7 USC § 2903 - Issuance of orders

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2903"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2903 - Issuance of orders"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2903"
section_name: "Issuance of orders"
chapter_number: 62
chapter_name: "BEEF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–294, § 4, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1601(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1599.)"
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# § 2903. Issuance of orders

**(a)** During the period beginning on January 1, 1986, and ending thirty days after receipt of a proposal for a beef promotion and research order, the Secretary shall publish such proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on such proposed order. Such proposal may be submitted by any organization meeting the requirements for certification under section 2905 of this title or any interested person, including the Secretary.

**(b)** After notice and opportunity for public comment are given, as provided for in subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue a beef promotion and research order. The order shall become effective not later than one hundred and twenty days following publication of the proposed order.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–294, § 4, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1601(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1599.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1985— amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to issuance of orders for provisions relating to orders of Secretary to producers and slaughterers.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .