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(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 
‘‘(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
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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.’’. 
(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—
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(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’’;
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(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 
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—
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(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 
(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.’’;
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(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)) 
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’’.
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(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; 
(2) any factors that contributed to the disruption 
referred to in paragraph (1) that were unique to the 
Port of Vancouver, including a description of the port 
facility, security needs and available resources for 
that purpose, and any other significant factors as de-
termined by the Secretary; and
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(3) any changes in policy that the Secretary has 
implemented to ensure that a similar disruption in 
Federal inspection of grain exports at the Port of 
Vancouver or any other location does not occur in the 
future. 
SEC. 303. REPORT ON POLICY BARRIERS TO GRAIN PRO-
DUCERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives a report that describes— 
(1) the policy barriers to United States grain 
producers in countries the grain of which receives offi-
cial grading in the United States but which do not 
offer official grading for United States grain or pro-
vide only the lowest designation for United States 
grain, including an analysis of possible inconsist-
encies with trade obligations; and 
(2) any actions the Executive Branch is taking 
to remedy the policy barriers so as to put United
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States grain producers on equal footing with grain 
producers in countries imposing the barriers. 
Attest: 
Secretary.