§ 511e. Sampling and weighing; cost; disposition of moneys received; expenses; purpose

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1935

   Pub. L. 74–623 § 6 · 49 Stat. 731

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 511e

   Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, § 6, 49 Stat. 732

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, § 6, 49 Stat. 732

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. That the Secretary, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Government, State agencies, or persons, whether operating in one or more jurisdictions, is authorized to employ and/or license competent persons as samplers to take official samples of tobacco, or as weighers to weigh and certify the weight of tobacco, or as inspectors of tobacco to determine and certify, upon the request of the owner or other financially interested person, the type, grade, weight, condition, and/or such other facts as the Secretary may deem necessary. The Secretary is authorized to fix and collect such fees or charges Fees. in the administration of this section as he may deem reasonable, and the moneys collected, except as provided in this section, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Fees or charges collected under an agreement with a State, municipality, or person, or by an individual licensed to inspect or weigh or sample tobacco under this Act, may be disposed of in accordance with the terms of such agreement or license. Charges for expenses for travel and subsistence incurred Travel, etc, expenses. by inspectors or weighers or samplers employed by the Secretary when required to be paid by the applicant for service, may be credited to the appropriation, or any other funds authorized in this Act from which they were paid. This section is intended merely to provide for the furnishing of Section construed. services upon request of the owner or other person financially interested in tobacco to be sampled, inspected, or weighed and shall not be construed otherwise.

2. 1981

   Pub. L. 97–35 title I § 157(a)(2) · 95 Stat. 357

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 511e

   Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions requiring the Secretary to fix and collect fees and charges to cover cost of services, for provisions authorizing the Secretary to fix and collect fees and charges as he deems reasonable and provisions respecting fees or charges collected under an agreement with a State, etc

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions requiring the Secretary to fix and collect fees and charges to cover cost of services, for provisions authorizing the Secretary to fix and collect fees and charges as he deems reasonable and provisions respecting fees or charges collected under an agreement with a State, etc.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 6 (7 U.S.C. 511e), amending the first sentence of the second paragraph as follows: “The Secretary shall fix and collect such fees or charges in the administration of this section as will cover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of the services provided, including administrative and supervisory costs. Such fees and charges shall be credited to the account referred to in section 5 of this Act.”. 5 USC 511d.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 157(b) of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 511d of this title.

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