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§ 473a. Cotton classification services
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall—
(1) make cotton classification services available to producers of cotton; and
(2) provide for the collection of classification fees from participating producers or agents that voluntarily agree to collect and remit the fees on behalf of producers.
(b) Fees
(1) Use of fees
(2) Announcement of fees
(c) Consultation
(1) In general
(2) Exemption
(d) Crediting of fees
Any fees collected under this section and under section 473d of this title, late payment penalties, the proceeds from the sales of samples, and interest earned from the investment of such funds shall—
(1) be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the cost of services provided under this section and section 473d of this title; and
(2) remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary in providing those services.
(e) Investment of funds
Funds described in subsection (d) may be invested—
(1) by the Secretary in insured or fully collateralized, interest-bearing accounts; or
(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, by the Secretary of the Treasury in United States Government debt instruments.
(f) Lease agreements
(g) Authorization of appropriations
(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, § 3a, as added Apr. 13, 1937, ch. 75, 50 Stat. 62; amended Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 156(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 373; Pub. L. 98–403, § 1, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1479; Pub. L. 100–108, § 2, Aug. 20, 1987, 101 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 102–237, title I, § 120(a)–(c), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1842, 1843; Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 912(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1185; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10801(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14201, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1457; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14201, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2219; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(23), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4307.)