7 U.S.C. § 2009cc–6 — Fees

(a) In general The Secretary may charge such fees as the Secretary considers appropriate, so long as those fees are proportionally equal for each rural business investment company^*, for any guarantee or grant issued under this subchapter.

(b) Trust certificate Despite subsection (a), the Secretary must not collect a fee for any guarantee of a trust certificate under section 2009cc–5 of this title , except that any agent of the Secretary may collect such fees as the Secretary considers appropriate, so long as those fees are proportionally equal for each rural^* business investment company, for the functions described in section 2009cc–5(e)(2) of this title .

(c) License^*
(1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary may prescribe fees to be paid by each applicant for a license to operate as a rural business investment company under this subchapter.
(2) Use of amounts Fees collected under this subsection—
(A) must be deposited in the account for salaries and expenses of the Secretary;
(B) are authorized to be appropriated as the Secretary considers appropriate; and
(C) must be in such amounts as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Prohibition on collection of certain fees For a license described in paragraph
(1) that was approved before July 1, 2007 , the Secretary must not collect any fees due on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph.