112 STAT. 598 PUBLIC LAW 105-185—JUNE 23, 1998 "(3) if approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, an additional assessment payable by the producer-packer under section 7(e)(3)(A)(ii). ". (2) INSPECTION; BOOKS AND RECORDS. — Section 9 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: "(f) INSPECTION; BOOKS AND RECORDS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — To make available to the Secretary and the Honey Board such information and data as are necessary to carry out tiiis Act (including an order or regulation issued under this Act), a handler, importer, producer, or producerpacker responsible for payment of an assessment tmder this Act, and a person receiving an exemption from an assessment under section 7(e)(4), shall— "(A) maintain and meike available for inspection by the Secretary and the Honey Board such books and records as are required by the order and regulations issued under this Act; and Reports. "(B) file reports at the times, in the manner, and having the content prescribed by the order and regulations, which reports shall include the total number of bee colonies maintained, the quantity of honey produced, and the qusuitity of honey and honey products handled or imported. "(2) EMPLOYEE OR AGENT. —To conduct an inspection or review a report of a handler, importer, producer, or producerpacker under paragraph (1), an individual shall be an employee or agent of the Department or the Honey Board, and shall not be a member or alternate member of the Honey Board. "(3) CONFIDENTIALITY. —An employee or agent described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to the confidentiality requirements of subsection (g).". (3) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION; DISCLOSURE.— Section 9 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4608) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: "(g) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION; DISCLOSURE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—All information obtained under subsection (f) shall be kept confidential by all officers, employees, and agents of the Department or of the Honey Board. "(2) DISCLOSURE. —Information subject to paragraph (1) may be disclosed— "(A) only in a suit or administrative hearing brought at the request of the Secretary, or to which the Secretary or any officer of the United States is a party, that involves the order with respect to which the information was furnished or acquired; and "(B) only if the Secretary determines that the information is relevant to the suit or administrative hearing. " (3) EXCEPTIONS. — Nothing in this subsection prohibits— "(A) the issuance of general statements based on the reports of a number of handlers subject to an order, if the statements do not identify the information furnished by any person; or " (B) the publication, by direction of the Secretary, of the name of any person that violates any order issued
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