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 105 STAT. 1904 PUBLIC LAW 102-237—DEC. 13, 1991 (1) IN GENERAL,—Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, shall conduct— (A) a study to develop criteria for, and evaluate, present and future inspection exemptions for meat food products and poultry products under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), respectively, which shall , r examine the potential effect on consumers, on the affected industries, on public health and food safety, on the role of the Department of Agriculture, and the scientific basis for the exemptions; and (B) a study of the appropriateness of granting an exemption from the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act, as appropriate, for wholesale meat outlets selling to hotels, restaurants, or other similar institutional users provided that the processing of meat by the outlets is limited to cutting, slicing, grinding, or repackaging into smaller quantities. (2) RESULTS. —On completion of each study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the results of the study to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. SEC. 1017. FEES FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION. Section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1327. FEES. "(a) IN GENERAL.— At the time that an application for accreditation is received by the Secretary and annually thereafter, a laboratory seeking accreditation by the Secretary under the authority of this subtitle, the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) shall pay to the Secretary a nonrefundable accreditation fee. All fees collected by the Secretary shall be credited to the account from which the expenses of the laboratory accreditation program are paid and, subject to subsection (e), shall be available immediately and remain available until expended to pay the expenses of the laboratory accreditation program. "(b) AMOUNT OF FEE.— The fee required under this section shall be established by the Secretary in an amount that will offset the cost of the laboratory accreditation programs administered by the Secretary under the statutory authorities set forth in subsection (a). "(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.— Each laboratory that is accredited under a statutory authority set forth in subsection (a) or that has applied for accreditation under such authority shall reimburse the Secretary for reasonable travel and other expenses necessary to perform onsite inspections of the laboratory. "(d) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES. —The Secretary may, on an annual basis, adjust the fees imposed under this section as necessary to support the full costs of the laboratory accreditation programs carried out under the statutory authorities set forth in subsection (a).

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