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 PUBLIC LAW 105-185^JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 585 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Existing Authorities SEC. 601. RETENTION AND USE OF FEES. (a) ORGANIC CERTIFICATION.— Section 2107 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6506) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— "(1) ACCOUNT. —Fees collected under subsection (a)(10) (including late payment penalties and interest earned from investment of the fees) shall be credited to the account that incurs the cost of the services provided under this title. "(2) USE. — The collected fees shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal-year limitation, to pay the expenses of the Secretary incurred in providing accreditation services under this title.". (b) NATIONAL ARBORETUM.— Section 6(b) of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196(b)), is amended by striking "Treasury" and inserting "Treasury. Amounts in the special fund shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, without further appropriation,". (c) PATENT CULTURE COLLECTION FEES.— 7 USC 764i. (1) RETENTION. — All funds collected by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture in connection with the acceptance of microorganisms for deposit in, or the distribution of microorganisms from, the Patent Culture Collection maintained and operated by the Agricultural Research Service shall be credited to the appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the Patent Culture Collection. (2) USE.— The collected ftinds shall be available to the Agricultural Research Service, without further appropriation or fiscal-year limitation, to carry out its responsibilities under law (including international treaties) with respect to the Patent Culture Collection. SEC. 602. OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY AND NEW USES. The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 219 (7 U.S.C. 6919) the following: "SEC. 220. OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY AND NEW USES. Establishment. "The Secretary shall establish for the Department, in the Office of the Secretary, an Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.". SEC. 603. KIWIFRUIT RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION PROGRAM. (a) AMENDMENTS TO ORDERS.— Section 554(c) of the National Kiwifiniit Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7463(c)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that an amendment to an order shall not require a referendum to become effective". (b) NATIONAL KIWIFRUIT BOARD.—Section 555 of the National Kiwifruit Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7464) is amended—

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