To effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, issue and from time to time amend, orders applicable to persons engaged in the harvesting, marketing, ginning, or other handling of cotton, hereinafter referred to as handlers. Such orders shall be applicable to all production or marketing areas, or both, in the United States.
7 U.S.C. § 2102
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- United States
- The term "United States" means the 50 States of the United States of America.
- marketing
- The term "marketing" includes the sale of cotton or the pledging of cotton to the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for a price support loan.