II 
Calendar No. 231 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2051 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 
Reported by Mr. ROBERTS, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend 
the livestock mandatory price reporting requirements, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE . 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mandatory Price Re-
porting Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORT-
ING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 260 of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—Section 212(12)(C) 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1635a(12)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including any 
day on which any Department employee is on shutdown 
or emergency furlough as a result of a lapse in appropria-
tions’’ after ‘‘conduct business’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 942 of the 
Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 
1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’. 
SEC. 3. SWINE REPORTING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 231 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635i) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(22) as paragraphs (10) through (23), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE.—The 
term ‘negotiated formula purchase’ means a pur-
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chase of swine by a packer from a producer under 
which— 
‘‘(A) the pricing mechanism is a formula 
price for which the formula is determined by 
negotiation on a lot-by-lot basis; and 
‘‘(B) the swine are scheduled for delivery 
to the packer not later than 14 days after the 
date on which the formula is negotiated and 
swine are committed to the packer.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (12)(A) (as so redesignated), 
by inserting ‘‘negotiated formula purchase,’’ after 
‘‘pork market formula purchase,’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (23) (as so redesignated)— 
(A)
in
subparagraph
(C),
by
striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) a negotiated formula purchase; and’’. 
(b) DAILY REPORTING.—Section 232(c) of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635j(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking clause (ii) 
and inserting the following new clause: 
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‘‘(ii) PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS.—The in-
formation
published
by
the
Secretary 
under clause (i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) a distribution of net prices 
in the range between and including 
the lowest net price and the highest 
net price reported; 
‘‘(II) a delineation of the number 
of barrows and gilts at each reported 
price level or, at the option of the Sec-
retary, the number of barrows and 
gilts within each of a series of reason-
able price bands within the range of 
prices; and 
‘‘(III)
the
total
number
and 
weighted average price of barrows and 
gilts
purchased
through
negotiated 
purchases
and
negotiated
formula 
purchases.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) LATE IN THE DAY REPORT INFORMA-
TION.—The
Secretary
shall
include
in
the 
morning report and the afternoon report for the 
following day any information required to be re-
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ported under subparagraph (A) that is obtained 
after the time of the reporting day specified in 
such subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 4. LAMB REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise 
section 59.300 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, so 
that— 
(1) the definition of the term ‘‘importer’’— 
(A) includes only those importers that im-
ported an average of 1,000 metric tons of lamb 
meat products per year during the immediately 
preceding 4 calendar years; and 
(B) may include any person that does not 
meet the requirement referred to in subpara-
graph (A), if the Secretary determines that the 
person should be considered an importer based 
on their volume of lamb imports; and 
(2) the definition of the term ‘‘packer’’— 
(A) applies to any entity with 50 percent 
or more ownership in a facility; 
(B) includes a federally inspected lamb 
processing plant which slaughtered or processed 
the equivalent of an average of 35,000 head of 
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lambs per year during the immediately pre-
ceding 5 calendar years; and 
(C) may include any other lamb processing 
plant that did not meet the requirement re-
ferred to in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary 
determines that the processing plant should be 
considered a packer after considering its capac-
ity. 
SEC. 5. STUDY ON LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Agricultural Marketing Service in con-
junction with the Office of the Chief Economist and in 
consultation with cattle, swine, and lamb producers, pack-
ers, and other market participants, shall conduct a study 
on the program of information regarding the marketing 
of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock 
under subtitle B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635 et seq.). Such study shall— 
(1) analyze current marketing practices in the 
cattle, swine, and lamb markets; 
(2)
identify
legislative
or
regulatory
rec-
ommendations made by cattle, swine, and lamb pro-
ducers, packers, and other market participants to 
ensure that information provided under such pro-
gram— 
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(A) can be readily understood by pro-
ducers, packers, and other market participants; 
(B) reflects current marketing practices; 
and 
(C) is relevant and useful to producers, 
packers, and other market participants; 
(3) analyze the price and supply information re-
porting services of the Department of Agriculture re-
lated to cattle, swine, and lamb; and 
(4) address any other issues that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2020, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
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Senate a report containing the findings of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ag-
riculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING 
Sec. 101. Extension of livestock mandatory reporting. 
Sec. 102. Swine reporting. 
Sec. 103. Lamb reporting. 
Sec. 104. Study on livestock mandatory reporting. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 201. National Forest Foundation Act reauthorization. 
TITLE III—UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 301. Reauthorization of United States Grain Standards Act. 
Sec. 302. Report on disruption in Federal inspection of grain exports. 
Sec. 303. Report on policy barriers to grain producers. 
TITLE I—MANDATORY PRICE 
REPORTING 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORT-
ING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 260 of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 942 of the 
Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 
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note; Public Law 106–78) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 102. SWINE REPORTING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 231 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635i) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (22) 
as paragraphs (10) through (23), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) NEGOTIATED
FORMULA
PURCHASE.—The 
term ‘negotiated formula purchase’ means a swine or 
pork market formula purchase under which— 
‘‘(A) the formula is determined by negotia-
tion on a lot-by-lot basis; and 
‘‘(B) the swine are scheduled for delivery to 
the packer not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the formula is negotiated and swine 
are committed to the packer.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (12)(A) (as so redesignated), 
by inserting ‘‘negotiated formula purchase,’’ after 
‘‘pork market formula purchase,’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (23) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
‘‘(D) a negotiated formula purchase; and’’. 
(b) DAILY REPORTING.—Section 232(c) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635j(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking clause (ii) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS.—The in-
formation published by the Secretary under 
clause (i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) a distribution of net prices in 
the range between and including the 
lowest net price and the highest net 
price reported; 
‘‘(II) a delineation of the number 
of barrows and gilts at each reported 
price level or, at the option of the Sec-
retary, the number of barrows and gilts 
within each of a series of reasonable 
price bands within the range of prices; 
and 
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‘‘(III) the total number and 
weighted average price of barrows and 
gilts purchased through negotiated pur-
chases and negotiated formula pur-
chases.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) LATE IN THE DAY REPORT INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary shall include in the morn-
ing report and the afternoon report for the fol-
lowing day any information required to be re-
ported under subparagraph (A) that is obtained 
after the time of the reporting day specified in 
that subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 103. LAMB REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 
59.300 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, so that— 
(1) the definition of the term ‘‘importer’’— 
(A) includes only those importers that im-
ported an average of 1,000 metric tons of lamb 
meat products per year during the immediately 
preceding 4 calendar years; and 
(B) may include any person that does not 
meet the requirement referred to in subpara-
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graph (A), if the Secretary determines that the 
person should be considered an importer based 
on their volume of lamb imports; and 
(2) the definition of the term ‘‘packer’’— 
(A) applies to any entity with 50 percent or 
more ownership in a facility; 
(B) includes a federally inspected lamb 
processing plant which slaughtered or processed 
the equivalent of an average of 35,000 head of 
lambs per year during the immediately pre-
ceding 5 calendar years; and 
(C) may include any other lamb processing 
plant that does not meet the requirement referred 
to in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the processing plant should be consid-
ered a packer after considering the capacity of 
the processing plant. 
SEC. 104. STUDY ON LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service in 
conjunction with the Office of the Chief Economist 
and in consultation with cattle, swine, and lamb pro-
ducers, packers, and other market participants, shall 
conduct a study on the program of information re-
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garding the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and 
products of such livestock under subtitle B of the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635 et 
seq.). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall— 
(A) analyze current marketing practices in 
the cattle, swine, and lamb markets; 
(B) identify legislative or regulatory rec-
ommendations made by cattle, swine, and lamb 
producers, packers, and other market partici-
pants to ensure that information provided under 
the program— 
(i) can be readily understood by pro-
ducers, packers, and other market partici-
pants; 
(ii) reflects current marketing prac-
tices; and 
(iii) is relevant and useful to pro-
ducers, packers, and other market partici-
pants; 
(C) analyze the price and supply informa-
tion reporting services of the Department of Ag-
riculture related to cattle, swine, and lamb; and 
(D) address any other issues that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port containing the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
FOREST 
FOUNDATION 
ACT 
REAU-
THORIZATION 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT REAUTHOR-
IZATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MATCH-
ING FUNDS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
AND PROJECT EX-
PENSES.—Section 405(b) of the National Forest Founda-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘for 
a period of five years beginning October 1, 1992’’ and in-
serting ‘‘during fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘during the five-year pe-
riod’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$1,000,000 annually’’ 
and inserting ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
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(1) AGENT.—Section 404 of the National Forest 
Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–2) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘no-
tice or’’ after ‘‘authorized to accept’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘under 
this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘by subsection 
(a)(4)’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 407(b) of the Na-
tional Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–5(b)) is 
amended by striking the comma after ‘‘The Founda-
tion shall’’. 
TITLE 
III—UNITED 
STATES 
GRAIN STANDARDS ACT RE-
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN 
STANDARDS ACT. 
(a) OFFICIAL INSPECTION AND WEIGHING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) DISCRETIONARY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 5(a)(1) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act (7 U.S.C. 77(a)(1)) is amended in the first pro-
viso by striking ‘‘may waive the foregoing require-
ment in emergency or other circumstances which 
would not impair the objectives of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall waive the foregoing requirement in 
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emergency or other circumstances that would not im-
pair the objectives of this Act whenever the parties to 
a contract for such shipment mutually agree to the 
waiver and documentation of such agreement is pro-
vided to the Secretary prior to shipment’’. 
(2) WEIGHING REQUIREMENTS AT EXPORT ELE-
VATORS.—Section 5(a)(2) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 77(a)(2)) is amended in the 
proviso by striking ‘‘intracompany shipments of 
grain into an export elevator by any mode of trans-
portation, grain transferred into an export elevator 
by transportation modes other than barge,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shipments of grain into an export elevator by 
any mode of transportation’’. 
(3) DISRUPTION
IN
GRAIN
INSPECTION
OR 
WEIGHING.—Section 5 of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 77) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DISRUPTION IN GRAIN INSPECTION OR WEIGH-
ING.—In the case of a disruption in official grain inspec-
tions or weighings, including if the Secretary waives the 
requirement for official inspection due to an emergency 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) immediately take such actions as are nec-
essary to address the disruption and resume inspec-
tions or weighings; 
‘‘(2) not later than 24 hours after the start of the 
disruption in inspection or weighing, submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— 
‘‘(A) the disruption; and 
‘‘(B) any actions necessary to address the 
concerns of the Secretary relating to the disrup-
tion so that inspections or weighings may re-
sume; and 
‘‘(3) once the initial report in paragraph (2) has 
been made, provide daily updates until official in-
spection or weighing services at the site of disruption 
have resumed.’’. 
(b) OFFICIAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY
AND FUND-
ING.— 
(1) DELEGATION OF OFFICIAL INSPECTION AU-
THORITY.—Section 7(e)(2) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(e)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(2) If the Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(2) DELEGATION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
STATE 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and (A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and (i)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or (B)(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or (ii)(I)’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(II)’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘(iii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(III)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Every 5 years, the 
Secretary shall certify that each State agen-
cy with a delegation of authority is meeting 
the 
criteria 
described 
in 
subsection 
(f)(1)(A). 
‘‘(ii) PROCESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Agri-
culture Reauthorizations Act of 2015, the 
Secretary shall establish a process for cer-
tification under which the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(I) publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of intent to certify a State 
agency and provide a 30-day period 
for public comment; 
‘‘(II) evaluate the public com-
ments received and, in accordance with 
paragraph (3), conduct an investiga-
tion to determine whether the State 
agency is qualified; 
‘‘(III) make findings based on the 
public comments received and inves-
tigation conducted; and 
‘‘(IV) publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a notice announcing whether the 
certification has been granted and de-
scribing the basis on which the Sec-
retary made the decision. 
‘‘(C) STATE AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a State agency 
that has been delegated authority under this 
paragraph intends to temporarily dis-
continue official inspection or weighing 
services for any reason, except in the case of 
a major disaster, the State agency shall no-
tify the Secretary in writing of the inten-
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tion of the State agency to do so at least 72 
hours in advance of the discontinuation 
date. 
‘‘(ii) SECRETARIAL CONSIDERATION.— 
The Secretary shall consider receipt of a no-
tice described in clause (i) as a factor in 
administering the delegation of authority 
under this paragraph.’’. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Section 7(f)(1) of the 
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
79(f)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(xi), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) periodically conducts a consulta-
tion with the customers of the applicant, in 
a manner that provides opportunity for 
protection of the identity of the customer if 
desired by the customer, to review the per-
formance of the applicant with regard to the 
provision of official inspection services and 
other requirements of this Act; and 
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‘‘(ii) works with the applicant to ad-
dress any concerns identified during the 
consultation process.’’. 
(3) GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES
FOR
OFFICIAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(A) OFFICIAL
INSPECTION
AUTHORITY.— 
Section 7(f)(2) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary may’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the paragraph and in-
serting the following: ‘‘the Secretary shall allow 
a designated official agency to cross boundary 
lines to carry out inspections in another geo-
graphic area if— 
‘‘(A) the current designated official agency 
for that geographic area is unable to provide in-
spection services in a timely manner; 
‘‘(B) a person requesting inspection services 
in that geographic area requests a probe inspec-
tion on a barge-lot basis; or 
‘‘(C) the current official agency for that geo-
graphic area agrees in writing with the adjacent 
official agency to waive the current geographic 
area restriction at the request of the applicant 
for service.’’. 
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(B) 
WEIGHING
AUTHORITY.—Section 
7A(i)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Secretary may’’ and all that follows through 
the end of the paragraph and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the Secretary shall allow a designated 
official agency to cross boundary lines to carry 
out weighing in another geographic area if— 
‘‘(A) the current designated official agency 
for that geographic area is unable to provide 
weighing services in a timely manner; or 
‘‘(B) the current official agency for that geo-
graphic area agrees in writing with the adjacent 
official agency to waive the current geographic 
area restriction at the request of the applicant 
for service.’’. 
(4) DURATION OF DESIGNATION AUTHORITY.— 
Section 7(g)(1) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act (7 U.S.C. 79(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘tri-
ennially’’ and inserting ‘‘every 5 years’’. 
(5) FEES.—Section 7(j) of the United States 
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(j) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) INSPECTION FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The fees’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF FEES.—The fees’’; 
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such fees’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) USE OF FEES.—Fees described in this 
paragraph’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) EXPORT TONNAGE FEES.—For an offi-
cial inspection at an export facility performed 
by the Secretary, the portion of the fees based on 
export tonnage shall be based on the rolling 5- 
year average of export tonnage volumes.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—In order to main-
tain an operating reserve of not less than 3 and not 
more than 6 months, the Secretary shall adjust the 
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fees described in paragraphs (1) and (2) not less fre-
quently than annually.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(c) WEIGHING AUTHORITY.—Section 7A of the United 
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), in the last sentence, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (g) of section 7’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (e) and (g) of section 7’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(l)(1) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(l) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) WEIGHING FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The fees’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF FEES.—The fees’’; 
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such fees’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) USE OF FEES.—Fees described in this 
paragraph’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) EXPORT TONNAGE FEES.—For an offi-
cial weighing at an export facility performed by 
the Secretary, the portion of the fees based on ex-
port tonnage shall be based on the rolling 5-year 
average of export tonnage volumes.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—In order to main-
tain an operating reserve of not less than 3 and not 
more than 6 months, the Secretary shall adjust the 
fees described in paragraphs (1) and (2) not less fre-
quently than annually.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(d) LIMITATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPER-
VISORY COSTS.—Section 7D of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(e) ISSUANCE OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 8(b) of 
the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 84(b)) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘triennially’’ and inserting ‘‘every 
5 years’’. 
(f) APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 19 of the United States 
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(g) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 21(e) of the 
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 302. REPORT ON DISRUPTION IN FEDERAL INSPEC-
TION OF GRAIN EXPORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Devel-
opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and 
the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a report that describes— 
(1) the specific factors that led to disruption in 
Federal inspection of grain exports at the Port of 
Vancouver in the summer of 2014; 
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