DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 1997. DEFINITIONS. Section 17 of the Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2116) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting “(1)” after “means”; and (B) by striking “its seed.” and inserting the following: “its seed and (2) imports of upland cotton including the upland cotton content of the products derived from upland cotton (other than industrial products as defined by the Secretary). The term ‘cotton’ shall not, however, include any entry of imported cotton by an importer that has a value or weight less than any de minimis figure as established in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. Any de minimis figure as established under this paragraph shall be such as to minimize the burden in administering the assessment provision but still provide for the maximum participation of imports of cotton in the assessment provisions of this Act.”; (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after “cottonseed” the following: “or, for the purposes of sections 3, 6(c), and 13, any person who imports cotton, including de minimis amounts of cotton described in subsection (c),”; and (3) by adding at the end a new subsection to read as follows: “(h) (1) The term ‘importer’ means any person who enters, or withdraws from warehouse, cotton for consumption in the customs territory of the United States. “(2) The term ‘import’ means any such entry.”.