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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4069 (3) on October 30, 1989, the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the agency in the Department of Agriculture charged with the responsibility of administering the provisions of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, promulgated a regulation implementing the 1985 amendment to that Act providing that a foreign inspection system seeking certification for export of poultry to the United States merely impose requirements at least equal to those applicable in the United States. 03) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Food Safety and Inspection Service, with respect to poultry products offered for importation into the United States does not reflect the intention of the Congress; and (2) to urge the Secretary, through the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, to repeal the October 30, 1989, regulation and promulgate a new regulation reflecting the intention of the Congress. SEC. 2508. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION SERVICES. 21 USC 136. The Secretary of Agriculture, in carrying out regulations prohibiting or restricting the entry of materials that may harbor pests, or diseases, is authorized to enter into agreements with operators or owners of vessels or aircraft for the purpose of providing inspection services at points of entry in the United States in addition to the regular or on-call basis currently available in connection with such vessels or aircraft. Any such agreement shall provide for the pay- ment by the operator or owner of an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary to defray the costs of providing additional service pursuant to such agreement. SEC. 2509. COLLECTION OF FEES FOR INSPECTION SERVICES. 21 USC 136a. (a) QUARANTINE, INSPECTION AND TRANSPORTATION FEES.— (1) QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION. —The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this section as the "Secretary") may prescribe and collect fees to cover the cost of providing agricultural quarantine and inspection services in connection with the arrival at a port in the customs territory of the United States, or the preclearance or preinspection at a site outside the customs territory of the United States, of a commercial vessel, commercial aircraft, commercial truck, or railroad car, (2) TREASURY.— Any person who collects a fee under this subsection shall remit such fee to the Treasury of the United States prior to the date that is 31 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which such fee is collected. (3) AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE INSPECTION USER FEE AC- COUNT. — (A) ESTABLISHMENT.— T here is established in the Treasury of the United States a no-year fund, to be known as the "Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account" (hereafter referred to in this section as the "Account"), for the use of the Secretary for quarantine or inspection services under this section. (B) AMOUNTS IN ACCOUNT.— (i) DEPOSITS. —All of the fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the Account.