§2116 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business or group. "Cotton" covers all upland cotton grown in the United States, the cottonseed and products from it, and imports of upland cotton or products with upland cotton content (but not industrial products as the Secretary defines them). Very small imports below a threshold set by the Secretary are not counted. "Handler" means anyone who handles cotton or cottonseed, and for certain parts of the chapter (sections 2102, 2105(c), and 2112) it also includes people who import cotton, even de minimis amounts, as described in the rules. "United States" means the 50 States. A "cotton-producing State" is one that averaged 20,000 bales or more in 1960–1964 (states with less were combined so the group averaged 20,000 bales); it also includes combinations and, starting with the 2008 crop, Kansas, Virginia, and Florida. "Marketing" includes selling cotton or using it as collateral for a Commodity Credit Corporation loan. An "importer" is someone who enters or removes cotton from warehouse for use in the U.S.; an "import" is that entry.