§ 87h. Funding

Footnotes

1. 1 See Application of Section During Certain Years note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1916

   Pub. L. 90–487 § 1 · 82 Stat. 761

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 19, as added Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 769

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 19, as added Pub. L. 90–487, § 1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 769

2. 1976

   United States Grain Standards Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–582 § 21 · 90 Stat. 2867

   Changed · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 94–582 enumerated specific items for which appropriations are authorized and provided for financing obtained from fees and sales of samples as provided in sections 79a and 87f–1 of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–582 enumerated specific items for which appropriations are authorized and provided for financing obtained from fees and sales of samples as provided in sections 79a and 87f–1 of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 21. appropriations Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 87h), is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 21. “appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for research and development as provided in section 16 Ante, p. 2884. of this Act; monitoring in foreign ports grain officially inspected and officially weighed under this Act; development and issuance of rules, regulations, and instructions; improvement of official standards for grain, improvement of inspection and weighing procedures and Ante, p. 2869. equipment, and other activities authorized by section 4 of this Act; those Federal administrative and supervisory costs incurred within the Service’s Washington office or not directly related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain; the purchase or lease of any buildings, other facilities, or equipment necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; and any other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act to the extent that financing is not obtained from the fees and sales of samples as provided for in sections Ante, pp. 2870, 2875, Infra, 7, TA, and 17A of this Act.”.

3. 1977

   Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

   Pub. L. 95–113 title XVI · 91 Stat. 913

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 95–113 substituted “Federal administrative and supervisory costs related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain” for “those Federal administrative and supervisory costs incurred within the Service’s Washington office or not directly related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain” and renumbered this section as section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act, thereby correcting an error in the 1976 amendment of this section by Pub. L. 94–582 under which this section had inadvertently been renumbered from section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act to section 21 thereof

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–113 substituted “Federal administrative and supervisory costs related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain” for “those Federal administrative and supervisory costs incurred within the Service’s Washington office or not directly related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain” and renumbered this section as section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act, thereby correcting an error in the 1976 amendment of this section by Pub. L. 94–582 under which this section had inadvertently been renumbered from section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act to section 21 thereof.

   Enacted provision · exact public law
   TITLE XVI— FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION Sec. 1601. records Section 12(d) of the United States Grain Standards Act (90 Stat. 2882; 7 U.S.C. 87a(d)) is amended by striking out “shall, within the five-year period thereafter, maintain complete and accurate records of purchases, sales, transportation, storage, weighing, han-dling, treating, cleaning, drying, blending, and other processing, and official inspection and official weighing of grain,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “shall maintain such complete and accurate records for such period of time as the Administrator may, by regulation, prescribe for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act,”. Sec. 1602. supervision fees (a) Section 7(j) of the United States Grain Standards Act (90 Stat. 2873; 7 U.S.C. 79(j)) is amended to read as follows: “(j) The Administrator shall, under such regulations as the Administrator Inspection costs. may prescribe, charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the estimated cost of official inspection except when the official inspection is performed by a designated official agency or by a State under a delegation of authority. The fees authorized by this subsection shall, as nearly as practicable and after taking into consideration any proceeds from the sale of samples, cover the costs of the Service incident to its performance of official inspection services in the United States and on United States grain in Canadian ports, excluding administrative and supervisory costs. Such fees, and the proceeds from the sale of samples obtained for purposes of official inspection which become the property of the United States, shall be deposited into a fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of the Service incident to providing services under this Act.”. (b) Section 7A (1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (90 Stat. 2877; 7 U.S.C. 79a(l)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) The Administrator shall, under such regulations as the Administrator Weighing costs. may prescribe, charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the estimated costs of official weighing and supervision of weighing except when the official weighing or supervision of weighing is per-formed by a designated official agency or by a State under a delegation of authority. The fees authorized by this subsection shall, as nearly as practicable, cover the costs of the Service incident to its performance of official weighing and supervision of weighing services in the United States and on United States grain in Canadian ports, excluding administrative and supervisory costs. Such fees shall be deposited into a fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of the Service incident to providing services under this Act.”. (c) Section 21 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2886) is amended by striking out “those Federal administrative 7 USC 87h. and supervisory costs incurred within the Service’s Washington office or not directly related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Federal administrative and supervisory costs related to the official inspection or the provision of weighing services for grain”. (d) Section 27 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2889) is amended by striking out “, who pays fees when due, Post, pp. 1030, 1031. 7 USC 74 note. in the same manner as prescribed in section 7 or 7A of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended by this Act,”. Sec. 1603. establishment of temporary advisory committee (a) In order to assure the normal movement of grain in 7 USC 75a note. an orderly and timely manner, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a temporary advisory committee to provide advice to the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service with respect to the 7 USC 71 note. Membership. implementation of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976. The advisory committee shall consist of not more than twelve members, appointed by the Secretary, representing the interests of grain producers, consumers, and all segments of the grain industry, including grain inspection and weighing agencies. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed not later than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) The advisory committee shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. (c) The Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service shall provide the advisory committee with necessary clerical assistance and staff personnel. (d) Members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that members shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services under this title, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (e) The advisory committee shall terminate eighteen months after the date of enactment of this Act. (f) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Sec. 1604. technical amendments The United States Grain Standards Act (39 Stat. 482–485, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 71, 74–79, 79a and 79b, 84–87, and 87a–87h) is amended as follows: (a) Section 3 is amended by— (1) striking out “grain sorghum” in subsection (g) and inserting in lieu thereof “sorghum”; (2) amending subsection (m) to read as follows: “(m) the term ‘official agency’ means any State or local governmental agency, or any person, designated by the Administrator pursuant 7 USC 79. to subsection (f) of section 7 of this Act for the conduct of official inspection (other than appeal inspection), or 7 USC 79a. subsection (c) of section 7A of this Act for the conduct of official weighing or supervision of weighing (other than appeal weighing);”; (3) inserting “for” immediately after “under standards provided” in subsection (x); and (4) amending subsection (y) to read as follows: “(y) the term ‘supervision of weighing’ means such supervision by official inspection personnel of the grain-weighing process as is determined by the Administrator to be adequate to reasonably assure the integrity and accuracy of the weighing and of certificates which set forth the weight of the grain and such physical inspection by such personnel of the premises at which the grain weighing is performed as will reasonably assure that all the grain intended to be weighed has been weighed and discharged into the elevator or conveyance;”. (b) Section 3A is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “The Secretary may delegate authority to the Administrator to perform related functions for grain and similar commodities and products thereof under other statutes administered by the Department of Agriculture. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to appoint four individuals to positions at grade 5 USC 5332 note. 16 of the General Schedule, in the Service.”. (c) Section 4(a) is amended by— 7 USC 76. (1) striking out “grain sorghum” and inserting in lieu thereof “sorghum”; (2) inserting a comma after “equipment calibration and maintenance”; and (3) inserting “or procedures” after “(2) standards” and after “revoke such standards” and striking out “procedures” after “weight certification”. (d) Section 7 is amended by— 7 USC 79. (1) designating the third sentence in paragraph (2) of sub-section (e) as paragraph (4) of subsection (e) and inserting it at the end of subsection (e); (2) amending subsection (f) by— (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), inserting “or State delegated authority pursuant to subsection (e)(2) of this section” immediately after “Not more than one official agency”, inserting “inspection” immediately before “provisions of this Act”, and striking out “, but this paragraph shall not be applicable to prevent any inspection agency from operating in any area in which it was operative on August 15, 1968”; (B) striking out “No” in the second sentence of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as authorized by the Administrator, no”; (C) designating the second sentence of paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) of subsection (f); and (D) designating the third sentence of paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) of subsection (f); (3) striking out “subsections (e) and (f)” in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) and inserting in lieu thereof “subsection (f)”; and (4) adding at the end of subsection (i) a new sentence as fol-lows: “All or specified functions of such inspections shall be per-formed by official inspection personnel employed by the Service or, except for appeals, by persons operating under a contract with the Service.”. (e) Section 7A is amended by— 7 USC 79a. (1) in subsection (b), inserting “official weighing or” immediately after “The Administrator is authorized to cause” and inserting “at export, elevators” immediately after “located other than”; (2) amending paragraph (2) of subsection (c) by— (A) in the first sentence, inserting “or supervision of weighing” immediately after “to delegate authority to perform official weighing”, inserting “official weighing or” immediately before “supervision of weighing, if such agency or person qualifies”, and striking out “number” and inserting in lieu thereof “under”; (B) in clause (A) of the second sentence, striking out “at export elevators”, and inserting “or supervision of weighing” immediately after “official weighing”; and (C) inserting “official weighing or” immediately before “supervision of weighing” wherever this phrase appears in clause (B) of the second sentence; (3) adding at the end of subsection (d) a new sentence as fol-lows: “All or specified functions of such weighing shall be per-formed by official inspection personnel employed by the Service or, except, for appeals, by persons operating under a contract with the Service.”; (4) striking out the second sentence of subsection (e); (5) amending subsection (f) by— (A) in clause (2), striking out “employ” and inserting in lieu thereof “permit”, and inserting “and who are approved by the Administrator” immediately before “to operate the scales”; and (B) in clause (3), striking out “employees of the facility” and inserting in lieu thereof “persons other than official inspection personnel”, and striking out “employees to operate” and inserting in lieu thereof “such persons to operate”; (6) inserting “or supervision of weighing” immediately after “official weighing” in subsection (g); (7) inserting “or local governmental agency” immediately after “No State” in subsection (i); and (8) adding at the end of subsection (i) a new sentence as fol-lows: “Not more than one official agency or State delegated authority pursuant to subsection (c) (2) of this section for carrying out the weighing provisions of this Act shall be operative at one time for any geographic area as determined by the 7 USC 74. 7 USC 79b. Administrator to effectuate the objectives stated in section 2 of this Act.”. (f) Section 7B is amended by— (1) inserting “for the purpose of official inspection, official weighing, or supervision of weighing” immediately before “of gram located at all grain elevators” in subsection (a); (2) at the end of subsection (a), inserting “Such regulations shall provide for the charging and collection of reasonable fees to cover the estimated costs to the Service incident to the performance of such testing by employees of the Service. Such fees shall be 7 USC 79. deposited into the fund created by section 7 (j) of this Act.”; and (3) inserting “for the purposes of this Act” immediately after “no person shall use” in subsection (c). (g) Section 8 is amended by— (1) amending subsection (a) by— (A) inserting “, other than appeal weighing,” immediately after “supervision of weighing” in clause (1); (B) striking out “of grain” in clause (2) (B) and inserting in lieu thereof “(including appeal weighing) of grain in the United States, or of United States grain in Canadian ports”; and (C) in clause (3), inserting “or governmental agency” immediately after “(3) to contract with any person”, and striking out “specified sampling and laboratory testing” and inserting in lieu thereof “specified sampling, laboratory testing, and similar technical functions”; and (2) adding at the end of subsection (e) a new sentence as follows: “The Administrator may compensate such personnel at any rate within the appropriate grade of the General Schedule as the. Administrator deems necessary without regard to section 5333 of title 5 of the United States Cocle.”. (h) Section 11 is amended by— (1) inserting “official weighing or” immediately before “super-vision of weighing” in paragraph (3) of subsection (b); (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (5) of subsection (b), inserting “official weighing or” immediately before “supervision of weighing except”, and inserting “director,” immediately before “officer, employee,”; and (3) inserting “or State agency delegated authority under this Act” immediately after “official agency” in subsection (c). (i) Section 12 is amended by— 7 USC 87a. (1) inserting “, every State agency delegated authority under this Act,” immediately after “official agency” wherever this phrase appears in subsections (a), (b), and (c); and (2) striking out “delegate authority of this Act” in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof “delegated authority under this Act”. (j) Section 13(a) is amended by— 7 USC 87b. (1) inserting “, or that any weighing service under this Act has been performed with respect to grain” immediately before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6); (2) striking out in paragraph (11) “5, 6, 7(f) (2), 7A, 7B(c), 8, 11, or 12” and inserting in lieu thereof “5; 6; 7(f) (2), (3), or (4); 7A;7B(c); 8; 11; 12; or 17A”; (3) striking out “testing” in paragraph (12) and inserting in lieu thereof “weighing”; and (4) in paragraph (13), striking out “the grain” and inserting in lieu thereof “grain”, and inserting “the” immediately after “observing the loading of”. (k) Section 16 is amended by— Rules and regulations. 7 USC 87e. (1) striking out, in subsection (a), the second sentence and all that follows “or other person;” in the first sentence down through “by the Administrator.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “and prescribe such rules, regulations, and instructions, as the Administrator deems necessary to effectuate the purposes or provisions of this Act. Such regulations may require, as a condition for official inspection or official weighing or supervision of weighing, among other things, (1) that there be installed specified sampling, handling, weighing, and monitoring equipment in grain elevators, warehouses, and other grain storage or handling facilities, (2) that approval of the Administrator be obtained as to the condition of vessels and other carriers or receptacles for the transporting or storing of grain, and (3) that persons having a financial interest in the grain which is to be inspected (or their agents) shall be afforded an opportunity to observe the weighing, loading, and official inspection thereof, under conditions prescribed by the Administrator.”; and (2) striking out “additional” in subsection (f). (l) Section 17A is amended by striking out “All persons registered” 7 USC 87f-1. in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “All persons required to register”. (m) Section 17B is amended in clause (2) of subsection (b) by 7 USC 87f-2. inserting “notwithstanding the provisions of section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c-3),” immediately after “(2)” and inserting “notice of” immediately after “Administrator or the Secretary of”. (n) Section 21 is amended by striking out “Sec. 21” and inserting 7 USC 87h. in lieu thereof “Sec. 19”. Sec. 1605. studies of grain inspection and weighing; effective date (a) Section 8(b) of the United States Grain Standards 7 USC 79 note. Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2874) is amended by— (1) inserting in paragraph (3) “(which may include the application of statistical tolerances for expected variations)” immediately after “error rates of such agencies”; (2) striking out in paragraph (4) “eighteen months” and inserting in lieu thereof “thirty months”; and (3) striking out in paragraph (5) “two years” and inserting in lieu thereof “three years”. (b) Section 27 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 Ante, p. 1025. 7 USC 74 note. Effective date. (90 Stat. 2889) is amended by— (1) striking out all that follows “Sec. 27.” down through “without a designation under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended by this Act” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “This Act shall become effective thirty days after enactment hereof; and thereafter no State or other agency or per-son shall provide official inspection or official weighing or supervision of weighing under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended by this Act, at an export port location without a delegation of authority or other authorization under such amended Act, and no agency or person shall provide official inspection service or official weighing or supervision of weighing under such amended Act in any other area without a designation or other authorization under such amended Act”; (2) inserting “or other authorization under such Act” immediately after “may continue to operate in that area without a delegation or designation”; and (3) striking out “and export elevators located at export port locations” in clause (3). Sec. 1606. miscellaneous amendments The United States Grain Standards Act is further amended as follows: (a) Section 3(i) is amended by striking out “or, upon request of the interested party applying for inspection, the quantity of sacks of grain,”. (b) Section 5(a) is amended by inserting “or procedures” immediately after “standards” each place it appears therein. (c) Section 6(a) is amended by striking out “factor information” and inserting in lieu thereof “criteria”. (d) Section 7(b) is amended by striking out “or quantity of sacks of grain,” (e) Section 7A is amended by inserting in subsections (a), (b), and (e) “or procedures” immediately after “standards”. (f) Section 8(f) is amended by inserting “and weighing” immediately after “integrity of the official inspection”. (g) Section 11(b)(4) is amended by inserting “or supervision of weighing” immediately after “official weighing”. (h) Section 13(a)(6) is amended by striking out “condition, or quantity” and inserting in lieu thereof “or condition”. (i) Sections 16(b) and 17B are amended by striking out “Committee on Agriculture and Forestry” each place these words appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”. (j) Section 17B(a) is amended by inserting “and weighing” immediately after “inspection”. Sec. 1607. conforming amendments The United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2874 and 2890) is amended as follows: 7 USC 84. (a) Section 8(b)(4) is amended by striking out “Committee on Agriculture and Forestry” and inserting in lieu thereof “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”. (b) Section 27 is amended by inserting “or” immediately after the Ante, pp. 1025, 1030. 7 USC 74 note. semicolon at the end of clause (2). Sec. 1608. retention of designations following convictions Section 27 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 ( 90 Stat. 2890) is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end of clause (2) the following: “: Provided, That the Administrator may allow such affected agency or person to continue to operate in that area if the Administrator determines that such continued operations are necessary or desirable in carrying out the requirements of this Act: Provided further, That the Administrator shall, Report to congressional committees. within 30 days after making such determination, submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate detailing the factual bases for such determination”.

4. 1981

   Pub. L. 97–35 title I § 155(4) · 95 Stat. 357

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 97–35 temporarily amended section, substantially revising enumerated activities for which appropriations are authorized and limiting such authorization for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning Oct. 1, 1981, and ending Sept. 30, 1984. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1981 Amendment note below

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–35 temporarily amended section, substantially revising enumerated activities for which appropriations are authorized and limiting such authorization for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning Oct. 1, 1981, and ending Sept. 30, 1984. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1981 Amendment note below.

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   (4) amending section 19 (7 U.S.C. 87h) to read as follows: “Sec. 19. “appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for standardization and compliance activities, monitoring in foreign ports grain officially inspected and weighed under this Act, and any other expenses necessary to out the provisions of this Act for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning October 1, 1981, and ending September 30, 1984, to the extent that financing is not obtained from fees and sales of samples as 7 USC 79, 79a, 87f–1. provided for in sections 7, 7A, and 17A of this Act.”; and

5. 1984

   Pub. L. 98–469 § 2(3) · 98 Stat. 1831

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 98–469 temporarily substituted “September 30, 1988” for “September 30, 1984”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1984 Amendment note below

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–469 temporarily substituted “September 30, 1988” for “September 30, 1984”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1984 Amendment note below.

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   (3) striking out in section 19 (7 U.S.C. 87h) “during the period beginning October 1, 1981, and ending September 30, 1984”, and inserting in lieu thereof “during the period beginning October 1, 1981, and ending September 30, 1988”.

6. 1988

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–518 § 2(4) · 102 Stat. 2584

   1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

      Pub. L. 100–518 amended section generally

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

      Pub. L. 100–518 substituting “1988” for “1981”

   3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

      Pub. L. 100–518 substituting “1993” for “1984”

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–518 amended section generally, substituting “1988” for “1981” and “1993” for “1984”.

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   (4) by amending section 19 (7 U.S.C. 87h) to read as follows: “Sec. 19. “appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for standardization and compliance activities, monitoring in foreign ports grain officially inspected and weighed under this Act, and any other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1993, to the extent that financing is not obtained from fees and sales of samples as provided for in sections 7, 7A, and 17A of this Act.”; and

7. 1993

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–156 § 3 · 107 Stat. 1525

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

      Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “1988 through 2000” for “during the period beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1993”

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

      Pub. L. 103–156 inserted references to sections 79b and 87e of this title

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   Pub. L. 103–156 substituted “1988 through 2000” for “during the period beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1993” and inserted references to sections 79b and 87e of this title.

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   SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Reauthorization.— Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking “during the period beginning October 1, 1988, and ending September 30, 1993” and inserting “1988 through 2000”. (b) Limitation.— Such section is further amended by striking “and 17A of this Act” and inserting “7B, 16, and 17A”.

8. 2000

   Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–472 title I § 108 · 114 Stat. 2058

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000”

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000”.

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   SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking “2000” and inserting “2005”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 106–472 effective as if enacted Sept. 30, 2000, see section 111 of Pub. L. 106–472, set out as a note under section 79 of this title.

9. 2005

   Pub. L. 109–83 § 1(a) · 119 Stat. 2053

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

   Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”.

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   (a) In General.— Sections 7(j)(4), 7A(l)(3), 7D, 19, and 21(e) of the United States Grains Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4), 79a(l)(3), 79d, 87h, 87j(e)) are amended by striking “2005” each place it appears and inserting “2015”.

10. 2015

    Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015

    Pub. L. 114–54 title III § 301(f) · 129 Stat. 513

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

    Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”

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    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”.

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    (f) Appropriations.— Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking “2015” and inserting “2020”.

11. 2020

    United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–216 § 6(1) · 134 Stat. 1048

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h

    Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), substituted “Funding” for “Appropriations” in section catchline

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    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), substituted “Funding” for “Appropriations” in section catchline.

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    (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” ;

12. 2020

    United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–216 § 6(1) · 134 Stat. 1048

    1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(a)

       Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(a)

       Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), inserted heading

    3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(a)

       Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), substituted “There are authorized” for “There are hereby authorized”

    4. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(a)

       Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), substituted “$23,000,000” for “such sums as are necessary”

    5. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(a)

       Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), substituted “2021 through 2025” for “1988 through 2020”

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    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and substituted “There are authorized” for “There are hereby authorized”, “$23,000,000” for “such sums as are necessary”, and “2021 through 2025” for “1988 through 2020”.

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    (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” ;

13. 2020

    United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–216 § 6(3) · 134 Stat. 1048

    Added · 7 U.S.C. § 87h(b)

    Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(3), added subsec. (b)

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    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–216, § 6(3), added subsec. (b).

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    (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.” .

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