In this part:
(1) Agricultural commodity
The term agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity (including livestock) in its raw or natural state.
(2) Agricultural commodity producer The term agricultural commodity producer has the same meaning as the term person as prescribed by regulations promulgated under section
1308 (e) of title
7 (before the amendment made by section 1703(a)1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008).
(3) Contributed importantly
(A) In general
The term contributed importantly means a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other cause.
(B) Determination of contributed importantly
The determination of whether imports of articles like or directly competitive with an agricultural commodity with respect to which a petition under this part was filed contributed importantly to a decline in the price of the agricultural commodity shall be made by the Secretary.
(4) Duly authorized representative
The term duly authorized representative means an association of agricultural commodity producers.
(5) National average price
The term national average price means the national average price paid to an agricultural commodity producer for an agricultural commodity in a marketing year as determined by the Secretary.
(6) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
