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 104 STAT. 3848 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 or projects for the promotion of pecans and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes, except that— (1) any such program or project shall be directed toward increasing the general demand for pecans; and (2) such promotional activities shall comply with other restrictions on the use of funds that are established under this subtitle. (e) RESEARCH AND INFORMATION.—The plan may provide for establishing and carrying on research, consumer information, and industry information projects and studies to the end that the marketing and utilization of pecans may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or made more efficient, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes. (f) RESERVE FUNDS. — The plan may provide authority to accumulate reserve funds from assessments collected pursuant to this subtitle, to permit an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, consumer information, industry information and promotion in years when the production and assessment income may be reduced, except that the total reserve fund may not exceed the amount budgeted for the operation of the plan for 2 years. (g) FOREIGN MARKETS.— The plan may provide authority to use funds collected under this subtitle, with the approval of the Secretary, for the development and expansion of pecan sales in foreign markets. 7 USC 6007. SEC. 1912. ASSESSMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —During the effective period of a plan issued pursuant to this subtitle, assessments shall be— (1) levied on sill pecans produced in, and sill pecans imported into, the United States and marketed; and (2) deducted from the payment made to a grower for all pecans sold to a first handler. (b) LIMITATION ON ASSESSMENTS.— No more than one assessment may be assessed under subsection (a) on a grower (as remitted by a first handler), grower-sheller, or importer, for any lot of pecans handled or imported. (c) REMITTING ASSESSMENTS. — (1) IN GENERAL.—Assessments required under subsection (a) shall be remitted to the Board by— (A) a first handler; and (B) an importer. (2) TIMES TO REMIT ASSESSMENT. — (A) FIRST HANDLERS. —Each first handler who is not a grower-sheller and who is required to remit an assessment under paragraph (1) shall remit such assessment to the Board no later than the last day of the month following the month that the pecans being assessed were purchased or marketed by such first handler. (B) GROWER-SHELLERS. — Each first handler who is a grower-sheller and who is required to remit an assessment under paragraph (1) shall remit such assessment to the Board, to the extent practicable, in payments of one-third of the total annual amount of such assessment due to the Board on January 31, March 31, and May 10, or such dates as may be recommended by the Board and approved by the Secretary, during the fiscal year that the pecans being assessed were harvested.

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