Sec. 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.

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    (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.