§ 55. Fees and charges for cotton classing and related services; criteria; disposition of moneys and samples

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. 1923

   Pub. L. 67–288 § 5 · 42 Stat. 830

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 55

   Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 5, 42 Stat. 1518

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 5, 42 Stat. 1518

2. 1981

   Pub. L. 97–35 title I § 156(a) · 95 Stat. 357

   1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 55

      Pub. L. 97–35 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 55

      Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions requiring Secretary to cause to be collected fees and charges, for provisions authorizing Secretary to cause to be collected charges

   3. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 55

      Pub. L. 97–35 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–35 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted provisions requiring Secretary to cause to be collected fees and charges, for provisions authorizing Secretary to cause to be collected charges, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 5 of the United States Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 55) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 5. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be collected Fees and charges. such fees and charges for licenses issued to classifiers of cotton under section 3 of this Act, for determinations made under section 4 of this 7 USC 53, 54. Act, and for the establishment of standards and sale of copies of standards under section 6 of this Act, as will cover, as nearly as 7 USC 56, 57, 57a. 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. Such fees and charges shall be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the cost and shall remain available until expended to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing services and standards under this Act and the United States Cotton Futures Act (7 U.S.C. 15b). 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 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 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). “(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.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 156(e) of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 61a of this title.

3. 1988

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–518 § 4 · 102 Stat. 2584

   Changed · 7 U.S.C. § 55(a)

   Pub. L. 100–518 included late payment penalties, proceeds, and interest within amounts to be credited to current appropriation account and remain available until expended, and authorized investment of such funds in certain interest-bearing accounts or debt instruments

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–518 included late payment penalties, proceeds, and interest within amounts to be credited to current appropriation account and remain available until expended, and authorized investment of such funds in certain interest-bearing accounts or debt instruments.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. COTTON STANDARDS. Subsection (a) of section 5 of the United States Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 55(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out the second sentence; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: “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 Act, and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing services and standards under this Act and the United States Cotton Futures Act Securities. (7 U.S.C. 15b). 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.”.

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