§ 4601. Findings and purposes

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1984

   Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act

   Pub. L. 98–590 § 2 · 98 Stat. 3115

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

   Pub. L. 98–590, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3115

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–590, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3115

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   Sec. 2. findings and declaration of policy The Congress finds that: 7 USC 4601. (1) Honey is produced by many individual producers in every State in the United States. (2) Honey and honey products move in large part in the channels of interstate and foreign commerce, and honey which does not move in such channels directly burdens or affects interstate commerce. (3) In recent years, large quantities of low-cost, imported honey have been brought into the United States, replacing domestic honey in the normal trade channels. (4) The maintenance and expansion of existing honey markets and the development of new or improved markets or uses are vital to the welfare of honey producers and those concerned with marketing, using, and processing honey, along with those engaged in general agricultural endeavors requiring bees for pollinating purposes. (5) The honey production industry within the United States is comprised mainly of small– and medium-sized businesses. (6) The development and implementation of coordinated programs of research, promotion, and consumer education necessary for the maintenance of markets and the development of new markets have been inadequate. (7) Without cooperative action in providing for and financing such programs, honey producers, honey handlers, wholesalers, and retailers are unable to implement programs of research, promotion, and consumer education necessary to maintain and improve markets for these products. (b) (1) It is, therefore, the purpose of this Act to authorize the Research and development. Marketing. establishment of an orderly procedure for the development and financing, through an adequate assessment, of an effective and coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer education designed to strengthen the position of the honey industry in the marketplace and maintain, develop, and expand markets for honey and honey products. (2) Nothing in this Act may be construed to dictate quality standards for honey, provide for control of its production, or otherwise limit the right of the individual honey producer to produce honey. This Act treats foreign producers equitably, and nothing in this Act may be construed as a trade barrier to honey produced in foreign countries.

2. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 605(a)(1) · 112 Stat. 523

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), added section catchline

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), struck out former section catchline

   3. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), designated introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (7) as subsec. (a)

   4. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), inserted heading

   5. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 4601

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), substituted “Congress makes the following findings” for “The Congress finds that” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(1), added section catchline and struck out former section catchline, designated introductory provisions and pars. (1) to (7) as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and substituted “Congress makes the following findings” for “The Congress finds that” in introductory provisions.

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   (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows through “The Congress finds that:” and inserting the following: “SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. “(a) Findings.— Congress makes the following findings:”;

3. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 605(a)(2)(A) · 112 Stat. 523

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 4601(a)(6); 7 U.S.C. § 4601(a)(7)

   Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(2)(A), substituted “consumer education, and industry information” for “and consumer education”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(2)(A), substituted “consumer education, and industry information” for “and consumer education”.

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   (A) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking “and consumer education” each place it appears and inserting “consumer education, and industry information”; and

4. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 605(a)(2)(B) · 112 Stat. 523

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4601(a)(8)(10)

   Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(2)(B), added pars. (8) to (10)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(8) to (10). Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(2)(B), added pars. (8) to (10).

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   (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: “(8) The ability to develop and maintain purity standards for honey and honey products is critical to maintaining the consumer confidence, safety, and trust that are essential components of any undertaking to maintain and develop markets for honey and honey products. “(9) Research directed at improving the cost effectiveness and efficiency of beekeeping, as well as developing better means of dealing with pest and disease problems, is essential to keeping honey and honey product prices competitive and facilitating market growth as well as maintaining the financial well-being of the honey industry. “(10) Research involving the quality, safety, and image of honey and honey products and how that quality, safety, and image may be affected during the extraction, processing, packaging, marketing, and other stages of the honey and honey product production and distribution process, is highly important to building and maintaining markets for honey and honey products.”; and

5. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 605(a)(3) · 112 Stat. 523

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4601(b); 7 U.S.C. § 4601(c)

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(3), added subsecs. (b) and (c)

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 4601(b); 7 U.S.C. § 4601(c)

      Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(3), struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 105–185, § 605(a)(3), added subsecs. (b) and (c) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows:

   “(b)(1) It is, therefore, the purpose of this chapter to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for the development and financing, through an adequate assessment, of an effective and coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer education designed to strengthen the position of the honey industry in the marketplace and maintain, develop, and expand markets for honey and honey products. “(2) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to dictate quality standards for honey, provide for control of its production, or otherwise limit the right of the individual honey producer to produce honey. This chapter treats foreign producers equitably, and nothing in this chapter may be construed as a trade barrier to honey produced in foreign countries.”

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   (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Purposes.— The purposes of this Act are— “(1) to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for the development and financing, through an adequate assessment, of an effective, continuous, and nationally coordinated program of promotion, research, consumer education, and industry information designed to— “(A) strengthen the position of the honey industry in the marketplace; “(B) maintain, develop, and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for honey and honey products; “(C) maintain and improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the honey industry; and “(D) sponsor research to develop better means of dealing with pest and disease problems; “(2) to maintain and expand the markets for all honey and honey products in a manner that— “(A) is not designed to maintain or expand any individual producer’s, importer’s, or handler’s share of the market; and “(B) does not compete with or replace individual advertising or promotion efforts designed to promote individual brand name or trade name honey or honey products; and “(3) to authorize and fund programs that result in government speech promoting government objectives. “(c) Administration.— Nothing in this Act— “(1) prohibits the sale of various grades of honey; “(2) provides for control of honey production; “(3) limits the right of the individual honey producer to produce honey; or “(4) creates a trade barrier to honey or honey products produced in a foreign country.”.

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