2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 2 - Cotton Standards
Sec. 57a - Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 57a (2016)
Section Name §57a. Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards
Section Text

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to effectuate agreements with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton organizations in foreign countries, for (1) the adoption, use, and observance of universal standards of cotton classification, (2) the arbitration or settlement of disputes with respect thereto, and (3) the preparation, distribution, inspection, and protection of the practical forms or copies thereof under such agreements.

Source Credit

(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §6(b), as added Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title IV, §401(b), 58 Stat. 738.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as subsec. (b) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, by act Sept. 21, 1944, §401(b). Subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to sections 56 and 57 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 2 - COTTON STANDARDS
Sec. 57a - Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards
Contains section 57a
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 58 Stat. 738
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