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7 U.S.C. § 7755 — 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 plants, plant products, biological control organisms, and articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States.
**(b) Funds collected for preclearance** Funds collected for preclearance shall be credited to accounts which may be established by the Secretary for this purpose and shall remain available until expended for the preclearance activities without fiscal year limitation.
**(c) Payment of employees**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may pay employees of the Department of Agriculture performing services relating to imports into and exports from the United States, for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by them, at rates of pay established by the Secretary.
(2) **Reimbursement of the Secretary**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may require persons for whom the services are performed to reimburse the Secretary for any sums of money paid by the Secretary for the services.
(B) *Use of funds* — All funds collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Late payment penalties**
(1) **Collection** — Upon failure to reimburse the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary may assess a late payment penalty, and the overdue funds shall accrue interest, 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 be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shal
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**(a) Authority to enter into agreements** The Secretary may enter into reimbursable fee agreements with persons for preclearance of plants, plant products, biological control organisms, and articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States.
**(b) Funds collected for preclearance** Funds collected for preclearance shall be credited to accounts which may be established by the Secretary for this purpose and shall remain available until expended for the preclearance activities without fiscal year limitation.
**(c) Payment of employees**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may pay employees of the Department of Agriculture performing services relating to imports into and exports from the United States, for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by them, at rates of pay established by the Secretary.
(2) **Reimbursement of the Secretary**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary may require persons for whom the services are performed to reimburse the Secretary for any sums of money paid by the Secretary for the services.
(B) *Use of funds* — All funds collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Late payment penalties**
(1) **Collection** — Upon failure to reimburse the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Secretary may assess a late payment penalty, and the overdue funds shall accrue interest, 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 be credited to the account that incurs the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation.
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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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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7754
overdue funds shall accrue interest, as re-
quired by section 3717 of title 31.
(2) Use of funds
Any late payment penalty and any accrued
interest shall be credited to the account that
incurs the costs and shall remain available
until expended without fiscal year limitation.
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 433, June 20, 2000, 114
Stat. 452.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agri-
culture relating to agricultural import and entry in-
spection activities under this chapter to the Secretary
of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related ref-
erences, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title
6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland
Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as
modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 7754. Regulations and orders
The Secretary may issue such regulations and
orders as the Secretary considers necessary to
carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 434, June 20, 2000, 114
Stat. 453.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this title’’, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, June
20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, known as the Plant Protection
Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of title IV to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title
and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agri-
culture relating to agricultural import and entry in-
spection activities under this chapter to the Secretary
of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related ref-
erences
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