§ 87j. Advisory committee

Footnotes

1. 1 See United States Grain Standards Act Extension 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

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–518 § 2(5) · 102 Stat. 2584

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j

   Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 21, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(5), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2586

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, § 21, as added Pub. L. 100–518, § 2(5), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2586

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 21. “advisory committee (a) (1) Not later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice to the Administrator with respect to implementation of this Act consistent with the declarations of policy in section 2 of this Act. The advisory committee shall consist of fifteen members, appointed by the Secretary, who represent the interests of all segments of the grain producing, processing, storing, merchandising, consuming, and exporting industries, including grain inspection and weighing agencies and scientists with expertise in research related to the policies established in section 2 of this Act. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed to three-year terms, except that of the initial fifteen members of the advisory committee first appointed following the enactment of this section, five shall be appointed for terms of one year and five shall be appointed for terms of two years. No member of the advisory committee may serve successive terms. “(2) To ensure a smooth transition, the advisory committee established under section 20 (as in effect prior to October 1, 1988) shall continue in existence until all members of the advisory committee established under this section are appointed; and the Secretary may appoint members of the advisory committee established under section 20 to serve on the advisory committee established under this section, without regard to the time of service of such members on the advisory committee established under section 20. “(b) The advisory committee shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). “(c) The Administrator 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 Act, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.”.

2. 1993

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–156 § 13(b)(1) · 107 Stat. 1525

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(a)

      Pub. L. 103–156, § 13(b)(1), struck out “(1)” before “Not later than”

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(a)

      Pub. L. 103–156, § 13(b)(1), struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “To ensure a smooth transition, the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title (as in effect prior to October 1, 1988) shall continue in existence until all members of the advisory committee established under this section are appointed; and the Secretary may appoint members of the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title to serve on the advisory committee established under this section, without regard to the time of service of such members on the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–156, § 13(b)(1), struck out “(1)” before “Not later than” and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “To ensure a smooth transition, the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title (as in effect prior to October 1, 1988) shall continue in existence until all members of the advisory committee established under this section are appointed; and the Secretary may appoint members of the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title to serve on the advisory committee established under this section, without regard to the time of service of such members on the advisory committee established under section 87i of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (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).

3. 1993

   United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–156 § 14(c) · 107 Stat. 1525

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(e)

   Pub. L. 103–156, § 14(c), added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–156, § 14(c), added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Advisory Committee.— Section 21 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87j) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) The authority provided to the Secretary for the establishment and maintenance of an advisory committee under this section shall expire on September 30, 2000.”.

4. 1994

   Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 293(a)(7) · 108 Stat. 3178

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(a); 7 U.S.C. § 87j(c)

   Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (7) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, by striking “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”; and

5. 2000

   Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–472 title I § 109 · 114 Stat. 2058

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(e)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 109. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Section 21(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(e)) 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.

6. 2005

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

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(e)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–83 substituted “2015” for “2005”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (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”.

7. 2015

   Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015

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

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(e)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “2020” for “2015”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (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”.

8. 2020

   United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–216 § 7(1) · 134 Stat. 1048

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(a)

   Pub. L. 116–216, § 7(1), in last sentence, substituted “successively for more than 2 terms” for “successive terms”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–216, § 7(1), in last sentence, substituted “successively for more than 2 terms” for “successive terms”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), in the last sentence, by striking “successive terms” and inserting “successively for more than 2 terms”; and

9. 2020

   United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–216 § 7(2) · 134 Stat. 1048

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(e)

   Pub. L. 116–216, § 7(2), substituted “2025” for “2020”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–216, § 7(2), substituted “2025” for “2020”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (e), by striking “2020” and inserting “2025”.

10. 2022

    Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(20) · 136 Stat. 4196

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 87j(b)

    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5.” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5.” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (20) Section 21(b) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(b)) is amended by striking “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).” and inserting “chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.”.

11 of 11 references resolved to an enrolled provision