§2623 Referendum

1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1944(1), inserted at end “When the issuance of a plan would subject importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, the Secretary also shall conduct the referendum among importers, who during a representative period determined by the Secretary have been engaged in the importation of potatoes, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of such plan is approved or favored by such importers.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1944(2), substituted “a majority of the producers voting in such referendum or a majority of the producers and importers when the issuance of a plan would subject importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, voting in such referendum” for “two-thirds of the producers voting in such referendum, or by the producers of not less than two-thirds of the potatoes produced during the representative period by producers voting in such referendum, and by not less than a majority of the producers voting in such referendum”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1944(3), inserted “and importers” after “producers”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1944(4), inserted “, or any importer or the volume of potatoes imported by such importer,” after “potatoes”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–244 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a), (b) and (d), in subsec. (a), as so redesignated, inserted commas after “referendum among producers” and “production of potatoes”, struck out commas after “who” and “determined by the Secretary”, and substituted “by such producers” for “by producers”, in subsec. (b), as so redesignated, substituted “under this chapter” for “pursuant to this chapter”, and added subsec. (c).

of 1982 Referendum on

to Plan Pub. L. 98–171, § 2(b), Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1118, provided that: “The failure of potato producers in December 1982 to approve

to the plan issued under this title [probably means title III of Pub. L. 91–670 which is classified to this chapter] shall not be deemed to invalidate the plan.”