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§1371 General Adjustment of Quotas

Title 7 › CHAPTER 35 — AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 › SUBCHAPTER II — LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES › Part C — Administrative Provisions › subpart ii — adjustment of quotas and enforcement › § 1371

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must start an immediate investigation if he believes that farm quotas for cotton or rice will leave less of the crop available without quota limits than the normal supply for that marketing year. People who are interested must be given notice and a chance to be heard. If the Secretary finds this is true, he must announce it and say what quota increases or endings are needed to restore the normal supply. If a national emergency or a big rise in export demand means a national quota or acreage allotment for cotton or rice should be raised or ended, the Secretary must also investigate right away. If the change is needed, he must announce it and the national quota or allotment will be increased or ended. When a national quota or allotment is increased, each farm quota or allotment is raised by the same proportion.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1371

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(a)Investigation and adjustment to maintain normal supply
If at any time the Secretary has reason to believe that in the case of cotton, or rice the operation of farm marketing quotas in effect will cause the amount of such commodity which is free of marketing restrictions to be less than the normal supply for the marketing year for the commodity then current, he shall cause an immediate investigation to be made with respect thereto. In the course of such investigation due notice and opportunity for hearing shall be given to interested persons. If upon the basis of such investigation the Secretary finds the existence of such fact, he shall proclaim the same forthwith. He shall also in such proclamation specify such increase in, or termination of, existing quotas as he finds, on the basis of such investigation, is necessary to make the amount of such commodity which is free of marketing restrictions equal the normal supply.
(b)Adjustment because of emergency or export demand (c) Increase of farm quota on increase of national quota
If the Secretary has reason to believe that, because of a national emergency or because of a material increase in export demand, any national marketing quota or acreage allotment for cotton,1 or rice should be increased or terminated, he shall cause an immediate investigation to be made to determine whether the increase or termination is necessary to meet such emergency or increase in export demand. If, on the basis of such investigation, the Secretary finds that such increase or termination is necessary, he shall immediately proclaim such finding (and if he finds an increase is necessary, the amount of the increase found by him to be necessary) and thereupon such quota or allotment shall be increased, or shall terminate, as the case may be.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–357, § 611(i)(1), substituted “or rice” for “rice, or tobacco” in first sentence. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–357, § 611(i)(2), which directed amendment of first sentence of subsec. (b) by substituting “or rice” for “rice, or tobacco”, was executed by making the substitution for “rice,, or tobacco”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1309(h)(2)(A), struck out “peanuts,” before “or tobacco” in first sentence. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1309(h)(2)(B), struck out “peanuts” before “or tobacco” in first sentence. 1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–703, § 321(1), struck out “corn, wheat,” before “cotton”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–703, § 321(2), struck out “any national acreage allotment for corn, or” after “export demand,”, “wheat,” before “cotton” and “in order to effect the declared policy of this chapter or” before “to meet such emergency”. 1954—Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 28, 1954, § 312(a), inserted proviso relating to national acreage allotment for corn, and struck out corn from national marketing quota provision. Subsec. (c). Act Aug. 28, 1954, § 312(b), inserted “or acreage allotment” after “marketing quota” wherever appearing. Subsec. (d). Act Aug. 28, 1954, § 312(c), repealed subsec. (d) which related to the adjustment of corn storage

Regulations

on change in marketing quotas. 1941—Subsecs. (a), (b). Act Apr. 3, 1941, inserted “peanuts,” after “rice,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2004 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108–357 applicable to the 2005 and subsequent crops of tobacco, see section 643 of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 518 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1962 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 87–703 effective only with respect to programs applicable to the crops planted for harvest in the calendar year 1964 or any subsequent year and the marketing years beginning in the calendar year 1964, or any subsequent year, see section 323 of Pub. L. 87–703, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Savings Provision

Amendment by sections 611 to 614 of Pub. L. 108–357 not to affect the liability of any person under any provision of law so amended with respect to the 2004 or an earlier crop of tobacco, see section 614 of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as a note under section 515 of this title. Inapplicability to 1991 Through 1995 Crops of Peanuts Pub. L. 101–624, title VIII, § 801(5), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3459, provided that this section is inapplicable to 1991 through 1995 crops of peanuts. Inapplicability to 1986 Through 1990 Crops of Peanuts Pub. L. 99–198, title VII, § 701(5), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1430, provided that this section is inapplicable to 1986 through 1990 crops of peanuts. Inapplicability to 1982 Through 1985 Crops of Peanuts Pub. L. 97–98, title VII, § 701(5), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1248, provided that this section is inapplicable to 1982 through 1985 crops of peanuts.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1371

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110