104 STAT. 3884 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (3) ISSUANCE OF ORDER. — After notice and opportunity for public comment are given as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue an order, taking into consideration the comments received and including in the order provisions necessary to ensure that the order is in conformity with the requirements under this subtitle. Such order shall be issued and become effective not later than 180 days following publication of the proposed order. (c) AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary, from time to time, may amend any order issued under this section. The provisions of this subtitle applicable to orders shall be applicable to amendments to orders. 7 USC 6304. SEC. 1969. REQUIRED TERMS IN ORDERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any order issued under this subtitle shall contain the terms and conditions specified in this section. (b) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The order shall provide for the establishment of, and appointment of members to, a United Soybean Board to administer the order. Members of the Board shall be soybean producers appointed by the Secretary, on a geographic basis, from State or combined units, as provided in this subsection. The cumulative number of seats on the Board shall be the total number of seats to which all the units are entitled. (2) SEATS.—The Secretary shall establish State units and combined units and seats on the Board for such units, as follows: (A) STATE UNITS.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each State shall be considered as a unit. (B) COMBINED UNITS. —A State in which average annual soybean production is less than 3,000,000 bushels shall be grouped with other States into a combined unit. To the extent practicable, each State with average annual soybean production of less than 3,000,000 bushels shall be grouped with other States with average annual soybean production of less than 3,000,000 bushels into a combined unit, in a manner prescribed in the order, and each combined unit shall consist of geographically contiguous States. To the extent practicable, each combined unit shall have an average annual production of soybeans of at least 3,000,000 bushels. (C) NUMBER OF SEATS PER UNIT. —Subject to subparagraph (F), each unit, as established under subparagraph (A) or (B)- (i) if its average annual soybean production is less than 15,000,000 bushels, shall be entitled to one seat on the Board; (ii) if its average annual soybean production is 15,000,000 bushels or more but less than 70,000,000 bushels, shall be entitled to 2 seats on the Board; (iii) if its average annual soybean production is 70,000,000 bushels or more but less than 200,000,000 bushels, shall be entitled to 3 seats on the Board; and (iv) if its average annual soybean production is 200,000,000 bushels or more, shall be entitled to 4 seats on the Board. (D) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE ANNUAL SOYBEAN PRODUCTION. — For purposes of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),
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