PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3891 (B) the plan or project shall not become effective until it has been approved by the Secretary; and (C) the contracting party shall keep accurate records of Records. all of its transactions, account for funds received and ex- Reports. pended, including staff time, salaries, and expenses expended on behalf of Board activities, make periodic reports to the Board of activities conducted, and make such other reports as the Board or the Secretary may require. (4) COMMUNICATIONS TO PRODUCERS. —The order may provide that— (A) the Board may enter into contracts or agreements with qualified State soybean boards that apply therefor and '• agree to the terms thereof, for the implementation of plans or projects to coordinate and facilitate communications to producers regarding the conduct of activities under the order and for the payment of the costs of the plans or projects with funds received by the Board under the order; and (B) to facilitate the funding of plans or projects described in subparagraph (A), if the order does not authorize the payment of refunds, the Board shall allocate for such funding each year an amount not less than the cumulative amount of all producer contributions to qualified State soybean boards during the previous year that the State boards were unable to retain, and forwarded to the Board, because producers received refunds on such State contributions, as determined by the Board based on information submitted by the qualified State soybean boards. (5) APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS TO QUALIFIED STATE SOYBEAN BOARDS. — (A) IN GENERAL. —In using the funds allocated each year under paragraph (4)(B) for payment of the costs of contracts or agreements described in paragraph (4)(A), subject to subparagraph (B), the Board shall apportion such allocated funds among States so that each qualified State soybean board receives an amount equal to the amount of such allocated funds attributable to refunds in the State during the previous year, as determined by the Board based on information submitted by the qualified State soybean boards. (B) EXCEPTION.—The Board shall not be required to apportion funds to a qualified State soybean board, as provided in subparagraph (A), if— (i) the qualified State soybean board has not entered into a contract or agreement with the Board for the implementation of plans or projects described in paragraph (4)(A); or (ii) the amount to be apportioned to the qualified State soybean board is less than the cost to the Board of overseeing the use of such apportionment during the year involved, and the contract or agreement shall so provide, (k) BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE BOARD.— The order shall require the Board to— (1) maintain such books and records, which shall be available to the Secretary for inspection and audit, as the Secretary may prescribe;
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