Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/553

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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3875 employees in implementing and administering the order, except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) REFERENDA.—Such order shall provide that the Board shall reimburse the Secretary, from assessments collected under subsection (d), for any expenses incurred by the Secretary in conducting referenda under this subtitle, except for the salaries of Government employees. (f) FALSE CLAIMS. —Such order shall provide that any promotion funded with assessments collected under subsection (d) may not make— (1) any false or unwarranted claims on behalf of limes; and (2) any false or unwarranted statements with respect to the attributes or use of any product that competes with limes for sale in commerce. (g) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Such order shall provide that funds collected by the Board under this subtitle through assessments authorized by this subtitle may not, in any manner, be used for the purpose of influencing legislation or governmental policy or action, except for making recommendations to the Secretary as provided for in this subtitle. (h) BOOKS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS. — (1) BY THE BOARD. — Such order shall require the Board— (A) to maintain books and records with respect to the receipt and disbursement of funds received by the Board; (B) to submit to the Secretary from time to time such reports as the Secretary may require for appropriate accounting; and (C) to submit to the Secretary at the end of each fiscal year a complete audit report regarding the activities of the Board during such fiscal year. (2) BY OTHERS. —So that information and data will be available to the Board and the Secretary that is appropriate or necessary for the effectuation, administration, or enforcement of this subtitle (or any order or regulation issued under this subtitle), such order shall require handlers, producer-handlers, and importers who are responsible for the collection, payment, or remittance of assessments under subsection (d)— (A) to maintain and make available for inspection by the employees of the Board and the Secretary such books and records as may be required by the order; and (B) to file, at the times, in the manner, and having the content prescribed by the order, reports regarding the collection, payment, or remittance of such assessments. (i) CONFIDENTIALITY.— (1) IN GENERAL. — Such order shall require that all information obtained pursuant to subsection (h)(2) shall be kept confidential by all officers and employees of the Department and of the Board. Only such information as the Secretary considers relevant shall be disclosed to the public and 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, involving the order with respect to which the information was furnished or acquired. (2) LIMITATIONS.— Nothing in this subsection prohibits— (A) issuance of general statements based on the reports of a number of handlers, producer-handlers, and importers