It is the commodity checkoff organization for the American cotton industry.
The board administers Cotton Incorporated, its research and marketing entity, which is responsible for the longstanding "The Fabric of Our Lives" campaign.
[1] The board is a quasi-public entity established in 7 USC 53[2] and 7 CFR 1205.
[3] It is funded through assessments on US cotton producers and importers, including importers of most cotton-derived goods; the assessment is waived if the imported goods were made from previously-exported US cotton.
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