Title: United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, which authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing.
Additionally, the bill

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                                                       Calendar No. 484
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4054

  To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2020

    Mr. Roberts, from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
 Forestry, reported the following original bill; which was read twice 
                       and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Grain Standards 
Reauthorization Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICES BY STATE AGENCIES.

    Section 7 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(2)(C)(i), by inserting ``and affected 
        customers or applicants for service of official inspection or 
        weighing services provided by the State agency'' after ``notify 
        the Secretary''; and
            (2) in subsection (j)(5), in the first sentence, by 
        striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2025''.

SEC. 3. WEIGHING AUTHORITY.

    Section 7A(l)(4) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
79a(l)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2020'' and 
inserting ``2025''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS.

    Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) 
is amended by striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2025''.

SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 17B of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f-
2) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Enhancement of Current Reporting.--
            ``(1) Increased frequency of inspection program data 
        reporting.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning not later than 1 year 
                after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall publish quarterly reports describing 
                data from the tests and inspections for intrinsic 
                quality factors (including protein, oil, and starch) 
                and food safety factors, as reported, in the aggregate, 
                for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 in the tables in 
                section V (relating to providing official grain 
                inspection and weighing services) of the 2016 through 
                2018 annual reports to Congress by the Federal Grain 
                Inspection Service.
                    ``(B) Delineation.--The data from the tests and 
                inspections under subparagraph (A) shall be delineated 
                to reflect whether the tests and inspections were 
                requested of or performed by--
                            ``(i) the Secretary; or
                            ``(ii) a State agency delegated authority 
                        under section 7 or 7A or an official agency.
            ``(2) Exceptions and waivers.--Beginning not later than 1 
        year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall publish quarterly reports describing--
                    ``(A) the number of exceptions requested under 
                section 7(f)(2)(B);
                    ``(B) the number of exceptions granted under 
                section 7(f)(2)(B);
                    ``(C) the number of waivers requested under section 
                5(a)(1); and
                    ``(D) the number of waivers granted under section 
                5(a)(1).
    ``(e) Additional Reporting; Consultation.--The Secretary may, to 
the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation 
with State agencies delegated authority under sections 7 and 7A, 
official agencies, and the grain industries described in the second 
sentence of section 21(a), publish--
            ``(1) data relating to testing for other intrinsic quality 
        or food safety factors; and
            ``(2) other data collected from inspection and weighing 
        activities conducted under this Act.
    ``(f) Protection of Confidential Business Information.--Any trade 
secrets or information described in section 552(b)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code, that is provided to or collected by the Secretary 
in carrying out subsection (d) or (e) shall not be included in a report 
under subsection (d) or (e) or otherwise publicly disclosed.''.

SEC. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and designation and all 
        that follows through ``There are hereby'' and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 19. FUNDING.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), by striking 
        ``2020'' and inserting ``2025''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Limitations on Uses of User Fees.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Official inspection or weighing service.--The 
                term `official inspection or weighing service' means 
                official inspection, official weighing, supervision of 
                weighing, supervision of agency personnel, supervision 
                of the field office personnel of the Secretary, testing 
                of equipment or instruments, other services, or 
                registration, the cost to the Secretary of which is 
                authorized to be covered by the collection of a user 
                fee pursuant to section 7, 7A, 7B, 16, or 17A, as 
                applicable.
                    ``(B) User fee.--The term `user fee' means a fee 
                collected by the Secretary under section 7, 7A, 7B, 16, 
                or 17A.
            ``(2) Requirement.--A user fee--
                    ``(A) shall be used solely to cover--
                            ``(i) the cost to the Secretary for 
                        carrying out official inspection or weighing 
                        services; and
                            ``(ii) administrative costs to the 
                        Secretary directly relating to official 
                        inspection or weighing services; and
                    ``(B) shall not be used for--
                            ``(i) activities relating to the 
                        development or maintenance of grain standards; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) any other activity that is not 
                        directly related to the performance of official 
                        inspection or weighing services.''.

SEC. 7. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Section 21 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the last sentence, by striking 
        ``successive terms'' and inserting ``successively for more than 
        2 terms''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
        ``2025''.

SEC. 8. REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Grain handling facility.--The term ``grain handling 
        facility'' means a grain elevator, warehouse, or other storage 
        or handling facility.
            (2) Official agency geographic area.--The term ``official 
        agency geographic area'' means a geographic area for an 
        official agency, as defined by the Secretary under section 
        7(f)(2)(A) or 7A(i)(2)(A) of the United States Grain Standards 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)(A), 79a(i)(2)(A)).
            (3) United states grain standards act terms.--The terms 
        ``grain'', ``official agency'', ``official inspection'', 
        ``officially inspected'', ``official weighing'', ``supervision 
        of weighing'', and ``Secretary'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 3 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 
        U.S.C. 75).
    (b) Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        comprehensive nationwide review of the official agency 
        geographic areas.
            (2) Considerations.--In conducting the review under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration--
                    (A) the number of grain handling facilities, both 
                within the official agency geographic areas and in 
                areas that are not official agency geographic areas, 
                that currently use, or, during the 5-year period 
                preceding the date of submission of the report under 
                subsection (c), received service from, an official 
                agency that provides official inspection, official 
                weighing, supervision of weighing, or other services 
                under the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
                71 et seq.);
                    (B) the volume of grain for which official agencies 
                provide services at grain handling facilities within 
                the official agency geographic areas;
                    (C) the number of official inspections of vessels 
                and other carriers within the official agency 
                geographic areas;
                    (D) other related services performed by official 
                agencies at grain handling facilities within the 
                official agency geographic areas;
                    (E) the timeliness, accuracy, and appropriateness 
                of services performed by official agencies at grain 
                handling facilities within the official agency 
                geographic areas;
                    (F) fees charged by official agencies for services 
                performed under the United States Grain Standards Act 
                (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), including grading, weighing, 
                sampling, stowage examination, and certification; and
                    (G) any implications of modifications to the 
                official agency geographic areas on enhancing official 
                inspection, official weighing, and supervision of 
                weighing in the domestic market.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing--
            (1) the results of the review completed under subsection 
        (b); and
            (2) any recommendations with respect to those results that 
        the Secretary determines appropriate.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 4(a)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
76(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``soybeans mixed'' and inserting 
``soybeans, mixed''.
                                                       Calendar No. 484

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4054

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 24, 2020

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar