Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/260

 99 STAT. 1370

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

board deems necessary and define the duties and determine the compensation of each; "(3) specify the duties of the board, including the duties to— "(A) develop, and submit to the Secretary for approval before implementation, any research plan or project to be carried out under this subtitle; "(B) submit to the Secretary for approval, budgets, on a fiscal year basis, of the board's anticipated expenses and disbursements in the administration of the order, including > projected costs of carrying out dairy products research plans and projects; Report. t "(C) prepare and make public, at least annually, a report of the board's activities and an accounting for funds received and expended by the board; Records. "(D) maintain such books and records (which shall be available to the Secretary for inspection and audit) as the 1 Secretary may prescribe; Reports. "(E) prepare and submit to the Secretary, from time to time, such reports as the Secretary may prescribe; and "(F) account for the receipt and disbursement of all funds entrusted to the board; "(4) prohibit any monies received under this subtitle by the • board to be used in any manner for the purpose of influencing governmental policy or actions, except as provided in paragraph (2)(F); and Records. "(5) require that each person receiving tnilk from producers Reports. for commercial use and any person marketing milk of that person's own production directly to consumers maintain and make available for inspection by the Secretary such books and records as may be required by the order and file with the Secretary reports at the time, in the manner, and having the content prescribed by the order. "(b) Any agreement made under subsection (a)(2)(G) shall provide that— "(1) the person with whom such agreement is made shall develop and submit to the board a research plan or project together with a budget that shows estimated costs to be incurred to carry out such plan or project; "(2) such plan or project shall become effective on the apEffective date. proval of the Secretary; and "(3) such person shall keep accurate records of all of its Records. Reports. transactions, account for funds received and expended, make periodic reports to the board of activities conducted to carry out such plan or project, and submit such other reports as the Secretary or the board may require. Records. "(c)(1) Information, books, and records made available to, and Reports. reports filed with, the Secretary under subsection (a)(6) shall be kept confidential by all officers and employees of the Department, except that such information, books, records, and reports as the Secretary deems relevant may be disclosed by such officers and employees in any suit or administrative proceeding that is brought at the request of the Secretary or to which the Secretary or any officer of the United States is a party, and that involves the order issued under Ante, p. 1369. section 132(b). Prohibition. "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to prohibit— Records. "(A) the issuance of general statements, based on such Reports. information, books, records, and reports, of the number of per-

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