The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized to engage in technical and scientific research in American-grown cotton and its byproducts and their present and potential uses, including new and additional commercial and scientific uses for cotton and its byproducts, and to diffuse such information among the people of the United States; and the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce or their duly authorized representatives may cooperate with any department or agency of the Government, any State, Territory, District, or possession or department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, or any person in carrying out the purposes of this section in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
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CHAPTER 53— COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
§ 2101. Congressional declaration of policy
§ 2102. Orders of Secretary to cotton handlers
§ 2103. Notice and hearing upon proposed orders
§ 2104. Finding and issuance of orders
§ 2105. Permissive terms and conditions in orders
§ 2106. Required terms and conditions in orders
§ 2108. Suspension and termination of orders
§ 2109. Provisions applicable to amendments
§ 2110. Refund of producer assessments
§ 2111. Administrative review of orders; petition; hearing; judicial review
§ 2112. Enforcement of orders; penalty for willful violation
§ 2113. Certification of cotton producer organizations
§ 2115. Investigations by Secretary; subpenas; oaths and affirmations; judicial aid
§ 2118. Authorization of appropriations
§ 2120. Cotton; investigation of new uses; cooperation with State and other agencies
§ 2122. Authorization of appropriations for cotton ginning studies