[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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 IMPOSITION OF TEMPORARY FEES TO PAY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PERISHABLE 
                      AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Agriculture Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4581 regarding the imposition of temporary fees to pay for violations 
of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act; that the Senate proceed 
to its immediate consideration; that the bill be read a third time and 
passed; the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any 
statements thereon appear in the Record at the appropriate place as 
though written.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the bill (H.R. 4581) was deemed read a third time, and passed as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4581

       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.

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