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7 U.S.C. § 8311 — Reimbursable agreements
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**(a) Authority to enter into agreements** The Secretary may enter into reimbursable fee agreements with persons for preclearance of animals or articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States.
**(b) Funds collected for preclearance** Funds collected for preclearance activities—
(1) may be collected in advance of the provision of such activities;
(2) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(3) shall remain available until expended;
(4) shall be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and
(5) may be collected and shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts.
**(c) Payment of employees**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may pay an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture performing services under this chapter relating to imports into and exports from the United States for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by the officer or employee at a rate of pay determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Reimbursement**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may require a person for whom the services are performed to reimburse the Secretary for any expenses paid by the Secretary for the services under this subsection.
(B) *Use of funds* — All funds collected under this subsection shall—
(i) be credited to the account that incurs the costs; and
(ii) remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Late payment penalties**
(1) **Collection** — On failure by a person to reimburse the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary may assess a late payment penalty again
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**(a) Authority to enter into agreements** The Secretary may enter into reimbursable fee agreements with persons for preclearance of animals or articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States.
**(b) Funds collected for preclearance** Funds collected for preclearance activities—
(1) may be collected in advance of the provision of such activities;
(2) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(3) shall remain available until expended;
(4) shall be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and
(5) may be collected and shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts.
**(c) Payment of employees**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may pay an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture performing services under this chapter relating to imports into and exports from the United States for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by the officer or employee at a rate of pay determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Reimbursement**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may require a person for whom the services are performed to reimburse the Secretary for any expenses paid by the Secretary for the services under this subsection.
(B) *Use of funds* — All funds collected under this subsection shall—
(i) be credited to the account that incurs the costs; and
(ii) remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Late payment penalties**
(1) **Collection** — On failure by a person to reimburse the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary may assess a late payment penalty against the person, including interest on overdue funds, as required by [section 3717 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3717&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Use of funds** — Any late payment penalty and any accrued interest shall—
(A) be credited to the account that incurs the costs; and
(B) remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.
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Congress finds that—
(1) the prevention, detection, control, and eradication of diseases and pests of animals are essential to protect—
(A) animal health;
(B) the health and welfare of the people of the United States;
(C) the economic interests of the livestock and related industries of the United States;
(D) the environment of the United States; and
(E) interstate commerce and foreign commerce of the United States in animals and other articles;
(2) animal diseases and pests are primarily transmitted by animals and articles regulated under this chapter;
(3) the health of animals is affected by the methods by which animals and articles are transported in interstate commerce and foreign commerce;
(4) the Secretary must continue to conduct research on animal diseases and pests that constitute a threat to the livestock of the United States; and
(5)
(A) all animals and articles regulated under this chapter are in or affect interstate commerce or foreign commerce; and
(B) regulation by the Secretary and cooperation by the Secretary with foreign countries, States or other jurisdictions, or persons are necessary—
(i) to prevent and eliminate burdens on interstate commerce and foreign commerce;
(ii) to regulate effectively interstate commerce and foreign commerce; and
(iii) to protect the agriculture, environment, economy, and health and welfare of the people of the United States.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a)**
(1) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency shall charge a minimum annual rate of interest on an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim owed by a person that is equal to the average investment rate for the Treasury tax and loan accounts for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of each year, rounded to the nearest whole percentage point. The Secretary of the Treasury shall publish the rate before November 1 of that year. The rate is effective on the first day of the next calendar quarter.
(2) The Secretary may change the rate of interest for a calendar quarter if the average investment rate for the 12-month period ending at the close of the prior calendar quarter, rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, is more or less than the existing published rate by 2 percentage points.
**(b)** Interest under subsection (a) of this section accrues from the date—
(1) on which notice is mailed after October 25, 1982, if notice was first mailed before October 25, 1982; or
(2) notice of the amount due is first mailed to the debtor at the most current address of the debtor available to the head of the executive or 11 So in original. Probably should be “, judicial, or”. legislative agency, if notice is first mailed after October 24, 1982.
**(c)** The rate of interest charged under subsection (a) of this section—
(1) is the rate in effect on the date from which interest begins to accrue under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) remains fixed at that rate for the duration of the indebtedness.
**(d)** Interest under subsection (a) of this section may not be charged if the amount due on the claim is paid within 30 days after the date from which interest accrues under subsection (b) of this section. The head of an executive, jud
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In this chapter:
(1) **Automated Commercial Environment** — The term “Automated Commercial Environment” means the Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under [section 58c(f)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section58c/f/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection** — The term “commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” includes—
(A) administering any customs revenue function (as defined in [section 215 of title 6](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section215&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) coordinating efforts of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to trade facilitation and trade enforcement;
(C) coordinating with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to—
(i) investigations relating to trade enforcement; and
(ii) the development and implementation of the joint strategic plan required by [section 4314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4314&num=0&edition=prelim);
(D) coordinating, on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, efforts among Federal agencies to facilitate legitimate trade and to enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States, including representing the Department of Homeland Security in interagency fora addressing such efforts;
(E) coordinating with customs authorities of foreign countries to facilitate legitimate international trade and enforce the customs and trade laws of the United States and the customs and trade laws of foreign countries;
(F) collecting, assessing, and disseminating information as appropriate and in accordance with any law r
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Except for sections 814(d) [[19 U.S.C. 4433(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4433/d&num=0&edition=prelim)], 815, 817 [[19 U.S.C. 4435](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4435&num=0&edition=prelim)], and 818, this subchapter shall only apply to the establishment of preclearance operations in a foreign country in which no preclearance operations have been established as of February 24, 2016.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8311
foreign country or international organization
or association, if the Secretary determines
that the livestock industry and related indus-
tries of the United States will not be adversely
affected by the production and sale.
(2) Proceeds
(A) Independent production and sale
If the Secretary independently produces
and sells sterile screwworms under para-
graph (1), the proceeds of the sale shall be—
(i) deposited into the Treasury of the
United States; and
(ii) credited to the account from which
the operating expenses of the facility pro-
ducing the sterile screwworms have been
paid.
(B) Cooperative production and sale
(i) In general
If the Secretary cooperates to produce
and sell sterile screwworms under para-
graph (1), the proceeds of the sale shall be
divided between the United States and the
cooperating national government or inter-
national organization or association in a
manner determined by the Secretary.
(ii) Account
The United States portion of the pro-
ceeds shall be—
(I) deposited into the Treasury of the
United States; and
(II) credited to the account from which
the operating expenses of the facility
producing the sterile screwworms have
been paid.
(d) Cooperation in program administration
The Secretary may cooperate with State au-
thorities, Indian tribe authorities, or other per-
sons in the administration of regulations for the
improvement of livestock and livestock prod-
ucts.
(e) Consultation and coordination with other
Federal agencies
(1) In general
The Secretary shall consult and coordinate
with the head of a Federal agency with respect
to any activity that is under the jurisdiction
of the Federal agency.
(2) Lead agency
Subject to the consultation and coordina-
tion requirement
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