Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§2109 Provisions Applicable to Amendments
Title 7 › CHAPTER 53 — COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › § 2109
Summary
Most rules that apply to orders also apply to changes to those orders. The Secretary can only make a change effective if cotton producers and importers approve it as required by section 2107(b) or (c), or, for other changes, if a majority of affected producers and importers vote yes in a referendum. If a change is rejected, the original order still stays in effect.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2109
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(a)Provisions applicable to amendments to orders
Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this chapter applicable to orders shall be applicable to amendments to orders.
(b)Approval of amendments by cotton producers and importers
No amendment to an order issued under this chapter shall be effective unless the Secretary determines that—
(1)with respect to an amendment referred to in subsection (b) or (c) of section 2107 of this title, the amendment is approved by producers and importers of cotton as provided in such section; or
(2)with respect to any other amendment, that the amendment is approved by a majority of cotton producers and importers subject to the order voting in the referendum.
(c)Disapproval of any amendment to order not deemed to invalidate such order
The disapproval of any amendment to an order issued under this chapter shall not be deemed to invalidate such order.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “subsection (b) or (c) of section 2107” for “section 2107(b) or 2107(c)”. 1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The provisions of this chapter applicable to orders shall be applicable to
Amendments
to orders.”
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7 U.S.C. § 2109
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110