108 STAT. 4220 PUBLIC LAW 103-407—OCT. 22, 1994 States shall pay an assessment to the Board in the manner prescribed by the order, except that this paragraph shall not apply to raw wool that is imported into the United States. (B) COLLECTION.—The Customs Service shall collect the assessment required under this paragraph and remit the assessment to the Secretary for disbursement to the Board. (C) RATE FOR SHEEP AND SHEEP PRODUCTS. — (i) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the rate of assessment under this paragraph for sheep and sheep products shall be— (I) in the case of a Uve sheep,' 1 cent per pound; and (II) in the case of a sheep product, the equivalent of 1 cent per pound of Uve sheep, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the domestic sheep industry. (ii) EXCEPTION.—The rate of assessment under this subparagraph may be raised or lowered not more than ^^100 cent per pound in any 1 year, as recommended by the Ehcecutive Committee and approved by the Board and the Secretary, except that the rate of assessment under this subparagraph shall not exceed 2.5 cents per pound. (D) RATE FOR WOOL AND WOOL PRODUCTS.— (i) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in clause (ii), the rate of assessment under this paragraph for wool and products containing wool, shall be 2 cents per pound of degreased wool or the equivalent of degreased wool. (ii) EXCEPTION.—The rate of assessment under this subparagraph may be raised or lowered not more than yio cent per pound in any 1 year, as recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the Board and the Secretary, except that the rate of assessment under this subparagraph shall not exceed 4 cents Ser pound of degreased wool or the equivalent of egreased wool. (6) QUALIFIED STATE SHEEP BOARDS. — (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the order shall provide that 20 percent of the total assessments collected by the Board on the marketing of domestic sheep and domestic sheep products in any 1 year from a State shall be returned to the qualified State sheep board of the State. (B) EXCEPTION. — No qualified State sheep board shall receive less than $2,500 under subparagraph (A) in any year. (7) DE MINIMIS IMPORTS. —The Secretary may issue regulations that— (A) exclude certain imported materials or products that cont£un de minimis content levels of sheep or sheep products; and (B) waive the assessment due on the materials or products. (8) USE OF ASSESSMENTS. —
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