Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/400

 95 STAT. 374

Appropriation authorization.

Ante, p. 373.

Meetings. 7 USC 61a.

7 USC 51,

471 note. 7 USC 241.

Effective date. 7 USC 61a note. Fees and charges.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 exceed $12,000,000 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $12,400,000 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $13,000,000 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984. All samples of cotton submitted for classification under this section shall become the property of the United States, and shall be sold: Provided, That such cotton samples shall not be suWect to the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). Fees collected under this section and under section 3d of this Act and proceeds from sales of samples shall be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the cost and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing classification services under this section. The Secretary may deposit such funds in an interest bearing account with a financial institution. If any interest is earned on this account, such interest so earned shall be credited to the account for use by the Secretary in providing such services. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section to the extent that financing is not available from fees and the proceeds from the sale of samples.". (c) Subsection (f)(1)(G) of the United States Cotton Futures Act (7 U.S.C. 15b(f)(l)(G)) is amended by striking out "in such regulations." and inserting in lieu thereof "in such regulations and shall be credited to the account referred to in section 5 of the United States Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 55). The Secretary may provide by regulation conditions under which cotton samples submitted or used in the performance of services authorized by this act shall become the property of the United States and may be sold and the proceeds credited to the foregoing account: Provided, That such cotton samples shall not be subject to the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).". (d) The Secretary of Agriculture shall hold annual meetings with representatives of the cotton industry to review (1) activities and operations under the Cotton Standards Act, and the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, (2) activities and operations relating to cotton under the United States Warehouse Act, and (3) the effect of such activities and operations on prices received by producers and sales to domestic and foreign users, for the purpose of improving procedures for financing and administering such activities and operations for the benefit of the industry and the Government. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that the universal cotton standards system and the licensing and inspection procedures for cotton warehouses are preserved and that the Government cotton classification system continues to operate so that the United States cotton crop is provided an official quality description. (e) The provisions of this section shall become effective October 1, 1981. TOBACCO INSPECTION AND RELATED SERVICES

SEC. 157. (a) The Tobacco Inspection Act is amended by— (1) in section 5 (7 U.S.C. 51 Id), striking out the last two sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Secretary shall by regulation fix and collect fees and charges for inspection and certification, the establishment of standards, and other services under this section at designated auction markets. The fees and charges authorized by this section shall, as nearly as practicable, cover the costs of the services, including the administrative and supervisory costs customarily included by the

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