PUBLIC LAW 104-48—NOV. 15, 1995 109 STAT. 425 SEC. 3. GRADUAL ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR RETAIL- ERS AND GROCERY WHOLESALERS THAT ARE DEALERS. (a) ELIMINATION OF i\NNUAL FEES OVER THREE-YEAR PERIOD. — Subsection (b) of section 3 of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c), is amended— (1) by inserting "(1) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. — " before the start of the first sentence and adjusting the margin to conform to paragraph (3); (2) by striking the third and fourth sentences; (3) by inserting "(5) PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMOD- ITIES ACT FUND.—" before the start of the fifth sentence and adjusting the margin to conform to paragraph (3); (4) by striking the last sentence; and (5) by inserting before paragraph (5) (as so designated) the following new paragraphs: " (3) ONE-TIME FEE FOR RETAILERS AND GROCERY WHOLE- SALERS THAT ARE DEALERS. —During the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, a retailer or grocery wholesaler making an initial application for a license under this section shall pay the license fee required under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) for license renewals in the year in which the initial application is made. After the end of such period, a retailer or grocery wholesaler making an initial application for a license under this section shall pay an administrative fee equal to $100. In either case, a retailer or grocery wholesaler paying a fee under this paragraph shall not be required to pay any fee for renewal of the license for subsequent years. "(4) GRADUAL ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL FEES FOR RETAILERS AND GROCERY WHOLESALERS THAT ARE DEALERS. — In the case of a retailer or grocery wholesaler that holds a license under this section as of the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, pa3mnents for the renewal of the license shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: "(A) For anniversary dates occurring during the oneyear period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 100 percent of the applicable renewal fee (subject to the $4,000 aggregate limit on such payments) in effect under this subsection on the day before such enactment date. "(B) For anniversary dates occurring during the oneyear period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph (A), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under subparagraph (A). "(C) For anniversary dates occurring during the oneyear period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph (B), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under subparagraph (A). "(D) After the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, the licensee shall
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