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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 371

rowing authority available to the Corporation as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the Corporation. PART 2-COMMODITY INSPECTION FEES GRAIN INSPECTION AND WEIGHING

SEC. 155. Effective for the period October 1, 1981, through Septem- 7 USC 79 note. ber 30, 1984, inclusive, the United States Grain Standards Act is 7 USC 71. amended by— (1) amending section 7(j) (7 U.S.C. 79(j)) to read as follows: "(j)(l) The Administrator shall, under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, charge and collect reasonable inspection fees to cover the estimated cost to the Service incident to the performance of official inspection except when the official inspection is performed by a designated official agency or by a State under a delegation of authority. The fees authorized by this subsection shall, as nearly as practicable and after taking into consideration any proceeds from the sale of samples, cover the costs of the Service incident to its performance of official inspection services in the United States and on United States grain in Canadian ports, including administrative and supervisory costs related to such official inspection of grain. Such fees, and the proceeds from the sale of samples obtained for purposes of official inspection which become the property of the United States, shall be deposited into a fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of the Service incident to providing services under this Act. "(2) Each designated official agency and each State agency to which authority has been delegated under subsection (e) of this section shall pay to the Administrator fees in such amount as the Administrator determines fair and reasonable and as will cover the estimated costs incurred by the Service relating to supervision of official agency personnel and supervision by Service personnel of its field office personnel, except costs incurred under paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of this section and sections 9,10, and 14 of this Act. The fees shall be 7 USC 85, 86, payable after the services are performed at such times as specified by 87c. the Administrator and shall be deposited in the fund created in paragraph (1) of this subsection. Failure to pay the fee within thirty Overdue days after it is due shall result in automatic termination of the fee. delegation or designation, which sheill be reinstated upon payment, within such period as specified by the Administrator, of the fee currently due plus interest and any further expenses incurred by the Service because of such termination. The interest rate on overdue Interest fees shall be as prescribed by the Secretary, but not less than the rate. current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity, plus an additional charge of not to exceed 1 per centum per annum as determined by the Secretary and adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum."; (2) amending section 7A(1) (7 U.S.C. 79a(l)) to read as follows: "(IXD The Administrator shall, under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the estimated costs to the Service incident to the performance of the functions provided for under this section except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The fees authorized by this paragraph shall, as nearly as practicable, cover the costs of the service incident to performance of its functions related to weighing, including administrative and supervisory costs directly related

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