount calculated according to paragraph (1)."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103 130, §4(b)(3), substituted "support under this section" for "price support".
1990—Subsecs. (a), (b)(2). Pub. L. 101 624 substituted "1995" for "1990".
1987—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100 203 substituted "(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the support" for "The support", struck out ": Provided, That for the marketing years beginning January 1, 1982, and ending December 31, 1990, the support price for shorn wool shall be 77.5 per centum (rounded to the nearest full cent) of the amount calculated according to the foregoing formula" after "nearest full cent", and added pars. (2) and (3).
1985—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99 198 substituted "1990" for "1985".
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97 98, §201(1), substituted "1985" for "1981".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97 98, §201(2), substituted provision establishing the support price for shorn wool for the marketing years beginning Jan. 1, 1982, and ending Dec. 31, 1985, as 77.5 per centum, rounded to the nearest full cent, of the amount calculated according to the foregoing formula for provision establishing the support price for shorn wool for the marketing years beginning Jan. 1, 1971, and ending Dec. 31, 1976, as 72 cents per pound, grease basis, and for the marketing years beginning Jan. 1, 1977, and ending Dec. 31, 1981, as 85 per centum, rounded to the nearest full cent, of the amount calculated according to the foregoing formula.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95 113, §302(1), substituted "1981" for "1977".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95 113, §302(2), (3), substituted "1976" for "1977" and inserted proviso that, for the marketing years beginning Jan. 1, 1977, and ending Dec. 31, 1981, the support price for shorn wool shall be 85 per centum (rounded to the nearest full cent) of the amount calculated according to the foregoing formula.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95 113, §302(4), substituted "1976" for "1977".
1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93 86 substituted "1977" for "1973".
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 93 86 substituted "marketing years" for "three marketing years" and "1977" for "1973".
1970—Pub. L. 91 524 divided existing provisions into lettered subsecs. (a) to (e) and, in such subsecs. (a), (b), and (c), continued the wool and mohair program for three years through Dec. 31, 1973, and established an incentive price of 72 cents per pound for shorn wool and 80.2 cents per pound for mohair for each year of the extension.
1968—Pub. L. 90 559 substituted "1970" for "1969".
1965—Pub. L. 89 321 substituted "December 31, 1969" for "March 31, 1966", inserted proviso setting out formula for determining the support price for shorn wool, and struck out sentence providing that if the determined support price does not exceed 90 per centum of the parity price for shorn wool, the support price should be set at a level between 60 and 90 per centum sufficient to encourage an annual production of 360,000,000 pounds.
1961—Pub. L. 87 128 substituted "1966" for "1962".
1958—Pub. L. 85 835 substituted "1962" for "1959".
Section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L. 103 130 provided that:
"(a) In General .—Effective December 31, 1995, the National Wool Act of 1954 ( 7 U.S.C. 1781 et seq. ) is repealed.
"(b) Application .—The repeal made by subsection (a) [repealing this chapter and provisions set out as notes under sections 2, 1446, and 1781 of this title ] shall apply to both the wool and mohair programs."
Amendment by Pub. L. 101 624 effective beginning with 1991 crop of an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see section 1171 of Pub. L. 101 624, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title .
Amendment by Pub. L. 97 98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97 98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title .
Amendment by Pub. L. 95 113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95 113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title .
Section 5 of Pub. L. 103 130 provided that: "A provision of this Act [amending this section and sections 1783 and 1785 of this title , repealing sections 1781 to 1787 of this title , enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1447 of this title , and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 2, 1446, and 1781 of this title ] may not affect the liability of any person under any provision of law as in effect before the effective date of the provision."
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1783 -->
The payments shall be such as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be sufficient, when added to the national average price received by producers, to give producers a national average return for the commodity equal to the support price level therefor: Provided, That the total of all such payments made under this Act shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to 70 per centum of the accumulated totals, as of the same date, of the gross receipts from duties collected on and after January 1, 1953, on wool or fine animal hair, and articles thereof, as provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. In the case of each of the 1994 and 1995 marketing years, the payments shall be 75 and 50 percent, respectively, of the amount otherwise determined under the preceding sentence. The payments shall be made upon wool and mohair marketed by the producers thereof, but any wool or mohair produced prior to January 1, 1955, shall not be the subject of payments. The payments shall be at such rates for the marketing year or periods thereof as the Secretary determines will give producers the support price level as herein provided. Payments to any producer need not be made if the Secretary determines that the amount of the payment to the producer or all producers is too small to justify the cost of making such payments. The Secretary may make the payment to producers through the marketing agency to or through whom the producer marketed his wool or mohair: Provided, That such marketing agency agrees to receive and promptly distribute the payments on behalf of such producers. In case any person who is entitled to any such payment dies, becomes incompetent, or disappears before receiving such payment, or is succeeded by another who renders or completes the required performance, the payment shall, without regard to any other provisions of law, be made as the Secretary may determine to be fair and reasonable in all the circumstances and provided by regulation.
The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this Act for wool or mohair for any marketing year shall not exceed—
(A) $200,000 for the 1991 marketing year;
(B) $175,000 for the 1992 marketing year;
(C) $150,000 for the 1993 marketing year;
(D) $125,000 for the 1994 marketing year;
(E) $100,000 for the 1995 marketing year;
(F) $75,000 for the 1996 marketing year; and
(G) $50,000 for the 1997 marketing year.
The Secretary shall issue regulations defining the term "person" for purposes of this section. The regulations shall be consistent with regulations issued by the Secretary in accordance with sections 1308, 1308 1, and 1308 2 of this title .
Effective only for each of the 1991 and 1992 marketing years for wool and mohair, the Secretary shall deduct an amount from the payment to be made available to producers of wool and mohair under subsection (a) of this section equal to 1 percent of the payment.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §704, 68 Stat. 911 ; Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85 835, title IV, §402, 72 Stat. 995 ; Aug. 23, 1988, Pub. L. 100 418, title I, §1214(v), 102 Stat. 1162 ; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101 508, title I, §1105(e), 104 Stat. 1388 6; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101 624, title II, §201(b), 104 Stat. 3381 ; Dec. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102 237, title I, §118(f), 105 Stat. 1842 ; Aug. 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103 66, title I, §1111(2), 107 Stat. 327 ; Nov. 1, 1993, Pub. L. 103 130, §§2, 4(c), 107 Stat. 1368 , 1369 .)
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is act Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, 68 Stat. 897 , as amended, known as the Agricultural Act of 1954. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1741 of this title and Tables.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in subsec. (a), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of Title 19 , Customs Duties.
1993—Pub. L. 103 130, §4(c)(1), substituted "Payments" for "Payment as means of price support" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103 130, §§2, 4(c)(2), substituted "The" for "If payments are utilized as a means of price support, the" in first sentence and inserted after first sentence "In the case of each of the 1994 and 1995 marketing years, the payments shall be 75 and 50 percent, respectively, of the amount otherwise determined under the preceding sentence."
Subsec. (b)(1)(D) to (G). Pub. L. 103 66, §1111(2)(A), added subpars. (D) to (G) and struck out former subpar. (D) which read "$125,000 for each of the 1994 and subsequent marketing years."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103 66, §1111(2)(B), substituted "and 1992" for "through 1995".
1991—Pub. L. 102 237 substituted "Payment" for "Payments" in section catchline.
1990—Pub. L. 101 624 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101 508 added subsec. (c).
1988—Pub. L. 100 418 substituted "wool or fine animal hair, and articles thereof, as provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" for "all articles subject to duty under schedule 11 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended".
1958—Pub. L. 85 835 struck out from first proviso "specific" first time it appeared and "(whether or not such specific duties are parts of compound rates)".
Amendment by Pub. L. 101 624 effective beginning with 1991 crop of an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see section 1171 of Pub. L. 101 624, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title .
Amendment by Pub. L. 101 508 effective Nov. 29, 1990, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 101 508, set out as a note under section 511r of this title .
Amendment by Pub. L. 100 418 effective Jan. 1, 1989, and applicable with respect to articles entered on or after such date, see section 1217(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100 418, set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 19 , Customs Duties.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103 130 not to affect the liability of any person under this section as in effect before Nov. 1, 1993, see section 5 of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as a note under section 1782 of this title .
This section is referred to in section 1787 of this title .
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1784 -->
For the purpose of reimbursing the Commodity Credit Corporation for any expenditures made by it in connection with payments to producers under this chapter, there is appropriated for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, an amount equal to the total of expenditures made by the Corporation during the preceding fiscal year and to any amounts expended in prior fiscal years not previously reimbursed: Provided, however, That such amounts appropriated for any fiscal year shall not exceed 70 per centum of the gross receipts from duties collected during the period January 1 to December 31, both inclusive, preceding the beginning of each such fiscal year on wool or fine animal hair, and articles thereof, as provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. For the purposes of the appraisal under sections 713a 4 and 713a 5 of title 15 , the Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish on its books an account receivable in an amount equal to any amount expended by Commodity Credit Corporation in connection with payments pursuant to this chapter which has not been reimbursed from appropriations made hereunder.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §705, 68 Stat. 911 ; Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85 835, title IV, §403, 72 Stat. 995 ; Aug. 23, 1988, Pub. L. 100 418, title I, §1214(v), 102 Stat. 1162 .)
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in text, is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of Title 19 , Customs Duties.
1988—Pub. L. 100 418 substituted "wool or fine animal hair, and articles thereof, as provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" for "all articles subject to duty under schedule 11 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended".
1958—Pub. L. 85 835 struck out from proviso "specific" first time it appeared and "(whether or not such specific duties are parts of compound rates)".
Amendment by Pub. L. 100 418 effective Jan. 1, 1989, and applicable with respect to articles entered on or after such date, see section 1217(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100 418, set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 19 , Customs Duties.
This section is referred to in section 1787 of this title .
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1785 -->
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the amounts, terms, and conditions of the operations under this Act and the extent to which such operations are carried out shall be determined or approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary may, in determining support prices and rates of payment, make adjustments in such prices or rates for differences in grade, quality, type, location, and other factors to the extent he deems practicable and desirable. In determining the net sales proceeds and national payment rates for shorn wool and shorn mohair, the Secretary shall not deduct marketing charges for commissions, coring, or grading. Determinations by the Secretary under this chapter shall be final and conclusive. The facts constituting the basis for any operation, payment, or amount thereof when officially determined in conformity with applicable regulations prescribed by the Secretary shall be final and conclusive and shall not be reviewable by any other officer or agency of the Government.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §706, 68 Stat. 912 ; Aug. 10, 1993, Pub. L. 103 66, title I, §1111(3), 107 Stat. 327 ; Nov. 1, 1993, Pub. L. 103 130, §4(d), 107 Stat. 1369 .)
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is act Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, 68 Stat. 897 , as amended, known as the Agricultural Act of 1954. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1741 of this title and Tables.
1993—Pub. L. 103 130 substituted "operations under this Act" for "price support operations".
Pub. L. 103 66 inserted after second sentence "In determining the net sales proceeds and national payment rates for shorn wool and shorn mohair, the Secretary shall not deduct marketing charges for commissions, coring, or grading."
Amendment by Pub. L. 103 130 not to affect the liability of any person under this section as in effect before Nov. 1, 1993, see section 5 of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as a note under section 1782 of this title .
Pub. L. 94 312, June 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 690 , provided that: "That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to amend retroactively regulations of the Department of Agriculture pertaining to the computation of price support payments under the National Wool Act of 1954 [this chapter] in order that the amount of such payments may, in the case of any rancher or farmer, be computed on the basis of (1) the net sales proceeds received, or (2) in the case of any rancher or farmer who failed to realize the amount provided for in the sales document, the lesser of the following: (A) the net sales proceeds based on the price the rancher or farmer would have received had there been no default of payment under such document, or (B) the fair market value of the commodity concerned at the time of sale.
" Sec . 2. The Secretary of Agriculture is further authorized to reconsider any application filed for the payment of price support under the National Wool Act of 1954 [this chapter] with respect to any commodity marketed during the four marketing years 1969 through 1972 and to make such payment adjustments as he determines fair and equitable on the basis of any amendment to regulations made under authority of the first section of this Act."
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1786 -->
The term "marketing year" as used in this chapter means the twelve-month period beginning April 1 of each calendar year or, for either wool or mohair, such other period, or periods for prescribed areas, as the Secretary may determine to be desirable to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
CHAPTER 44 -WOOL PROGRAM!@!Sec. 1787 -->
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into agreements with, or to approve agreements entered into between, marketing cooperatives, trade associations, or others engaged or whose members are engaged in the handling of wool, mohair, sheep, or goats or the products thereof for the purpose of developing and conducting on a national, State, or regional basis advertising and sales promotion programs and programs for the development and dissemination of information on product quality, production management, and marketing improvement, for wool, mohair, sheep, or goats or the products thereof. Advertising and sales promotion programs may be conducted outside of the United States for the purpose of maintaining and expanding foreign markets and uses for wool, mohair, sheep, or goats or the products thereof produced in the United States. Provision may be made in such agreement to obtain the funds necessary to defray the expenses incurred thereunder through pro rata deductions from the payments made under section 1784 of this title to producers within the production area he determines will be benefited by the agreement and for the assignment and transfer of the amounts so deducted to the person or agency designated in the agreement to receive such amounts for expenditure in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. In any agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall prohibit the use of any funds made available through pro rata deductions from payments under section 1783 of this title in any manner for the purpose of influencing legislation or government action or policy, except for the development or recommendation to the Secretary of amendments to the research and promotion program. No agreement containing such a provision for defraying expenses through deductions shall become effective until the Secretary determines that a majority of the producers who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged, within the production area he determines will be benefited by the agreement, in the production for market of the commodity specified therein approve or favor such agreement or that producers who, during such representative period have produced a majority of the volume of such commodity produced within the area which will be benefited by such agreement, approve or favor such agreement. Approval or disapproval by cooperative associations shall be considered as approval or disapproval by the producers who are members of, stockholders in, or under contract with such cooperative association of producers. The Secretary may conduct a referendum among producers to ascertain their approval or favor. The requirements of approval or favor shall be held to be complied with if a majority of the total number of producers, or a majority of the total volume of production, as the case may be, represented in such referendum, indicate their approval or favor.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VII, §708, 68 Stat. 912 ; Nov. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91 524, title III, §301(6), as added Aug. 10, 1973, Pub. L. 93 86, §1(7)(B), 87 Stat. 224 ; amended Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99 198, title II, §202, 99 Stat. 1378 ; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101 624, title XIX, §1989, 104 Stat. 3909 ; Dec. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102 237, title VIII, §810, 105 Stat. 1883 .)
Section repealed effective Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 103 130, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 1782 of this title .
1991—Pub. L. 102 237 inserted after third sentence "In any agreement entered into under this section, the Secretary shall prohibit the use of any funds made available through pro rata deductions from payments under section 1783 of this title in any manner for the purpose of influencing legislation or government action or policy, except for the development or recommendation to the Secretary of amendments to the research and promotion program."
1990—Pub. L. 101 624 substituted "a majority" for "at least two-thirds" in two places in fourth sentence and for "two-thirds" in two places in seventh sentence.
1985—Pub. L. 99 198 substituted "wool, mohair, sheep, or goats" for "mohair or goats" in second sentence.
1973—Pub. L. 91 524, §301(6), as added by Pub. L. 93 86, inserted reference to programs for the development and dissemination of information on product quality, production management, and marketing improvement and inserted provisions authorizing the conduct outside of the United States of advertising and sales promotion programs for the purpose of maintaining and expanding foreign markets and uses for mohair or goats or the products thereof produced in the United States.