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 102 STAT. 2586

PUBLIC LAW 100-518—OCT. 24, 1988 "LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS

7 USC 79d.

"SEC. 7 D. The total administrative and supervisory costs which may be incurred under this Act for inspection and weighing (excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring activities) for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 1993 shall not exceed 40 per centum of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Service for such year."; (4) by amending section 19 (7 U.S.C. 87h) to read as follows: "APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 19. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for standardization and compliance activities, monitoring in foreign ports grain officially inspected and weighed under this Act, and any other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1993, to the extent that financing is not obtained from fees and sales of samples as provided for in sections 7, 7A, and 17A of this Act."; and (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "ADVISORY COMMITTEE

7 USC 87J.

"SEC. 21. (a)(1) Not later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice to the Administrator with respect to implementation of this Act consistent with the declarations of policy in section 2 of this Act. The advisory committee shall consist of fifteen members, appointed by the Secretary, who represent the interests of all segments of the grain producing, processing, storing, merchandising, consuming, and exporting industries, including grain inspection and weighing agencies and scientists with expertise in research related to the policies established in section 2 of this Act. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed to three-year terms, except that of the initial fifteen members of the advisory committee first appointed following the enactment of this section, five shall be appointed for terms of one year and five shall be appointed for terms of two years. No member of the advisory committee may serve successive terms. "(2) To ensure a smooth transition, the advisory committee established under section 20 (as in effect prior to October 1, 1988) shall continue in existence until all members of the advisory committee established under this section are appointed; and the Secretary may appoint members of the advisory committee established under section 20 to serve on the advisory committee established under this section, without regard to the time of service of such members on the advisory committee established under section 20. "(b) The advisory committee shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). "(c) The Administrator shall provide the advisory committee with necessary clerical assistance and staff personnel. "(d) Members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that members shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services under this Act, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of

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