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[CITE: 7USC6414]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
           CHAPTER 93--PROCESSOR-FUNDED MILK PROMOTION PROGRAM
 
Sec. 6414. Suspension or termination of orders


(a) Termination of order

    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.

(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 chapter, 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 fluid milk 
    processors voting in the preceding referendum.

                    (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 fluid milk processors voting in the 
        referendum;

    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 6413 of this title shall 
    apply to a referendum conducted under this subsection.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XIX, Sec. 1999O, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3925; 
(As amended Pub. L. 104-127, title I, Sec. 146(d)(2), (e), Apr. 4, 1996, 
110 Stat. 919.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 146(e), substituted 
``2002'' for ``1996'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 146(d)(2)(A), substituted 
``fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum'' for ``all 
processors''.
    Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 146(d)(2)(B), substituted 
``fluid milk processors voting in the referendum;'' for ``all 
processors;''.
