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PUBLIC LAW 89-502-JULY 13, 1966

projects, and that any such projects shall become effective upon approval by the Secretary. Any such contract or agreement shall also provide that the contracting organization shall keep accurate records of all its transactions and make an annual report to the Cotton Board of activities carried out and an accounting for funds received and expended, and such other reports as the Secretary may require. (h) Providing that no funds collected by the Cotton Board under the order shall in any manner be used for the purpose of influencing governmental policy or action, except as provided by subsection (a)(4) of this section. REQUIREMENT OF R E F E R E N D U M A N D COTTON PRODUCER APPROVAL

SEC, 8. The Secretary shall conduct a referendum among persons Avho, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production of cotton for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of an order is approved or favored by producers. No order issued pursuant to this Act shall be effective unless the Secretary determines that the issuance of such order is approved or favored by not less than two-thirds of the producers voting in such referendum, or by the producers of not less than two-thirds of the cotton produced during the representative period by producers voting in such referendum and by not less than a majority of the producers voting in such referendum. S U S P E N S I O N AND TERMINATION OF ORDERS

SEC. 9. (a) The Secretary shall, whenever he finds that any order issued under this Act, or any provision thereof, obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of this Act, terminate or suspend the operation of such order or such provision thereof. (b) The Secretary may conduct a referendum at any time, and shall hold a referendum on request of 10 per centum or more of the number of cotton producers voting in the referendum approving the order, to determine whether cotton producers favor the termination or suspension of the order, and he shall suspend or terminate such order at the end of the marketing year, as defined in the order, whenever he determines that suspension or termination of the order is approved or favored by a majority of the producers of cotton voting in such referendum who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production of cotton, and who produced more than 50 per centum of the volume of the cotton produced by the cotton producers voting in the referendum. (c) The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of this Act. PROVISIONS A P P L I C A B L E TO AMENDMENTS

SEC. 10. The provisions of this Act applicable to orders shall be applicable to amendments to orders. PRODUCER R E F U N D S

SEC. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any cotton producer against whose cotton any assessment is made and collected from him under the authority of this Act and who is not in favor of supporting the research and promotion program as provided for

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