On the recordJune 14, 2011
It appears from the text of this program, the Ag Marketing Service, that the $77.5 million appropriated may be derived from fees that are collected for the cost of standardization activities as established by regulation, because, if you look on page 18, line 9, it reads: not to exceed $61 million from fees collected shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses. My question then is: Is this a fee-for-service program rather than a generally funded, taxpayer-funded program? I yield back the balance of my time.
