7 USC Ch. 80: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 80-WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
CHAPTER 80-WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec.
4901.
Congressional findings and declaration of policy.
4902.
Definitions.
4903.
Issuance of plans.
4904.
Notice and hearings.
4905.
Regulations.
4906.
Required terms in plans.
(a)
Description of terms and provisions.
(b)
Establishment and powers of National Watermelon Promotion Board.
(c)
Membership of Board; representation of interests; appointment; nomination; eligibility of producers; importer representation.
(d)
Compensation and expenses of Board.
(e)
Budget on fiscal period basis.
(f)
Assessments; payments; notice.
(g)
Scope of expenditures; restrictions; assessments on per-unit basis; importers.
(h)
Refunds.
(i)
Submission of programs or projects; approval by Secretary.
(j)
Contract authority.
(k)
Recordkeeping; accounting and audit reports.
(l)
Certification.
4907.
Permissive terms in plans.
(a)
Description of terms and provisions; prohibition.
(b)
Exemptions.
(c)
Designation of different handler payment and reporting schedules for assessments.
(d)
Advertising and sales promotion programs or projects.
(e)
Marketing objectives of research and development projects and studies.
(f)
Reserve funds; limitation.
(g)
Foreign market sales.
(h)
Other terms and conditions.
4908.
Assessment procedures.
(a)
Persons responsible for remittance of assessments; recordkeeping; equal and unitary assessments.
(b)
Inspection of records.
(c)
Confidentiality of information; disclosure authority; general or violation statements; penalties; removal from office.
4909.
Petition and review.
4910.
Enforcement.
4911.
Investigation and power to subpoena.
4912.
Requirement of referendum.
4913.
Suspension or termination of plans.
4914.
Amendment procedure.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Separate consideration of amendments.
4915.
Separability.
4916.
Authorization of appropriations.