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.

   (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.