§  97.525   Accrediting VEs.

   (a) No VEC may accredit a person as a VE if:

   (1) The person does not meet minimum VE statutory qualifications or
   minimum qualifications as prescribed by this part;

   (2) The FCC does not accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of
   the person;

   (3) The VEC determines that the person is not competent to perform the
   VE functions; or

   (4) The VEC determines that questions of the person's integrity or
   honesty could compromise the examinations.

   (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.