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istrative and supervisory costs, of services performed
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(j) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—Fees collected under sub-
sections (g), (h), and (i) shall be deposited into the fund
created under section 7(j).
‘‘(k) OFFICIAL
COURTESIES.—The Administrator
may extend appropriate courtesies to official representa-
tives of foreign countries in order to establish and main-
tain relationships to carry out the policy stated in section
2. No gift offered pursuant to this subsection shall exceed
20 dollars in value.’’.
SEC. 10. VIOLATION OF SUBPOENA.
Section 17(e) of the United States Grain Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 87f(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the pen-
alties set forth in subsection (a) of section 14 of this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $10,000 or both the imprisonment
and fine’’.
SEC. 11. STANDARDIZING COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS.
Section 22(a) of the United States Grain Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 87k(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the
National Conference on Weights and Measures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the National Conference on Weights and Meas-
ures, or other appropriate governmental, scientific, or
technical organizations’’.
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SEC. 12. ELIMINATION OF GENDER REFERENCES.
(a) REFERENCES
TO HIS.—(1) Section 3 of the
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 75) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his dele-
gates’’ and inserting ‘‘a delegate of the Secretary’’;
and
(B) in subsection (z), by striking ‘‘his dele-
gates’’ and inserting ‘‘a delegate of the Adminis-
trator’’.
(2) Sections 4(a), 7(b), 7(e)(2), 12(b), and 13(a)(2)
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 76(a), 79(b), 79(e)(2), 87a(b), and
87b(a)(2)) are each amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Administrator’s’’.
(3) Section 5(a)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 77(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘his agent’’ and inserting ‘‘the
shipper’s agent’’.
(4) Section 9 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 85) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘his license’’ and inserting
‘‘the license’’.
(5) Sections 13(a)(7), 15, and 17(e) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 87b(a)(7), 87d, and 87f(e)) are each amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the person’s’’.
(6) Section 13(a)(8) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87b(a)(8))
is amended by striking ‘‘his duties’’ and inserting ‘‘the du-
ties of the officer, employee, or inspection personnel’’.
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(b) REFERENCES TO HIM.—(1) Section 8(a) of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 84(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator’’.
(2) Section 9 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 85) is amended
by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the licensee’’.
(c) REFERENCES TO HE.—(1) Sections 5(b), 7(a),
7(b), 7(e)(2), 7A(e), 7B(a), 8(c), 8(f), 10(a), 11(a),
11(b)(5), 12(c), and 14(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 77(b),
79(a), 79(b), 79(e)(2), 79a(e), 79b(a), 84(c), 84(f), 86(a),
87(a), 87(b)(5), 87a(c), and 87c(b)), are each amended
by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
Administrator’’.
(2) Sections 10(b), 13(a)(9), 14(a), and 17A(c) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 86(b), 87b(a)(9), 87c(a), and 87f–
1(c)) are each amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting
‘‘the person’’.
(3) Sections 11(B)(1) and 17A(a)(2) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 87(b)(1) and 87f–1(a)(2)) are each amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the producer’’.
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY AMENDMENT LANGUAGE;
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 2 of the United States Grain
Standards Act Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–
518; 102 Stat. 2584) is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Effective for the period Octo-
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ber 1, 1988, through September 30, 1993, inclusive, the’’
and inserting ‘‘The’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 21(a) of
the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(a))
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’, and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).
(2) Section 22(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87k(c), is
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a) and (b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’.
SEC. 14. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT FEES; TERMINATION OF
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISORY FEES.—Section
7(j) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
79(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The duties imposed by paragraph (2) on des-
ignated official agencies and State agencies described in
such paragraph and the investment authority provided by
paragraph (3) shall expire on September 30, 1998. After
that date, the fees established by the Administrator pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall not cover administrative and
supervisory costs related to the official inspection of
grain.’’.