Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§57a Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COTTON STANDARDS › § 57a
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture can make agreements with cotton associations, exchanges, and other cotton groups in other countries to create shared rules for classifying cotton, settle disputes about those rules, and prepare, share, inspect, and protect the forms used under those agreements.
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Title 7, §57a
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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to effectuate agreements with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton organizations in foreign countries, for (1) the adoption, use, and observance of universal standards of cotton classification, (2) the arbitration or settlement of disputes with respect thereto, and (3) the preparation, distribution, inspection, and protection of the practical forms or copies thereof under such agreements.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as subsec. (b) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, by act Sept. 21, 1944, § 401(b). Subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to section 56 and 57 of this title.
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7 U.S.C. § 57a
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73