[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4788 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                      October 12 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4788) entitled ``An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act 
to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees 
to cover the cost of services performed under that Act, extend the 
authorization of appropriations for that Act, and improve the 
administration of that Act, to reenact the United States Warehouse Act 
to require the licensing and inspection of warehouses used to store 
agricultural products and provide for the issuance of receipts, 
including electronic receipts, for agricultural products stored or 
handled in licensed warehouses, and for other purposes.'', do pass with 
the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grain Standards 
and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                        TITLE I--GRAIN STANDARDS

Sec. 101. Sampling for export grain.
Sec. 102. Geographic boundaries for official agencies.
Sec. 103. Authorization to collect fees.
Sec. 104. Testing of equipment.
Sec. 105. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs.
Sec. 106. Licenses and authorizations.
Sec. 107. Grain additives.
Sec. 108. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 109. Advisory committee.
Sec. 110. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 111. Special effective date for certain expired provisions.

                          TITLE II--WAREHOUSES

Sec. 201. Storage of agricultural products in warehouses.
Sec. 202. Regulations.

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 301. Energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities 
                            efficiency grants and loans in rural 
                            communities with extremely high energy 
                            costs.
Sec. 302. Carry forward adjustment.
Sec. 303. Fees and penalties for mediation and arbitration of disputes 
                            involving agricultural products moving in 
                            foreign commerce under multinational 
                            entities.
Sec. 304. Community facilities grant program for rural communities with 
                            extreme unemployment and severe economic 
                            depression.
Sec. 305. Community facilities grant program for rural communities with 
                            high levels of out-migration or loss of 
                            population.
Sec. 306. State agricultural mediation programs.
Sec. 307. Adjustments to nutrition programs.
Sec. 308. Authorization for Secretary of Agriculture to purchase and 
                            transfer land.
Sec. 309. Extension of time period for filing certain complaints 
                            alleging preparation of false inspection 
                            certificates.
Sec. 310. International food relief partnership.

                        TITLE I--GRAIN STANDARDS

SEC. 101. SAMPLING FOR EXPORT GRAIN.

    Section 5(a)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
77(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(on the basis'' and all that follows 
through ``from the United States)''.

SEC. 102. GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Inspection Authority.--Section 7(f) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(2) Geographic boundaries for official agencies.--Not 
        more than 1 official agency designated under paragraph (1) or 
        State delegated authority under subsection (e)(2) to carry out 
        the inspection provisions of this Act shall be operative at the 
        same time in any geographic area defined by the Secretary, 
        except that, if the Secretary determines that the presence of 
        more than 1 designated official agency in the same geographic 
        area will not undermine the policy stated in section 2, the 
        Secretary may--
                    ``(A) allow more than 1 designated official agency 
                to carry out inspections within the same geographical 
                area as part of a pilot program; and
                    ``(B) allow a designated official agency to cross 
                boundary lines to carry out inspections in another 
                geographic area if the Secretary also determines that--
                            ``(i) the current designated official 
                        agency for that geographic area is unable to 
                        provide inspection services in a timely manner;
                            ``(ii) a person requesting inspection 
                        services in that geographic area has not been 
                        receiving official inspection services from the 
                        current designated official agency for that 
                        geographic area; or
                            ``(iii) a person requesting inspection 
                        services in that geographic area requests a 
                        probe inspection on a barge-lot basis.''.
    (b) Weighing Authority.--Section 7A(i) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i) No'' and inserting the following:
    ``(i) Unauthorized Weighing Prohibited.--
            ``(1) In general.--No'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Geographic boundaries for official agencies.--Not 
        more than 1 designated official agency referred to in paragraph 
        (1) or State agency delegated authority pursuant to subsection 
        (c)(2) to carry out the weighing provisions of this Act shall 
        be operative at the same time in any geographic area defined by 
        the Secretary, except that, if the Secretary determines that 
        the presence of more than 1 designated official agency in the 
        same geographic area will not undermine the policy stated in 
        section 2, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) allow more than 1 designated official agency 
                to carry out the weighing provisions within the same 
                geographical area as part of a pilot program; and
                    ``(B) allow a designated official agency to cross 
                boundary lines to carry out the weighing provisions in 
                another geographic area if the Secretary also 
                determines that--
                            ``(i) the current designated official 
                        agency for that geographic area is unable to 
                        provide the weighing services in a timely 
                        manner; or
                            ``(ii) a person requesting weighing 
                        services in that geographic area has not been 
                        receiving official weighing services from the 
                        current designated official agency for that 
                        geographic area.''.

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION TO COLLECT FEES.

    (a) Inspection and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7(j)(4) of the United 
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.
    (b) Weighing and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7A(l)(3) of the United 
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(l)(3)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 104. TESTING OF EQUIPMENT.

    Section 7B(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
79b(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``but at least 
annually and''.

SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS.

    Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''; and
            (2) by striking ``40 per centum'' and inserting ``30 
        percent''.

SEC. 106. LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS.

    Section 8(a)(3) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
84(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``inspection, weighing,'' after 
``laboratory testing,''.

SEC. 107. GRAIN ADDITIVES.

    Section 13(e)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
87b(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, or prohibit disguising the 
quality of grain,'' after ``sound and pure grain''.

SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) 
is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 109. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Section 21(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
87j(e)) is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 8 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 (7 
U.S.C. 79 note; Public Law 94-582) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Sections 23, 24, and 25 of the United States Grain Standards 
Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 87e-1, 7 U.S.C. 76 note; Public Law 94-582) are 
repealed.
    (c) Section 27 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 (7 
U.S.C. 74 note; Public Law 94-582) is amended by striking ``; and 
thereafter'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

SEC. 111. SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

    The amendments made by sections 103, 105, 108, and 109 shall take 
effect as if enacted on September 30, 2000.

                          TITLE II--WAREHOUSES

SEC. 201. STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN WAREHOUSES.

    The United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows:

``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This Act may be cited as the `United States Warehouse Act'.

``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act:
            ``(1) Agricultural product.--The term `agricultural 
        product' means an agricultural commodity, as determined by the 
        Secretary, including a processed product of an agricultural 
        commodity.
            ``(2) Approval.--The term `approval' means the consent 
        provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an activity 
        authorized by this Act.
            ``(3) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
        Department of Agriculture.
            ``(4) Electronic document.--The term `electronic document' 
        means a document that is generated, sent, received, or stored 
        by electronic, optical, or similar means, including electronic 
        data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex, or 
        telecopy.
            ``(5) Electronic receipt.--The term `electronic receipt' 
        means a receipt that is authorized by the Secretary to be 
        issued or transmitted under this Act in the form of an 
        electronic document.
            ``(6) Holder.--The term `holder' means a person that has 
        possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any 
        electronic document.
            ``(7) Person.--The term `person' means--
                    ``(A) a person (as defined in section 1 of title 1, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) a State; and
                    ``(C) a political subdivision of a State.
            ``(8) Receipt.--The term `receipt' means a warehouse 
        receipt issued in accordance with this Act, including an 
        electronic receipt.
            ``(9) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            ``(10) Warehouse.--The term `warehouse' means a structure 
        or other approved storage facility, as determined by the 
        Secretary, in which any agricultural product may be stored or 
        handled for the purposes of interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(11) Warehouse operator.--The term `warehouse operator' 
        means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of 
        storing or handling agricultural products.

``SEC. 3. POWERS OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall have exclusive power, 
jurisdiction, and authority, to the extent that this Act applies, with 
respect to--
            ``(1) each warehouse operator licensed under this Act;
            ``(2) each person that has obtained an approval to engage 
        in an activity under this Act; and
            ``(3) each person claiming an interest in an agricultural 
        product by means of a document or receipt subject to this Act.
    ``(b) Covered Agricultural Products.--The Secretary shall specify, 
after an opportunity for notice and comment, those agricultural 
products for which a warehouse license may be issued under this Act.
    ``(c) Investigations.--The Secretary may investigate the storing, 
warehousing, classifying according to grade and otherwise, weighing, 
and certifying of agricultural products.
    ``(d) Inspections.--The Secretary may inspect or cause to be 
inspected any person or warehouse licensed under this Act and any 
warehouse for which a license is applied for under this Act.
    ``(e) Suitability for Storage.--The Secretary may determine whether 
a licensed warehouse, or a warehouse for which a license is applied for 
under this Act, is suitable for the proper storage of the agricultural 
product or products stored or proposed for storage in the warehouse.
    ``(f) Classification.--The Secretary may classify a licensed 
warehouse, or a warehouse for which a license is applied for under this 
Act, in accordance with the ownership, location, surroundings, 
capacity, conditions, and other qualities of the warehouse and as to 
the kinds of licenses issued or that may be issued for the warehouse 
under this Act.
    ``(g) Warehouse Operator's Duties.--Subject to the other provisions 
of this Act, the Secretary may prescribe the duties of a warehouse 
operator operating a warehouse licensed under this Act with respect to 
the warehouse operator's care of and responsibility for agricultural 
products stored or handled by the warehouse operator.
    ``(h) Systems for Electronic Conveyance.--
            ``(1) Regulations governing electronic systems.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may promulgate 
        regulations governing 1 or more electronic systems under which 
        electronic receipts may be issued and transferred and other 
        electronic documents relating to the shipment, payment, and 
        financing of the sale of agricultural products may be issued or 
        transferred.
            ``(2) Limitations.--The Secretary shall not have the 
        authority under this Act to establish--
                    ``(A) 1 or more central filing systems for the 
                filing of financing statements or the filing of the 
                notice of financing statements; or
                    ``(B) rules to determine security interests of 
                persons affected by this Act.
    ``(i) Examination and Audits.--In addition to the authority 
provided under subsection (l), on request of the person, State agency, 
or commodity exchange, the Secretary may conduct an examination, audit, 
or similar activity with respect to--
            ``(1) any person that is engaged in the business of storing 
        an agricultural product that is subject to this Act;
            ``(2) any State agency that regulates the storage of an 
        agricultural product by such a person; or
            ``(3) any commodity exchange with regulatory authority over 
        the storage of agricultural products that are subject to this 
        Act.
    ``(j) Licenses for Operation of Warehouses.--The Secretary may 
issue to any warehouse operator a license for the operation of a 
warehouse in accordance with this Act if--
            ``(1) the Secretary determines that the warehouse is 
        suitable for the proper storage of the agricultural product or 
        products stored or proposed for storage in the warehouse; and
            ``(2) the warehouse operator agrees, as a condition of the 
        license, to comply with this Act (including regulations 
        promulgated under this Act).
    ``(k) Licensing of Other Persons.--
            ``(1) In general.--On presentation of satisfactory proof of 
        competency to carry out the activities described in this 
        paragraph, the Secretary may issue to any person a Federal 
        license--
                    ``(A) to inspect any agricultural product stored or 
                handled in a warehouse subject to this Act;
                    ``(B) to sample such an agricultural product;
                    ``(C) to classify such an agricultural product 
                according to condition, grade, or other class and 
                certify the condition, grade, or other class of the 
                agricultural product; or
                    ``(D) to weigh such an agricultural product and 
                certify the weight of the agricultural product.
            ``(2) Condition.--As a condition of a license issued under 
        paragraph (1), the licensee shall agree to comply with this Act 
        (including regulations promulgated under this Act).
    ``(l) Examination of Books, Records, Papers, and Accounts.--The 
Secretary may examine and audit, using designated officers, employees, 
or agents of the Department, all books, records, papers, and accounts 
relating to activities subject to this Act of--
            ``(1) a warehouse operator operating a warehouse licensed 
        under this Act;
            ``(2) a person operating a system for the electronic 
        recording and transfer of receipts and other documents 
        authorized by the Secretary; or
            ``(3) any other person issuing receipts or electronic 
        documents authorized by the Secretary under this Act.
    ``(m) Cooperation With States.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) cooperate with officers and employees of a State who 
        administer or enforce State laws relating to warehouses, 
        warehouse operators, weighers, graders, inspectors, samplers, 
        or classifiers; and
            ``(2) enter into cooperative agreements with States to 
        perform activities authorized under this Act.

``SEC. 4. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FEES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall assess persons covered by 
this Act fees to cover the costs of administering this Act.
    ``(b) Rates.--The fees under this section shall be set at a rate 
determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Treatment of Fees.--All fees collected under this section 
shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs of administering 
this Act and shall be available to the Secretary without further 
appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.
    ``(d) Interest.--Funds collected under this section may be 
deposited in an interest-bearing account with a financial institution, 
and any interest earned on the account shall be credited under 
subsection (c).
    ``(e) Efficiencies and Cost Effectiveness.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to minimize the 
        fees established under this section by improving efficiencies 
        and reducing costs, including the efficient use of personnel to 
        the extent practicable and consistent with the effective 
        implementation of this Act.
            ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall publish an annual report 
        on the actions taken by the Secretary to comply with paragraph 
        (1).

``SEC. 5. QUALITY AND VALUE STANDARDS.

    ``If standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality 
or value of an agricultural product are not established under another 
Federal law, the Secretary may establish standards for the evaluation 
or determination of the quality or value of the agricultural product 
under this Act.

``SEC. 6. BONDING AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--As a condition of receiving a license or 
approval under this Act (including regulations promulgated under this 
Act), the person applying for the license or approval shall execute and 
file with the Secretary a bond, or provide such other financial 
assurance as the Secretary determines appropriate, to secure the 
person's performance of the activities so licensed or approved.
    ``(b) Service of Process.--To qualify as a suitable bond or other 
financial assurance under subsection (a), the surety, sureties, or 
financial institution shall be subject to service of process in suits 
on the bond or other financial assurance in the State, district, or 
territory in which the warehouse is located.
    ``(c) Additional Assurances.--If the Secretary determines that a 
previously approved bond or other financial assurance is insufficient, 
the Secretary may suspend or revoke the license or approval covered by 
the bond or other financial assurance if the person that filed the bond 
or other financial assurance does not provide such additional bond or 
other financial assurance as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(d) Third Party Actions.--Any person injured by the breach of any 
obligation arising under this Act for which a bond or other financial 
assurance has been obtained as required by this section may sue with 
respect to the bond or other financial assurance in a district court of 
the United States to recover the damages that the person sustained as a 
result of the breach.

``SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.

    ``To facilitate the administration of this Act, the following 
persons shall maintain such records and make such reports, as the 
Secretary may by regulation require:
            ``(1) A warehouse operator that is licensed under this Act.
            ``(2) A person operating a system for the electronic 
        recording and transfer of receipts and other documents that are 
        authorized under this Act.
            ``(3) Any other person engaged in the issuance of 
        electronic receipts or the transfer of documents under this 
        Act.

``SEC. 8. FAIR TREATMENT IN STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the capacity of a warehouse, a 
warehouse operator shall deal, in a fair and reasonable manner, with 
persons storing, or seeking to store, an agricultural product in the 
warehouse if the agricultural product--
            ``(1) is of the kind, type, and quality customarily stored 
        or handled in the area in which the warehouse is located;
            ``(2) is tendered to the warehouse operator in a suitable 
        condition for warehousing; and
            ``(3) is tendered in a manner that is consistent with the 
        ordinary and usual course of business.
    ``(b) Allocation.--Nothing in this section prohibits a warehouse 
operator from entering into an agreement with a depositor of an 
agricultural product to allocate available storage space.

``SEC. 9. COMMINGLING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A warehouse operator may commingle agricultural 
products in a manner approved by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Liability.--A warehouse operator shall be severally liable to 
each depositor or holder for the care and redelivery of the share of 
the depositor and holder of the commingled agricultural product to the 
same extent and under the same circumstances as if the agricultural 
products had been stored separately.

``SEC. 10. TRANSFER OF STORED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with regulations promulgated under 
this Act, a warehouse operator may transfer a stored agricultural 
product from 1 warehouse to another warehouse for continued storage.
    ``(b) Continued Duty.--The warehouse operator from which 
agricultural products have been transferred under subsection (a) shall 
deliver to the rightful owner of such products, on request at the 
original warehouse, such products in the quantity and of the kind, 
quality, and grade called for by the receipt or other evidence of 
storage of the owner.

``SEC. 11. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS.

    ``(a) In General.--At the request of the depositor of an 
agricultural product stored or handled in a warehouse licensed under 
this Act, the warehouse operator shall issue a receipt to the depositor 
as prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Actual Storage Required.--A receipt may not be issued under 
this section for an agricultural product unless the agricultural 
product is actually stored in the warehouse at the time of the issuance 
of the receipt.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each receipt issued for an agricultural product 
stored or handled in a warehouse licensed under this Act shall contain 
such information, for each agricultural product covered by the receipt, 
as the Secretary may require by regulation.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Additional Receipts or Other Documents.--
            ``(1) Receipts.--While a receipt issued under this Act is 
        outstanding and uncanceled by the warehouse operator, an 
        additional receipt may not be issued for the same agricultural 
        product (or any portion of the same agricultural product) 
        represented by the outstanding receipt, except as authorized by 
        the Secretary.
            ``(2) Other documents.--If a document is transferred under 
        this section, no duplicate document in any form may be 
        transferred by any person with respect to the same agricultural 
        product represented by the document, except as authorized by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(e) Electronic Receipts and Electronic Documents.--Except as 
provided in section 3(h)(2), notwithstanding any other provision of 
Federal or State law:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations 
        that authorize the issuance, recording, and transfer of 
        electronic receipts, and the transfer of other electronic 
        documents, in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Electronic receipt or electronic document systems.--
        Electronic receipts may be issued, recorded, and transferred, 
        and electronic documents may be transferred, under this 
        subsection with respect to an agricultural product under, a 
        system or systems maintained in 1 or more locations and 
        approved by the Secretary in accordance with regulations issued 
        under this Act.
            ``(3) Treatment of holder.--Any person designated as the 
        holder of an electronic receipt or other electronic document 
        issued or transferred under this Act shall, for the purpose of 
        perfecting the security interest of the person under Federal or 
        State law and for all other purposes, be considered to be in 
        possession of the receipt or other electronic document.
            ``(4) Nondiscrimination.--An electronic receipt issued, or 
        other electronic document transferred, in accordance with this 
        Act shall not be denied legal effect, validity, or 
        enforceability on the ground that the information is generated, 
        sent, received, or stored by electronic or similar means.
            ``(5) Security interests.--If more than 1 security interest 
        exists in the agricultural product that is the subject of an 
        electronic receipt or other electronic document under this Act, 
        the priority of the security interest shall be determined by 
        the applicable Federal or State law.
            ``(6) No electronic receipt required.--A person shall not 
        be required to issue in electronic form a receipt or document 
        with respect to an agricultural product.
            ``(7) Option for non-federally licensed warehouse 
        operators.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a 
        warehouse operator not licensed under this Act may, at the 
        option of the warehouse operator and in accordance with 
        regulations established by the Secretary, issue electronic 
        receipts and transfer other electronic documents in accordance 
        with this Act.
            ``(8) Application to state-licensed warehouse operators.--
        This subsection shall not apply to a warehouse operator that is 
        licensed under State law to store agricultural commodities in a 
        warehouse in the State if the warehouse operator elects--
                    ``(A) not to issue electronic receipts authorized 
                under this subsection; or
                    ``(B) to issue electronic receipts authorized under 
                State law.

``SEC. 12. CONDITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) Prompt Delivery.--In the absence of a lawful excuse, a 
warehouse operator shall, without unnecessary delay, deliver the 
agricultural product stored or handled in the warehouse on a demand 
made by--
            ``(1) the holder of the receipt for the agricultural 
        product; or
            ``(2) the person that deposited the product, if no receipt 
        has been issued.
    ``(b) Payment To Accompany Demand.--Prior to delivery of the 
agricultural product, payment of the accrued charges associated with 
the storage of the agricultural product, including satisfaction of the 
warehouseman's lien, shall be made if requested by the warehouse 
operator.
    ``(c) Surrender of Receipt.--When the holder of a receipt requests 
delivery of an agricultural product covered by the receipt, the holder 
shall surrender the receipt to the warehouse operator, in the manner 
prescribed by the Secretary, to obtain the agricultural product.
    ``(d) Cancellation of Receipt.--A warehouse operator shall cancel 
each receipt returned to the warehouse operator upon the delivery of 
the agricultural product for which the receipt was issued.

``SEC. 13. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.

    ``(a) In General.--After providing notice and an opportunity for a 
hearing in accordance with this section, the Secretary may suspend or 
revoke any license issued, or approval for an activity provided, under 
this Act--
            ``(1) for a material violation of, or failure to comply, 
        with any provision of this Act (including regulations 
        promulgated under this Act); or
            ``(2) on the ground that unreasonable or exorbitant charges 
        have been imposed for services rendered.
    ``(b) Temporary Suspension.--The Secretary may temporarily suspend 
a license or approval for an activity under this Act prior to an 
opportunity for a hearing for any violation of, or failure to comply 
with, any provision of this Act (including regulations promulgated 
under this Act).
    ``(c) Authority To Conduct Hearings.--The agency within the 
Department that is responsible for administering regulations 
promulgated under this Act shall have exclusive authority to conduct 
any hearing required under this section.
    ``(d) Judicial Review.--
            ``(1) Jurisdiction.--A final administrative determination 
        issued subsequent to a hearing may be reviewable only in a 
        district court of the United States.
            ``(2) Procedure.--The review shall be conducted in 
        accordance with the standards set forth in section 706(2) of 
        title 5, United States Code.

``SEC. 14. PUBLIC INFORMATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may release to the public the 
names, addresses, and locations of all persons--
            ``(1) that have been licensed under this Act or that have 
        been approved to engage in an activity under this Act; and
            ``(2) with respect to which a license or approval has been 
        suspended or revoked under section 13, the results of any 
        investigation made or hearing conducted under this Act, 
        including the reasons for the suspension or revocation.
    ``(b) Confidentiality.--Except as otherwise provided by law, an 
officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall not divulge 
confidential business information obtained during a warehouse 
examination or other function performed as part of the duties of the 
officer, employee, or agent under this Act.

``SEC. 15. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    ``If a person fails to comply with any requirement of this Act 
(including regulations promulgated under this Act), the Secretary may 
assess, on the record after an opportunity for a hearing, a civil 
penalty--
            ``(1) of not more than $25,000 per violation, if an 
        agricultural product is not involved in the violation; or
            ``(2) of not more than 100 percent of the value of the 
        agricultural product, if an agricultural product is involved in 
        the violation.

``SEC. 16. JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION.

    ``(a) Federal Jurisdiction.--A district court of the United States 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action brought under this 
Act without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of 
the parties.
    ``(b) Arbitration.--Nothing in this Act prevents the enforceability 
of an agreement to arbitrate that would otherwise be enforceable under 
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code.

``SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.''.

SEC. 202. REGULATIONS.

    (a) Proposed Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in 
the Federal Register proposed regulations for carrying out the 
amendment made by section 201.
    (b) Final Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations 
for carrying out the amendment made by section 201.
    (c) Effectiveness of Existing Act.--The United States Warehouse Act 
(7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) (as it existed before the amendment made by 
section 201) shall be effective until the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which final regulations are promulgated 
        under subsection (b); or
            (2) August 1, 2001.

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 301. ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES 
              EFFICIENCY GRANTS AND LOANS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH 
              EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY COSTS.

    Title I of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 19. ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES 
              EFFICIENCY GRANTS AND LOANS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH 
              EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY COSTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Rural 
Utilities Service, may--
            ``(1) in coordination with State rural development 
        initiatives, make grants and loans to persons, States, 
        political subdivisions of States, and other entities organized 
        under the laws of States to acquire, construct, extend, 
        upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, 
        or distribution facilities serving communities in which the 
        average residential expenditure for home energy is at least 275 
        percent of the national average residential expenditure for 
        home energy (as determined by the Energy Information Agency 
        using the most recent data available);
            ``(2) make grants and loans to the Denali Commission 
        established by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
        3121 note; Public Law 105-277) to acquire, construct, extend, 
        upgrade, and otherwise improve energy generation, transmission, 
        or distribution facilities serving communities described in 
        paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) make grants to State entities, in existence as of the 
        date of enactment of this section, to establish and support a 
        revolving fund to provide a more cost-effective means of 
        purchasing fuel where the fuel cannot be shipped by means of 
        surface transportation.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and 
        such sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
            ``(2) Limitation on planning and administrative expenses.--
        Not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available under 
        paragraph (1) may be used for planning and administrative 
        expenses.''.

SEC. 302. CARRY FORWARD ADJUSTMENT.

    The amendments made by section 204(b)(10)(A) of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 shall apply beginning with undermarketings 
of the 2001 crop of burley tobacco and with marketings of the 2002 crop 
of burley tobacco.

SEC. 303. FEES AND PENALTIES FOR MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES 
              INVOLVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MOVING IN FOREIGN 
              COMMERCE UNDER MULTINATIONAL ENTITIES.

    Section 203(e) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1622(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(e) To'' and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Development of New Markets.--
            ``(1) In general.--To''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Fees and penalties.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
                the Secretary may assess and collect reasonable fees 
                and late payment penalties to mediate and arbitrate 
                disputes arising between parties in connection with 
                transactions involving agricultural products moving in 
                foreign commerce under the jurisdiction of a 
                multinational entity.
                    ``(B) Deposit.--Fees and penalties collected under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be deposited into the account 
                that incurred the cost of providing the mediation or 
                arbitration service.
                    ``(C) Availability.--Fees and penalties collected 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the 
                Secretary without further Act of appropriation and 
                shall remain available until expended to pay the 
                expenses of the Secretary for providing mediation and 
                arbitration services under this paragraph.
                    ``(D) No requirement for use of services.--No 
                person shall be required by the Secretary to use the 
                mediation and arbitration services provided under this 
                paragraph.''.

SEC. 304. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH 
              EXTREME UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEVERE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(20) Community facilities grant program for rural 
        communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic 
        depression.--
                    ``(A) Definition of not employed rate.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `not employed rate', with respect 
                to a community, means the percentage of individuals 
                over the age of 18 who reside within the community and 
                who are ready, willing, and able to be employed but are 
                unable to find employment, as determined by the 
                department of labor of the State in which the community 
                is located.
                    ``(B) Grant authority.--The Secretary may make 
                grants to associations, units of general local 
                government, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes 
                (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                450b)) in a State to provide the Federal share of the 
                cost of developing specific essential community 
                facilities in rural communities with respect to which 
                the not employed rate is greater than the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 500 percent of the average national 
                        unemployment rate on the date of enactment of 
                        this paragraph, as determined by the Bureau of 
                        Labor Statistics; or
                            ``(ii) 200 percent of the average national 
                        unemployment rate during the Great Depression, 
                        as determined by the Bureau of Labor 
                        Statistics.
                    ``(C) Federal share.--Paragraph (19)(B) shall apply 
                to a grant made under this paragraph.
                    ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such 
                sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal year, 
                of which not more than 5 percent of the amount made 
                available for a fiscal year shall be available for 
                community planning and implementation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 381E(d)(1)(B) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(1)(B)) 
is amended by striking ``section 306(a)(19)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
(19) or (20) of section 306(a)''.

SEC. 305. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH 
              HIGH LEVELS OF OUT-MIGRATION OR LOSS OF POPULATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) (as amended by section 304(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(21) Community facilities grant program for rural 
        communities with high levels of out-migration or loss of 
        population.--
                    ``(A) Grant authority.--The Secretary may make 
                grants to associations, units of general local 
                government, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes 
                (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                450b)) in a State to provide the Federal share of the 
                cost of developing specific essential community 
                facilities in any geographic area--
                            ``(i) that is represented by--
                                    ``(I) any political subdivision of 
                                a State;
                                    ``(II) an Indian tribe on a Federal 
                                or State reservation; or
                                    ``(III) other federally recognized 
                                Indian tribal group;
                            ``(ii) that is located in a rural area (as 
                        defined in section 381A);
                            ``(iii) with respect to which, during the 
                        most recent 5-year period, the net out-
                        migration of inhabitants, or other population 
                        loss, from the area equals or exceeds 5 percent 
                        of the population of the area; and
                            ``(iv) that has a median household income 
                        that is less than the nonmetropolitan median 
                        household income of the United States.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--Paragraph (19)(B) shall apply 
                to a grant made under this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such 
                sums as are necessary for each subsequent fiscal year, 
                of which not more than 5 percent of the amount made 
                available for a fiscal year shall be available for 
                community planning and implementation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 381E(d)(1)(B) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(1)(B)) 
(as amended by section 304(b)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (19) 
or (20)'' and inserting ``paragraph (19), (20), or (21)''.

SEC. 306. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Eligible Person; Mediation Services.--Section 501 of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Issues covered.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be certified as a qualifying 
                State, the mediation program of the State must provide 
                mediation services to persons described in paragraph 
                (2) that are involved in agricultural loans (regardless 
                of whether the loans are made or guaranteed by the 
                Secretary or made by a third party).
                    ``(B) Other issues.--The mediation program of a 
                qualifying State may provide mediation services to 
                persons described in paragraph (2) that are involved in 
                1 or more of the following issues under the 
                jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture:
                            ``(i) Wetlands determinations.
                            ``(ii) Compliance with farm programs, 
                        including conservation programs.
                            ``(iii) Agricultural credit.
                            ``(iv) Rural water loan programs.
                            ``(v) Grazing on National Forest System 
                        land.
                            ``(vi) Pesticides.
                            ``(vii) Such other issues as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
            ``(2) Persons eligible for mediation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                persons referred to in paragraph (1) include--
                            ``(i) agricultural producers;
                            ``(ii) creditors of producers (as 
                        applicable); and
                            ``(iii) persons directly affected by 
                        actions of the Department of Agriculture.
                    ``(B) Voluntary participation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) 
                        and section 503, a person may not be compelled 
                        to participate in mediation services provided 
                        under this Act.
                            ``(ii) State laws.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        affect a State law requiring mediation before 
                        foreclosure on agricultural land or 
                        property.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition of Mediation Services.--In this section, the term 
`mediation services', with respect to mediation or a request for 
mediation, may include all activities related to--
            ``(1) the intake and scheduling of cases;
            ``(2) the provision of background and selected information 
        regarding the mediation process;
            ``(3) financial advisory and counseling services (as 
        appropriate) performed by a person other than a State mediation 
        program mediator; and
            ``(4) the mediation session.''.
    (b) Use of Mediation Grants.--Section 502(c) of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5102(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Each'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Each''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Operation and administration expenses.--For purposes 
        of paragraph (1), operation and administration expenses for 
        which a grant may be used include--
                    ``(A) salaries;
                    ``(B) reasonable fees and costs of mediators;
                    ``(C) office rent and expenses, such as utilities 
                and equipment rental;
                    ``(D) office supplies;
                    ``(E) administrative costs, such as workers' 
                compensation, liability insurance, the employer's share 
                of Social Security, and necessary travel;
                    ``(F) education and training;
                    ``(G) security systems necessary to ensure the 
                confidentiality of mediation sessions and records of 
                mediation sessions;
                    ``(H) costs associated with publicity and promotion 
                of the mediation program;
                    ``(I) preparation of the parties for mediation; and
                    ``(J) financial advisory and counseling services 
                for parties requesting mediation.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 506 of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking 
``2000'' and inserting ``2005''.

SEC. 307. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Payment of Costs Associated With Removal of Commodities That 
Pose a Health or Safety Risk.--Section 15(e) of the Commodity 
Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; 
Public Law 100-237) is amended by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
``2003''.
    (b) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
Children.--
            (1) Cost-of-living allowances for members of uniformed 
        services.--Section 17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act 
        of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
        ``continental'' and inserting ``contiguous States of the''.
            (2) Demonstration project.--Effective October 1, 2000, 
        section 17(r)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
        1786(r)(1)) is amended by striking ``at least 20 local 
        agencies'' and inserting ``not more than 20 local agencies''.
    (c) Child and Adult Care Food Program.--
            (1) Technical amendments.--Section 17 of the Richard B. 
        Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and all that 
                follows through ``Sec. 17.'' and inserting the 
                following:

``SEC. 17. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.'';

                and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(6)(C)(ii), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end.
            (2) Exceptions to hearing requirements.--Section 
        17(d)(5)(D) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(5)(D)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(D) Hearing.--An institution'' 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) Hearing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), an institution''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Exception for false or fraudulent 
                        claims.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If a State 
                                agency determines that an institution 
                                has knowingly submitted a false or 
                                fraudulent claim for reimbursement, the 
                                State agency may suspend the 
                                participation of the institution in the 
                                program in accordance with this clause.
                                    ``(II) Requirement for review.--
                                Prior to any determination to suspend 
                                participation of an institution under 
                                subclause (I), the State agency shall 
                                provide for an independent review of 
                                the proposed suspension in accordance 
                                with subclause (III).
                                    ``(III) Review procedure.--The 
                                review shall--
                                            ``(aa) be conducted by an 
                                        independent and impartial 
                                        official other than, and not 
                                        accountable to, any person 
                                        involved in the determination 
                                        to suspend the institution;
                                            ``(bb) provide the State 
                                        agency and the institution the 
                                        right to submit written 
                                        documentation relating to the 
                                        suspension, including State 
                                        agency documentation of the 
                                        alleged false or fraudulent 
                                        claim for reimbursement and the 
                                        response of the institution to 
                                        the documentation;
                                            ``(cc) require the 
                                        reviewing official to 
                                        determine, based on the review, 
                                        whether the State agency has 
                                        established, based on a 
                                        preponderance of the evidence, 
                                        that the institution has 
                                        knowingly submitted a false or 
                                        fraudulent claim for 
                                        reimbursement;
                                            ``(dd) require the 
                                        suspension to be in effect for 
                                        not more than 120 calendar days 
                                        after the institution has 
                                        received notification of a 
                                        determination of suspension in 
                                        accordance with this clause; 
                                        and
                                            ``(ee) require the State 
                                        agency during the suspension to 
                                        ensure that payments continue 
                                        to be made to sponsored centers 
                                        and family and group day care 
                                        homes meeting the requirements 
                                        of the program.
                                    ``(IV) Hearing.--A State agency 
                                shall provide an institution that has 
                                been suspended from participation in 
                                the program under this clause an 
                                opportunity for a fair hearing on the 
                                suspension conducted in accordance with 
                                subsection (e)(1).''.
            (3) Statewide demonstration projects involving private for-
        profit organizations providing nonresidential day care 
        services.--Section 17(p)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(p)(3)(C)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``all families'' 
                and inserting ``all low-income families''; and
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``made'' and 
                inserting ``reported for fiscal year 1998''.

SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO PURCHASE AND 
              TRANSFER LAND.

    Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to the 
Agricultural Research Service, the Secretary of Agriculture may--
            (1) purchase a tract of land in the State of South Carolina 
        that is contiguous to land owned on the date of enactment of 
        this Act by the Department of Agriculture, acting through the 
        Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center of the 
        Agricultural Research Service; and
            (2) transfer land owned by the Department of Agriculture to 
        the Florence Darlington Technical College, South Carolina, in 
        exchange for land owned by the College.

SEC. 309. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR FILING CERTAIN COMPLAINTS 
              ALLEGING PREPARATION OF FALSE INSPECTION CERTIFICATES.

    Notwithstanding section 6(a)(1) of the Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499f(a)(1)), a person that desires to 
file a complaint under section 6 of that Act involving the allegation 
of a false inspection certificate prepared by a grader of the 
Department of Agriculture at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New 
York, prior to October 27, 1999, may file the complaint not later than 
January 1, 2001.

SEC. 310. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Assistance for Stockpiling and Rapid Transportation, Delivery, 
and Distribution of Shelf-Stable Prepackaged Foods.--Title II of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 208. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION, 
              DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED 
              FOODS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may provide grants to--
            ``(1) United States nonprofit organizations (described in 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
        exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986) for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged 
        foods requested by eligible organizations and the establishment 
        and maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in the United 
        States; and
            ``(2) private voluntary organizations and international 
        organizations for the rapid transportation, delivery, and 
        distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods described in 
        paragraph (1) to needy individuals in foreign countries.
    ``(b) Grants for Establishment of Stockpiles.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not more than 70 percent of the amount 
        made available to carry out this section shall be used to 
        provide grants under subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing grants under subsection 
        (a)(1), the Administrator shall provide a preference to a 
        United States nonprofit organization that agrees to provide--
                    ``(A) non-Federal funds in an amount equal to 50 
                percent of the amount of funds received under a grant 
                under subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(B) an in-kind contribution in an amount equal to 
                that percentage; or
                    ``(C) a combination of such funds and an in-kind 
                contribution;
        for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged foods and the 
        establishment and maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in the 
        United States in accordance with subsection (a)(1).
    ``(c) Grants for Rapid Transportation, Delivery, and 
Distribution.--Not less than 20 percent of the amount made available to 
carry out this section shall be used to provide grants under subsection 
(a)(2).
    ``(d) Administration.--Not more than 10 percent of the amount made 
available to carry out this section may be used by the Administrator 
for the administration of grants under subsection (a).
    ``(e) Regulations or Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall issue such regulations or guidelines as the 
Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this section, 
including regulations or guidelines that provide to United States 
nonprofit organizations eligible to receive grants under subsection 
(a)(1) guidance with respect to the requirements for qualified shelf-
stable prepackaged foods and the quantity of the foods to be stockpiled 
by the organizations.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, in 
addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section, 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, to remain available 
until expended.''.
    (b) Prepositioning of Commodities.--Section 407(c) of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1736a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Prepositioning.--Funds made available for fiscal 
        years 2001 and 2002 to carry out titles II and III may be used 
        by the Administrator to procure, transport, and store 
        agricultural commodities for prepositioning within the United 
        States and in foreign countries, except that for each such 
        fiscal year not more than $2,000,000 of such funds may be used 
        to store agricultural commodities for prepositioning in foreign 
        countries.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

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