Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§2113 Certification of cotton producer organizations

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › § 2113

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must certify whether a cotton producer organization can represent a State’s cotton growers to request an order under section 2103 and to take part in nominations under section 2106(b). Certification will rely on other information and on a factual report the organization submits with details the Secretary asks for. The report must cover seven main things: where members live in the State; who the active members are and how many are farmers (plus county maps, cotton volumes, and counts of producers and members by county); how members help set policies; proof the group is stable and lasting; where its money comes from; what the group does; and the group’s ability and willingness to support the goals of this chapter.

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Title 7, §2113

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The eligibility of each cotton producer organization to represent cotton producers of a cotton producing State to request the issuance of an order under section 2103 of this title, and to participate in the making of nominations under section 2106(b) of this title shall be certified by the Secretary and shall be based in addition to other available information upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following:

(a)Geographic territory within the State covered by the organization’s active membership;

(b)Nature and size of the organization’s active membership in the State, proportion of total of such active membership accounted for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing counties in such State in which the organization has members, the volume of cotton produced in each such county, the number of cotton producers in each such county, and the size of the organization’s active cotton producer membership in each such county;

(c)The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such organization is represented in setting the organization’s policies;

(d)Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;

(e)Sources from which the organization’s operating funds are derived;

(f)Functions of the organization; and

(g)The organization’s ability and willingness to further the aims and objectives of this chapter:

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2113

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73