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 ¹ shall not exceed 30 percent of the total costs for such activities carried out by the Secretary for such year.

(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 7D, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(3), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2585; amended Pub. L. 103–156, § 2, Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1525; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(8), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237; Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 105, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2060; Pub. L. 109–83, § 1(a), Sept. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2053; Pub. L. 114–54, title III, § 301(d), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 116–216, § 4, Dec. 11, 2020, 134 Stat. 1048.)

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 Amendment

Amendment 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 Amendment

Amendment 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 Dates

That 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100–518 which provided that section was effective for the period Oct. 1, 1988, through Sept. 30, 1993, inclusive, was repealed by Pub.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:

“Sections 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.”

¹ See Application of Section note below.