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[USC02] 7 USC 87e: General authorities
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7 USC 87e: General authorities Text contains those laws in effect on February 15, 2020
§87e. General authorities
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide for the testing of weighing equipment used for purposes other than weighing grain. The testing shall be performed-
(A) in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe; and
(B) for a reasonable fee established by regulation or contractual agreement and sufficient to cover, as nearly as practicable, the estimated costs of the testing performed.
(2) Testing performed under paragraph (1) may not conflict with or impede the objectives specified in section 74 of this title.
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may provide for the testing of grain inspection instruments used for commercial inspection. The testing shall be performed-
(1) In accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may provide, the Secretary may perform such other services as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
(2) In addition to the fees authorized by sections 79, 79a, 79b, and 87f–1 of this title, and this section, the Secretary shall collect reasonable fees to cover the estimated costs of services performed under paragraph (1) other than standardization and foreign monitoring activities.
(3) To the extent practicable, the fees collected under paragraph (2), together with any proceeds from the sale of any samples, shall cover the costs, including administrative and supervisory costs, of services performed under paragraph (1).
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, §16, as added Pub. L. 90–487, §1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 768 ; amended Pub. L. 94–582, §18, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2884 ; Pub. L. 95–113, title XVI, §§1604(k), 1606(i), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1029 , 1030; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, §1007(2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1897 ; Pub. L. 103–156, §9, Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1527 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §293(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237 .)
1994-Subsecs. (a) to (c), (e) to (i), (k). Pub. L. 103–354 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
1993-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–156, §9(1), struck out at end "The Administrator shall report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate at the end of every three-month period with respect to investigative action taken on complaints, during the immediately preceding three-month period."
Subsecs. (g) to (k). Pub. L. 103–156, §9(2), added subsecs. (g) to (k).
1991-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted "Administrator" for "Administrtor" at end of second sentence.
1977-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–113, §1604(k)(1), rearranged existing provisions and inserted references to the installation of handling and weighing equipment and to warehouses and other grain storage or handling facilities.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–113, §1606(i), substituted "Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry" for "Committee on Agriculture and Forestry".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95–113, §1604(k)(2), struck out "additional" before "inspection and weighing requirements".
1976-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–582 substituted authorizations of "Administrator" for authorizations of "Secretary", "official agency" for "official inspection agency", and "other person" for "any person" respecting reporting requirement, required reports from State agencies delegated authority under this chapter and from licensees, inserted items (1) to (3) relating to conditions for official inspection, authorized issuance of instructions, and struck out reference to section 86 of this title, including proceedings for refusal of official inspection service not required by section 77 of this title, as not being subject to administrative procedure provisions.