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47 CFR §97.525

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  1. (a)No VEC may accredit a person as a VE if:
    1. (1)The person does not meet minimum VE statutory qualifications or minimum qualifications as prescribed by this part;
    2. (2)The FCC does not accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of the person;
    3. (3)The VEC determines that the person is not competent to perform the VE functions; or
    4. (4)The VEC determines that questions of the person's integrity or honesty could compromise the examinations.
  2. (b)Each VEC must seek a broad representation of amateur operators to be VEs. No VEC may discriminate in accrediting VEs on the basis of race, sex, religion or national origin; nor on the basis of membership (or lack thereof) in an amateur service organization; nor on the basis of the person accepting or declining to accept reimbursement.