§8311 Reimbursable Agreements

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture may make fee agreements with people to do preclearance of animals or items outside the United States so they can move into the United States. Money collected for those preclearance services can be taken in advance. Those funds must be recorded as offsetting collections to the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection appropriation, account, or fund. The money stays available until spent and can only be used for the same purposes as that appropriation. Fees may be collected only if Congress allows them in appropriations laws. The Secretary may pay USDA officers or employees for overtime, night, or holiday work at a rate the Secretary sets. The person getting the service may have to repay the Secretary for those costs. Repayments go to the account that paid the costs and stay available until spent, with no fiscal year limit. If someone pays late, the Secretary may charge penalties and interest as required by section 3717 of title 31; those penalties and interest also go to the account that paid the costs and remain available until spent.