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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 2113. Certification of cotton producer organizations
The eligibility of each cotton producer organization to represent
cotton producers of a cotton producing State to request the
issuance of an order under section 2103 of this title, and to
participate in the making of nominations under section 2106(b) of
this title shall be certified by the Secretary and shall be based
in addition to other available information upon a factual report
submitted by the organization which shall contain information
deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of
such determination, including the following:
(a) Geographic territory within the State covered by the
organization's active membership;
(b) Nature and size of the organization's active membership in
the State, proportion of total of such active membership
accounted for by farmers, a map showing the cotton-producing
counties in such State in which the organization has members, the
volume of cotton produced in each such county, the number of
cotton producers in each such county, and the size of the
organization's active cotton producer membership in each such
county;
(c) The extent to which the cotton producer membership of such
organization is represented in setting the organization's
policies;
(d) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;
(e) Sources from which the organization's operating funds are
derived;
(f) Functions of the organization; and
(g) The organization's ability and willingness to further the
aims and objectives of this chapter:
Provided, however, That the primary consideration in determining
the eligibility of an organization shall be whether its cotton
farmer membership consists of a sufficiently large number of the
cotton producers who produce a relatively significant volume of
cotton to reasonably warrant its participation in the nomination of
members for the Cotton Board. The Secretary shall certify any
cotton producer organization which he finds to be eligible under
this section, and his determination as to eligibility shall be
final.
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