7 USC § 79d - Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs

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title: "7 USC § 79d - Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "79d"
section_name: "Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "GRAIN STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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.)"
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# 1 Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs

See Application of Section note below.

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

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**Source Credit**: (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— substituted “2025” for “2020”.

2015— substituted “2020” for “2015”.

2005— substituted “2015” for “2005”.

2000— substituted “2005” for “2000” and “30 percent” for “40 per centum”.

1994— substituted “Secretary” for “Service”.

1993— substituted “services performed” for “inspection and weighing” and “2000” for “1993”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as if enacted , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective as of , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective and Termination Dates

That part of  which provided that section was effective for the period , through , inclusive, was repealed by , §§ 13(a), 16(b), , , 1530, eff. .

### Application of Section

> “Sections 7D and 19(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (
> 
> , 87h(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘2026’ for ‘2025’ each place it appears.”

, , , provided that: