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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3909 CHAPTER 2—WOOL SEC. 1989. PROMOTION PROGRAM. Section 708 of the National Wool Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1787) is amended by striking "at least two-thirds" wherever it appears and inserting a majority" and by striking "two-thirds" wherever it appears and inserting "a majority". Subtitle G—Cotton Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990. This subtitle may be cited as the "Cotton Research and Promotion ^ USC 2101 note. Act Amendments of 1990". SEC. 1990. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 1991. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. Section 2 of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101) is amended by— (1) in the second sentence inserting "and also outside the United States" before the period; (2) in the third sentence by striking "in large part"; (3) striking the fourth and the sixth sentences of the first paragraph; (4) striking "The great inroads on the market and uses for United States" and inserting "The great inroads on the market and uses for"; and (5) in the third paragraph— (A) striking "harvested" and inserting "marketed"; and (B) inserting "and on imports of cotton" after "United States" the first time it appears. SEC. 1992. REQUIRED TERMS IN ORDER; COTTON IMPORTS. Section 7 of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2106) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2) by— (A) striking "handler" and inserting "person"; and (B) striking "producer"; (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by— (A) inserting "(1)" after "shall be composed of"; and (B) striking the colon and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting the following: ", and (2) when imports of cotton are subject to an order, an appropriate number of representatives, as determined by the Secretary, of importers of cotton on which assessments are paid under this Act. Such importer representatives shall be appointed by the Secretary after consultation with organizations representing importers, as determined by the Secretary. Each cotton-producing State shall be entitled to at least one representative on the Cotton Board."; (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: "(e)(1) Providing that— "(A) the producer or other person for whom the cotton is being handled shall pay to the handler of such cotton designated by the Cotton Board pursuant to regulations issued under the order; "(B) such handler shall collect from the producer or other person for whom the cotton, including cotton owned by the