Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§7938 Special Competitive Provisions for Extra Long Staple Cotton

Title 7 › CHAPTER 106 — COMMODITY PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II — MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS › § 7938

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run a program from May 13, 2002, through July 31, 2008, to keep U.S. extra long staple cotton in use at home, grow exports, and keep it competitive in world markets. Payments happen only when, for four straight weeks, the cheapest competing extra long staple cotton (after adjusting for U.S. quality, location, and other factors) is lower than the U.S. price and is less than 134 percent of the loan rate for this cotton. Farmers’ buyers and exporters who sign up with the Commodity Credit Corporation can get payments. The amount equals the price gap in the fourth week times documented purchases or export sales made in the week after that four-week period. Recipients can choose cash or marketing certificates.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7938

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(a)Competitiveness program

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on May 13, 2002, through July 31, 2008, the Secretary shall carry out a program—

(1)to maintain and expand the domestic use of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States;

(2)to increase exports of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States; and

(3)to ensure that extra long staple cotton produced in the United States remains competitive in world markets.

(b)Payments under program; trigger

Under the program, the Secretary shall make payments available under this section whenever—

(1)for a consecutive 4-week period, the world market price for the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the Secretary, is below the prevailing United States price for a competing growth of extra long staple cotton; and

(2)the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the Secretary, is less than 134 percent of the loan rate for extra long staple cotton.

(c)Eligible recipients

The Secretary shall make payments available under this section to domestic users of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States and exporters of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States that enter into an agreement with the Commodity Credit Corporation to participate in the program under this section.

(d)Payment amount

Payments under this section shall be based on the amount of the difference in the prices referred to in subsection (b)(1) during the fourth week of the consecutive 4-week period multiplied by the amount of documented purchases by domestic users and sales for export by exporters made in the week following such a consecutive 4-week period.

(e)Form of payment

Payments under this section shall be made through the issuance of cash or marketing certificates, at the option of eligible recipients of the payments.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7938

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110