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by striking ‘‘during the five-year period’’ 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.— 
(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 ‘‘notice or’’ after 
‘‘authorized to accept’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘under this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘by subsection (a)(4)’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 407(b) of the National Forest 
Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–5(b)) is amended by striking 
the comma after ‘‘The Foundation shall’’. 
TITLE III—UNITED STATES GRAIN 
STANDARDS ACT REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS 
ACT. 
(a) OFFICIAL INSPECTION AND WEIGHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DISCRETIONARY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 5(a)(1) of 
the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 77(a)(1)) is 
amended in the first proviso by striking ‘‘may waive the fore-
going requirement in emergency or other circumstances which 
would not impair the objectives of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall waive the foregoing requirement in emergency or other 
circumstances that would not impair 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 provided to the Secretary prior to shipment’’. 
(2) WEIGHING REQUIREMENTS AT EXPORT ELEVATORS.—Sec-
tion 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 
transportation, grain transferred into an export elevator by 
transportation modes other than barge,’’ and inserting ‘‘ship-
ments of grain into an export elevator by any mode of transpor-
tation’’. 
(3) DISRUPTION IN GRAIN INSPECTION OR WEIGHING.—Sec-
tion 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 WEIGHING.—In the 
case of a disruption in official grain inspections or weighings, 
including if the Secretary waives the requirement for official inspec-
tion due to an emergency under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) immediately take such actions as are necessary to 
address the disruption and resume inspections or weighings; 
‘‘(2) not later than 24 hours after the start of the disruption 
in inspection or weighing, submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
‘‘(A) the disruption; and
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‘‘(B) any actions necessary to address the concerns 
of the Secretary relating to the disruption so that inspec-
tions or weighings may resume; and 
‘‘(3) once the initial report in paragraph (2) has been made, 
provide daily updates until official inspection or weighing serv-
ices at the site of disruption have resumed.’’. 
(b) OFFICIAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY AND FUNDING.— 
(1) DELEGATION OF OFFICIAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 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: 
‘‘(2) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO STATE AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (i)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or (B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘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 agency with a delegation 
of authority is meeting the criteria described in sub-
section (f)(1)(A). 
‘‘(ii) PROCESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Agriculture Reauthorizations 
Act of 2015, the Secretary shall establish a process 
for certification under which the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) publish in the Federal Register notice of 
intent to certify a State agency and provide a 
30-day period for public comment; 
‘‘(II) evaluate the public comments received 
and, in accordance with paragraph (3), conduct 
an investigation to determine whether the State 
agency is qualified; 
‘‘(III) make findings based on the public com-
ments received and investigation conducted; and 
‘‘(IV) publish in the Federal Register a notice 
announcing whether the certification has been 
granted and describing the basis on which the 
Secretary 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 discontinue official inspection or weighing 
services for any reason, except in the case of a major 
disaster, the State agency shall notify the Secretary 
in writing of the intention 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 notice 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—
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(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 consultation with the 
customers of the applicant, in a manner that provides 
opportunity for protection of the identity of the cus-
tomer if desired by the customer, to review the perform-
ance 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 address any con-
cerns 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 
follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
the following: ‘‘the Secretary shall allow a designated offi-
cial agency to cross boundary lines to carry out inspections 
in another geographic area if— 
‘‘(A) the current designated official agency for that 
geographic area is unable to provide inspection services 
in a timely manner; 
‘‘(B) a person requesting inspection services in that 
geographic area requests a probe inspection on a barge- 
lot basis; or 
‘‘(C) the current official agency for that geographic 
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 following: ‘‘the Secretary shall allow a designated offi-
cial 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 geographic 
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 ‘‘triennially’’ and inserting ‘‘every 5 
years’’. 
(5) FEES.—Section 7(j) of the United States Grain Stand-
ards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(j) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) INSPECTION FEES.—
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‘‘(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 following: 
‘‘(D) EXPORT TONNAGE FEES.—For an official 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 following: 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—In order to maintain an oper-
ating 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 frequently 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 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) EXPORT TONNAGE FEES.—For an official weighing 
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 (3) as paragraph (4); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.—In order to maintain an oper-
ating 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 frequently than annually.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C)), in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’.
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(d) 
LIMITATION
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
SUPERVISORY 
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’’. 
(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 INSPECTION 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 Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Sub-
committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations 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 Rep-
resentatives 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 determined by the Secretary; and 
(3) any changes in policy that the Secretary has imple-
mented 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 PRODUCERS. 
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 Com-
mittee 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 official grading in 
the United States but which do not offer official grading for 
United States grain or provide only the lowest designation 
for United States grain, including an analysis of possible 
inconsistencies with trade obligations; and 
(2) any actions the Executive Branch is taking to remedy 
the policy barriers so as to put United States grain producers
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on equal footing with grain producers in countries imposing 
the barriers. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.