Pub. L. 103-305, tit. II

“(c) Recovery of Cost of Foreign Aviation Services.— “(1) Establishment of fees.— The Administrator may establish and collect fees for providing or carrying out the following aviation services outside the United States: any test, authorization, certificate, permit, rating, evaluation, approval, inspection, review. “(2) Foreign repair station certification and inspection fees.— The Administrator must establish and collect under this subsection fees for certification and inspection of repair stations outside of the United States. “(3) Level of fees.— Fees shall be established under this subsection as necessary to recover the additional cost of providing or carrying out such services outside the United States, as compared to the cost of providing or carrying out such services within the United States; except that the Administrator may for such services as the Administrator designates (and shall for certification and inspection of repair stations outside the United States) establish fees at a level necessary to recover the full cost of providing such services. “(4) Effect on other authority.— The provisions of this subsection do not limit the Administrator’s authority to establish and collect fees under subsection (a). “(5) Crediting of preestablished fees.— Fees described in paragraph (1) that were not established before the date of the enactment of this subsection may be credited in accordance with section 45302(d).“.