The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, referred to in subsec. (h), is title II of act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, 60 Stat. 1087, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 38 (§ 1621 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1621 of this title and Tables.

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

2008—Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10104(a)(1), substituted “3 regions” for “4 regions”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10104(a)(2), substituted “50,000,000 pounds” for “35,000,000 pounds”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(E). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10104(a)(3), added subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Subject to the nine-member limit on the number of members on the Council provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint an additional member to the Council from a region for each additional 50,000,000 pounds of production or imports per year, on average, within the region.”

Subsec. (c)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10104(b), added par. (6) and redesignated former pars. (6) to (8) as (7) to (9), respectively.

1991—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “governmental” for “government”.

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.