[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2737 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 2737

To amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the authority 
      of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees, extend the 
authorization of appropriations, and improve the administration of that 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2000

 Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Harkin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the authority 
      of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees, extend the 
authorization of appropriations, and improve the administration of that 
                      Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grain Standards Improvement Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. 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. 3. GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Inspection Authority.--Section 7(f)(2) of the United States 
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)) is amended by striking 
``conduct pilot programs to''.
    (b) Weighing Authority.--Section 7A(i) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)) is amended in the last sentence by 
striking ``conduct pilot programs to''.

SEC. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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''.
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