In general
The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, may—
section 552(a)(4)(A) of title 5section 552 of title 5 set and charge fees, in accordance with , to recover all reasonable costs incurred in processing requests made under for records obtained or created under this chapter or any other Federal law for which responsibility for administration has been delegated to the Commissioner by the Secretary;
retain all fees charged for such requests; and
establish an accounting system and procedures to control receipts and expenditures of fees received under this section.
Use of fees
The Secretary and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall not use fees received under this section for any purpose other than funding the processing of requests described in subsection (a)(1). Such fees shall not be used to reduce the amount of funds made to carry out other provisions of this chapter.
Waiver of fees
section 552(a)(4)(A) of title 5Nothing in this section shall supersede the right of a requester to obtain a waiver of fees pursuant to .
June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 731Pub. L. 101–635, title II, § 201104 Stat. 4584Pub. L. 102–571, title I, § 106(6)106 Stat. 4499(, formerly § 711, as added , , ; renumbered § 731, , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 379c of this titlePub. L. 102–571Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by .