Public Law 114–36: To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.Public Law36Public Law 114–36129 Stat. 4352015-07-202015-07-20United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02114publicPUBLIC LAW 114–36—JULY 20, 2015129 STAT. 435Public Law114–36114th CongressAn ActTo amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.
July 20, 2015
[H.R. 2620]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. EXCLUDING CERTAIN COTTON FUTURES CONTRACTS FROM COVERAGE UNDER UNITED STATES COTTON FUTURES ACT.(a) In General.—Subsection (c)(1) of the United States Cotton Futures Act (7 U.S.C. 15B(c)(1)) is amended—(1) by striking “except that any cotton futures contract” and inserting the following: “except that—“(A) any cotton futures contract”;(2) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(B) any cotton futures contract that permits tender of cotton grown outside of the United States is excluded from the coverage of this paragraph and section to the extent that the cotton grown outside of the United States is tendered for delivery under the cotton futures contract.”.(b)
7 USC 15b note.
Application.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to cotton futures contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.ApprovedJuly 20, 2015.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2620:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–174 (Comm. on Agriculture).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):