[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4581 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4581


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 15 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide for the imposition of temporary fees in connection with the 
  handling of complaints of violations of the Perishable Agricultural 
                         Commodities Act, 1930.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FILING AND HANDLING FEES FOR COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATIONS OF 
              PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1930.

    (a) Temporary Filing Fee Required.--During fiscal years 1995 and 
1996, the Secretary of Agriculture shall require persons who submit 
petitions to the Secretary 
under section 6(a) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 
(7 U.S.C. 499f(a)), alleging a violation of section 2 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 499b), to include a filing fee of $60 per petition.
    (b) Temporary Handling Fee Required.--During fiscal years 1995 and 
1996, if the Secretary determines under section 6(a) of the Perishable 
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499f(a)), that the facts 
contained in a petition described in such section warrant further 
action, the person or persons submitting the petition shall submit to 
the Secretary a handling fee of $300. The Secretary may not forward a 
copy of the complaint to the commission merchant, dealer, or broker 
involved until after the Secretary receives the required handling fee. 
In determining the amount of damages incurred by an injured person or 
persons preparatory to issuing a reparation order under section 7 of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 499g), the Secretary shall include the amount of any 
handling fee paid by the injured person or persons under this 
subsection.
    (c) Deposit of Fees.--The Secretary shall deposit fees submitted 
under this section into the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
Fund.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.