7 U.S.C. § 2108 : US Code - Section 2108: Suspension and termination of orders

Search 7 U.S.C. § 2108 : US Code - Section 2108: Suspension and termination of orders

(a) Discretionary suspension or termination by Secretary
The Secretary shall, whenever he finds that any order issued
under this chapter, or any provision thereof, obstructs or does not
tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, terminate
or suspend the operation of such order or such provision thereof.
(b) Suspension or termination resulting from referendum with cotton
producers and importers
The Secretary may conduct a referendum at any time, and shall
hold a referendum on request of a number of producers and importers
(if subject to the order) equivalent to at least 10 percent of
those persons voting in the most recent referendum, to determine
whether cotton producers and importers subject to the order favor
the termination or suspension of the order, except that in counting
such requests for a referendum, not more than 20 percent of such
requests may be from producers from any one State or importers of
cotton (if subject to the order). The Secretary shall suspend or
terminate the order at the end of the marketing year, as defined in
the order, whenever the Secretary determines suspension or
termination of the order is approved by a majority of producers and
importers (subject to the order) voting in the referendum who,
during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have
been engaged in the production and importation of cotton and who
produced and imported more than 50 percent of the volume of cotton
produced and imported by those voting in the referendum.
(c) Suspension or termination of any order not deemed order within
meaning of this chapter
The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision
thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of
this chapter.