---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 3403"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "3403"
heading: "Issuance of orders"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/3403"
units:
  - "Chapter 65 — Wheat and Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition Education"
---

# §3403. Issuance of orders

- (a) **Notice and hearing—** Whenever the [Secretary](/usc/7/3402.md?p=k) has reason to believe that the issuance of an order will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the [Secretary](/usc/7/3402.md?p=k) shall give due notice and opportunity for hearing upon a proposed order. Such hearing may be requested and proposal for an order submitted by an organization certified pursuant to [section 3413 of this title](/usc/7/3413.md), or by any interested [person](/usc/7/3402.md?p=l) affected by the provisions of this chapter, including the [Secretary](/usc/7/3402.md?p=k).
- (b) **Effectuation of Congressional policy—** After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in [subsection (a)](#a) of this section, the [Secretary](/usc/7/3402.md?p=k) shall issue an order if the [Secretary](/usc/7/3402.md?p=k) finds, and sets forth in such order, upon the evidence introduced at such hearing that the issuance of such order and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–113, title XVII, § 1704, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1033.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.