User fees and inflation adjustment

(a) User fees The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture may each establish and collect from persons subject to the requirements of this Act such user fees as may be necessary to reimburse the United States for expenses incurred in the administration of such requirements. Fees may be assessed and collected under this section only in such manner as may reasonably be expected to result in an aggregate amount of the fees collected during any fiscal year which does not exceed the aggregate amount of administrative expenses referred to in this section. (b) Adjustment of user fees (1) Inflation The Secretary shall adjust the user fees established by this section, and all claim maintenance fees, rental rates, penalty amounts, and other dollar amounts established in this Act, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor every 3 years after the effective date of this Act, or more frequently if the Secretary determines an adjustment to be reasonable. (2) Notice The Secretary shall provide claim holders, license holders, and lease holders notice of any adjustment made under this subsection not later than July 1 of the year in which the adjustment is made. (3) Applicability A fee adjustment under this subsection shall begin to apply the calendar year following the calendar year in which it is made.