§ 6414. Suspension or termination of orders

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. 1990

   Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XIX § 1999O · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6414

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999O, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3925

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999O, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3925

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1999O. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF ORDERS. (a) Termination of Order.— Any order effective under this subtitle shall be terminated December 31, 1996. The Secretary shall— (1) terminate the collection of assessments under the order upon such date; and (2) terminate activities under the order in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after such date. (b) Suspension or Termination by Secretary.— The Secretary shall, whenever the Secretary finds that the order or any provision of the order obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of this subtitle, terminate or suspend the operation of the order or provision. (c) Other Referenda.— (1) In general.— The Secretary may conduct at any time a referendum of persons who, during a representative period as determined by the Secretary, have been fluid milk processors on whether to suspend or terminate the order, and shall hold such a referendum on request of the Board or any group of such processors that among them marketed during a representative period, as determined by the Secretary, 10 percent or more of the volume of fluid milk products marketed by all processors. (2) Suspension or termination.— If the Secretary determines that the suspension or termination is favored— (A) by at least 50 percent of fluid milk processors voting in the referendum; and (B) by fluid milk processors voting in the referendum that marketed during a representative period, as determined by the Secretary, 40 percent or more of the volume of fluid milk products marketed by all processors; the Secretary shall, within 6 months after making the determination, suspend or terminate, as appropriate, collection of assessments under the order, and suspend or terminate, as appropriate, activities under the order in an orderly manner as soon as practicable. (3) Costs; manner.— Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1999N shall apply to a referendum conducted under this subsection.

2. 1996

   Agricultural Market Transition Act

   Pub. L. 104–127 § 146(e) · 110 Stat. 888

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6414(a)

   Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(e), substituted “2002” for “1996” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(e), substituted “2002” for “1996” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) Duration.— Section 19990(a) of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6414(a)) is amended by striking “1996” and inserting “2002”.

3. 1996

   Agricultural Market Transition Act

   Pub. L. 104–127 § 146(d)(2)(A) · 110 Stat. 888

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6414(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(A), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum” for “all processors”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(A), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum” for “all processors”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “all processors” and inserting “fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum”; and

4. 1996

   Agricultural Market Transition Act

   Pub. L. 104–127 § 146(d)(2)(B) · 110 Stat. 888

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6414(c)(2)(B)

   Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(B), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the referendum;” for “all processors;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(B), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the referendum;” for “all processors;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “all processors” and inserting “fluid milk processors voting in the referendum”.

5. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 title I § 1506(c) · 116 Stat. 134

   1. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 6414

      Pub. L. 107–171 redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), respectively

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6414

      Pub. L. 107–171 struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “Any order effective under this chapter shall be terminated December 31, 2002. The Secretary shall—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–171 redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), respectively, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “Any order effective under this chapter shall be terminated December 31, 2002. The Secretary shall—

   “(1) terminate the collection of assessments under the order upon such date; and “(2) terminate activities under the order in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after such date.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Elimination of Order Termination Date.— Section 19990 of the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6414) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a); and (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision