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 PUBLIC LAW 106-224-^JUNE 20, 2000 114 STAT. 453 until expended for the preclearance activities without fiscal year limitation. (c) PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES.— (1) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may pay employees of the Department of Agriculture performing services relating to imports into and exports from the United States, for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by them, at rates of pay established by the Secret£uy. (2) REIMBURSEMENT OF THE SECRETARY. — (A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may require persons for whom the services are performed to reimburse the Secretary for any sums of money paid by the Secretary for the services. (B) USE OF FUNDS.— All funds collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation. (d) LATE PAYMENT PENALTIES. — (1) COLLECTION.—Upon failure to reimburse the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary may assess a late payment penalty, and the overdue funds shall accrue interest, as required by section 3717 of title 31, United States Code. (2) USE OF FUNDS. — Any late payment peneJty and any accrued interest shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation. SEC. 434. REGULATIONS AND ORDERS. 7 USC 7754. The Secretary may issue such regulations and orders as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this title. SEC. 435. PROTECTION FOR MAIL HANDLERS. 7 USC 7755. This title shall not apply to any employee of the United States in the performance of the duties of the employee in handling the mail. SEC. 436. PREEMPTION. 7 USC 7756. (a) REGULATION OF FOREIGN COMMERCE.—No State or political subdivision of a State may regulate in foreign commerce any article, means of conveyance, plant, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, or plant product in order— (1) to control a plant pest or noxious weed; (2) to eradicate a plant pest or noxious weed; or (3) prevent the introduction or dissemination of a biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed. (b) REGULATION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE.— (1) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in paragraph (2), no State or political subdivision of a State may regulate the movement in interstate commerce of any article, means of convey- ance, plant, biological control organism, plant pest, noxious weed, or plant product in order to control a plant pest or noxious weed, eradicate a plant pest or noxious weed, or prevent the introduction or dissemination of a biological control organism, plant pest, or noxious weed, if the Secretary has issued a regulation or order to prevent the dissemination of the biological control organism, plemt pest, or noxious weed within the United States.

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