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§79d Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - GRAIN STANDARDS › § 79d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

For each fiscal year from 1989 through 2025, administrative and supervisory costs for services must stay under a set limit. Excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring, those costs cannot be more than 30 percent of the Secretary's total costs for those activities in that year.

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Title 7, §79d

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The total administrative and supervisory costs which may be incurred under this chapter for services performed (excluding standardization, compliance, and foreign monitoring activities) for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 2025 11 See Application of Section note below. shall not exceed 30 percent of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Secretary for such year.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–216 substituted “2025” for “2020”. 2015—Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”. 2005—Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”. 2000—Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000” and “30 percent” for “40 per centum”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Service”. 1993—Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing” and “2000” for “1993”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–472 effective as if enacted Sept. 30, 2000, see section 111 of Pub. L. 106–472, set out as a note under section 79 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–156 effective as of Sept. 30, 1993, see section 16(b) of Pub. L. 103–156, set out as a note under section 75 of this title. Effective and Termination DatesThat part of section 2 of Pub. L. 100–518 which provided that section was effective for the period Oct. 1, 1988, through Sept. 30, 1993, inclusive, was repealed by Pub. L. 103–156, §§ 13(a), 16(b), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529, 1530, eff. Sept. 30, 1993. Application of Section Pub. L. 119–37, div. E, § 5001(b), Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 626, provided that: “section 7D and 19(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d, 87h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2026’ for ‘2025’ each place it appears.”

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 79d

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73