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7 U.S.C. 51: Short titleText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 2-COTTON STANDARDS

§51. Short title

This chapter shall be known by the short title of “United States Cotton Standards Act.”

( Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 1 , 42 Stat. 1517 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 14, 42 Stat. 1520, provided:

“That this Act [enacting this chapter] shall become effective on and after August 1, 1923.”