{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s4914","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4914.","heading":"Amendment procedure","text":"\u00a7\u202f4914.\nAmendment procedure\n(a)\nIn general\nBefore a plan issued by the Secretary under this chapter may be amended, the Secretary shall publish the proposed amendments for public comment and conduct a referendum in accordance with\nsection 4912 of this title\n(b)\nSeparate consideration of amendments\n(1)\nIn general\nThe amendments described in paragraph (2) that are required to be made by the Secretary to a plan as a result of the amendments made by the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 shall be subject to separate line item voting and approval in a referendum conducted pursuant to\nsection 4912 of this title\nDecember 14, 1993\n(2)\nAmendments\nThe amendments referred to in paragraph (1) are the amendments to a plan required under\u2014\n(A) section 7 of the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 relating to the elimination of the assessment refund; and\n(B) section 8 of such Act relating to subjecting importers to the terms and conditions of the plan.\n(3)\nImporters\nWhen conducting the referendum relating to subjecting importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, the Secretary shall include as eligible voters in the referendum producers, handlers, and importers who would be subject to the plan if the amendments to a plan were approved.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s4914.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4914."},{"t":"heading","text":"Amendment procedure"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Before a plan issued by the Secretary under this chapter may be amended, the Secretary shall publish the proposed amendments for public comment and conduct a referendum in accordance with ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4912 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t7/s4912","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Separate consideration of amendments"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The amendments described in paragraph (2) that are required to be made by the Secretary to a plan as a result of the amendments made by the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 shall be subject to separate line item voting and approval in a referendum conducted pursuant to ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4912 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t7/s4912","tail":" before the Secretary alters the plan as in effect on the day before "},{"t":"text","text":"December 14, 1993","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Amendments"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The amendments referred to in paragraph (1) are the amendments to a plan required under\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" section 7 of the Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993 relating to the elimination of the assessment refund; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" section 8 of such Act relating to subjecting importers to the terms and conditions of the plan.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s4914/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Importers"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"When conducting the referendum relating to subjecting importers to the terms and conditions of a plan, the Secretary shall include as eligible voters in the referendum producers, handlers, and importers who would be subject to the plan if the amendments to a plan were approved.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}