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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 55. Fees and charges for cotton classing and related services; criteria; disposition of moneys and samples
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be collected such
fees and charges for licenses issued to classifiers of cotton under
section 53 of this title, for determinations made under section 54
of this title, and for the establishment of standards and sale of
copies of standards under sections 56, 57, and 57a of this title,
as will cover, as nearly as practicable, and after taking into
consideration net proceeds from any sale of samples, the costs
incident to providing services and standards under such sections,
including administrative and supervisory costs. The Secretary may
provide by regulation conditions under which cotton samples
submitted or used in the performance of services authorized by this
chapter shall become the property of the United States and may be
sold with 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.(!1)
Any fees or charges, late payment penalties, or proceeds from the
sales of samples collected under this subsection, and any interest
earned through the investment of such funds shall be credited to
the current appropriation account that incurs the costs of the
services provided under this chapter, and shall remain available
without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary
incident to providing services and standards under this chapter and
section 15b of this title. Such funds may be invested by the
Secretary in insured or fully collateralized, interest-bearing
accounts or, at the discretion of the Secretary, by the Secretary
of the Treasury in United States Government debt instruments.
(b) The price established by the Secretary of Agriculture under
the foregoing provisions of this section for practical forms
representing the official cotton standards of the United States
shall cover, as nearly as practicable, the estimated actual cost to
the Department of Agriculture for developing and preparing such
practical forms.
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