[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5070 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5070

To restore certain exceptions to the United States Grain Standards Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 20, 2018

 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To restore certain exceptions to the United States Grain Standards 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 Inspection Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTORING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS 
              ACT.

    (a) In General.--Grain handling facilities described in subsection 
(b) may, before September 30, 2020, restore a prior agreement with an 
official agency designated under the rule entitled ``Exceptions to 
Geographic Areas for Official Agencies Under the USGSA'' published by 
the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 18, 2003 
(68 Fed. Reg. 19139), if--
            (1) such grain handling facility and official agency agree 
        to restore such prior agreement; and
            (2) such grain handling facility notifies the Secretary of 
        Agriculture of--
                    (A) the agreement described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) the effective date of such agreement.
    (b) Eligible Grain Handling Facilities.--Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to grain handling facilities that were--
            (1) granted exceptions pursuant to the rule specified in 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) had such exceptions revoked on or after April 14, 2017.
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