authority to issue a plan

authority to issue a plan Sec. 304. To effectuate the declared policy of this title, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this title, issue and from time to time amend, orders applicable to persons engaged in the handling of potatoes (hereinafter referred to as handlers) and shall have authority to issue orders authorizing the collection of assessments on potatoes handled under the provisions of this title, and to authorize the use. of such funds to provide research, development, advertising, and promotion of potatoes in a manner prescribed in this title. Any order issued by the Secretary under this title shall hereinafter in this title be referred to as a “plan”. Any such plan shall be applicable to potatoes produced in the forty-eight contiguous States of the United States.