S 3141 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food
United States Grain Standards Act Amendments
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.(1976-03-15)
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United States Grain Standards Act Amendments - Title I: Declaration of Policy - Revises the U.S. Grain Standards Act to declare the Congressional finding that the regulation of grain transactions provided in this Act is necessary to prevent or eliminate burdens on grain commerce and to regulate such commerce. Title II: Official Inspection - Revises definitions under the Grain Standards Act to meet purposes of this Act. Requires the official inspection at export grain elevators required or authorized to be inspected under this Act be performed by authorized employees of the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the Secretary to require that grain loaded at an interior point in the United States for transportation from the United States be inspected in a similar manner. Allows the Secretary to enter into contracts with any State or person for such inspection functions if such State or person meets specified requirements. Forbids the Secretary from entering into such contracts with any person or business entity currently engaged in the storage or merchandising of grain. States that official inspection contracts entered into terminate within five years and may be renewed in accordance …
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