§ 87f-2. — Reporting requirements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC87f-2]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3--GRAIN STANDARDS
Sec. 87f-2. Reporting requirements
(a) General requirements; annual report to Congressional committees
On December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
regarding the effectiveness of the official inspection and weighing
system under this chapter for the prior fiscal year, with
recommendations for any legislative changes necessary to accomplish the
objectives stated in section 74 of this title.
(b) Notification of Congressional committees of complaints regarding
faulty grain deliveries and cancellation of export contracts
The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate (1) of any complaint regarding faulty grain
delivery made to the Department of Agriculture by a foreign purchaser of
United States grain, within thirty days after a determination by the
Secretary that there is reasonable cause to believe that the grain
delivery was in fact faulty, and (2) notwithstanding the provisions of
section 612c-3 \1\ of this title, within thirty days after receipt by
the Secretary or the Secretary \2\ of notice of the cancellation of any
contract for the export of more than one hundred thousand metric tons of
grain.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
\2\ So in original. The words ``or the Secretary'' probably should
not appear.
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(c) Submission to Congressional committees of annual summary of
complaints from foreign purchasers and prospective purchasers of
grain
On December 1 of each year, 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
summary of all other complaints received by the Department of
Agriculture during the prior fiscal year from foreign purchasers and
prospective purchasers of United States grain and other foreign
purchasers interested in the trade of grain, and the resolution thereof:
Provided, That the summary shall not include a complaint unless
reasonable cause exists to believe that the complaint is valid, as
determined by the Secretary.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, Sec. 17B, as added Pub. L. 94-582,
Sec. 22, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2888; amended Pub. L. 95-113, title
XVI, Secs. 1604(m), 1606(i), (j), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1029, 1030;
Pub. L. 102-237, title X, Sec. 1007(3), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1897;
Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 293(a)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
3237.)
References in Text
Section 612c-3 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was
repealed by Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1578, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3702.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-354 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``On December 1 of
each year, the'' for ``The'' and ``Committee on Agriculture'' for
``committee on Agriculture'' before ``of the House'' and struck out
``one year after the effective date of the United States Grain Standards
Act of 1976 setting forth the actions taken by him in implementing the
provisions of that Act; and, on December 1 of each year thereafter, the
Administrator shall report to such committees'' before ``regarding''.
1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-113, Sec. 1606(i), (j), substituted
``Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry'' for ``Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry'' and ``inspection and weighing'' for
``inspection''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-113, Secs. 1604(m), 1606(i), substituted
``Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry'' for ``Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry'' in provisions preceding cl. (1) and, in cl.
(2) substituted ``notwithstanding the provisions of section 612c-3 of
this title, within thirty days after receipt by the Administrator or the
Secretary of notice of the cancellation'' for ``within thirty days after
receipt by the Administrator or the Secretary of the cancellation''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-113, Sec. 1606(i), substituted ``Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry'' for ``Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry''.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901
of Pub. L. 95-113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective 30 days after Oct. 21, 1976, see section 27 of
Pub. L. 94-582, as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1976
Amendment note under section 74 of this title.
