United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025 .
2Declaration of policy
This section would add a fourth declared purpose to the United States Grain Standards Act's policy section: that the Secretary of Agriculture shall prioritize the adoption of improved grain grading technology to provide for efficient, accurate, and consistent grading of grain. It would also make matching punctuation changes to the two existing declared purposes so the list reads correctly with the new fourth purpose added.
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2. Declaration of policy Section 2(b) of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 74(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3)(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) that the Secretary shall prioritize the adoption of improved grain grading technology to provide for efficient, accurate, and consistent grading of grain. .
3Official inspection authority and funding
This section would amend the Act's official inspection authority and funding provisions (7 U.S.C. 79). It would let the Secretary of Agriculture provide that domestic, non-export grain loaded or unloaded into or out of a rail car, barge, truck, or other container at an export port location must be inspected under whichever of the Act's two inspection procedures (the one in this subsection or the one in subsection (f)) the Secretary determines will best meet the Act's objectives. It would also relabel the fund referenced in this section's fee and account provisions as a "trust fund," and would extend a 2025 date in those account provisions to 2030.
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3. Official inspection authority and funding Section 7 of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 79 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: (5) The Secretary may provide that domestic non-export grain loaded or unloaded into or out of a rail car, barge, truck, or other container, at an export port location, shall be inspected in the manner provided in this subsection or subsection (f), as the Secretary determines will best meet the objectives of this Act. ; (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created ; and (3) in subsection (j)— (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking fund which and inserting trust fund which ; (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created ; and (ii) by striking credited to the fund and inserting credited to the trust fund account ; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking 2025 and inserting 2030 .
4Weighing authority
This section would amend the Act's weighing authority provisions (7 U.S.C. 79a). It would extend a provision in subsection (c)(2) so that it applies to official agencies as well as State agencies. It would also relabel the fund referenced in this section's account provisions as a "trust fund," and would extend a 2025 date in those provisions to 2030.
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4. Weighing authority Section 7A of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 79a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking State agency and inserting State agency or official agency ; and (2) in subsection (l)— (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created ; and (C) in paragraph (4), by striking 2025 and inserting 2030 .
5Testing of equipment
This section would relabel the fund referenced in the Act's equipment-testing provision (7 U.S.C. 79b(a)) as a "trust fund."
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5. Testing of equipment Section 7B(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 79b(a) ) is amended by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created .
6Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs
This section would amend the Act's limitation on administrative and supervisory costs (7 U.S.C. 79d). It would expand a listed category in that limitation, which currently ends with "activities," so that it also covers equipment and the development of technology. It would also extend a 2025 date in that section to 2030.
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6. Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 79d ) is amended— (1) by striking activities) and inserting activities, equipment, and development of technology) ; and (2) by striking 2025 and inserting 2030 .
7General authorities
This section would amend the Act's general authorities (7 U.S.C. 87e). It would extend a provision in subsection (e) so that it applies to official agencies as well as the Department of Agriculture. It would also relabel the fund referenced in subsection (j) as a "trust fund."
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7. General authorities Section 16 of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 87e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking Department of Agriculture and inserting Department of Agriculture and official agencies ; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking fund created and inserting trust fund created .
8Registration requirements
This section would relabel the fund referenced in the Act's registration requirements provision (7 U.S.C. 87f-1(e)) as a "trust fund."
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8. Registration requirements Section 17A(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 87f–1(e) ) is amended by striking fund described and inserting trust fund described .
9Reporting requirements
This section would amend the Act's reporting requirements (7 U.S.C. 87f-2(e)). It would change an existing report from one the Secretary of Agriculture may submit at the Secretary's discretion into one the Secretary must submit every year on December 1. It would also add a new required element to that report: an analysis of any and all existing deficiencies in the technology evaluation process, and recommendations to advance the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of grain grading and to minimize costs imposed on the Federal Government and the grain export industry.
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9. Reporting requirements Section 17B(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 87f–2(e) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary may, to the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary and inserting On December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall ; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) an analysis of any and all existing deficiencies in the technology evaluation process and recommendations to advance the efficiency, accuracy, and consistency of grain grading and minimize costs imposed on the Federal Government and the grain export industry; and .
10Funding
This section would amend the Act's funding provisions (7 U.S.C. 87h). It would extend the authorization of appropriations from fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to fiscal years 2026 through 2030. It would also provide that the fee authority for "other services" in subsection (b)(1)(A) excludes grading services performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
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10. Funding Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 87h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking 2021 through 2025 and inserting 2026 through 2030 ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking other services and inserting other services (excluding grading services performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946) .
11Advisory committee
This section would amend the Act's advisory committee provisions (7 U.S.C. 87j). It would add a holdover rule: if the Secretary of Agriculture does not make a new appointment when an existing member's term ends, including after that member's second successive term, the existing member would continue to serve until a new appointment is made. It would also extend a 2025 date in the advisory committee provisions to 2030.
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11. Advisory committee Section 21 of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 87j ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the Secretary does not make a new appointment upon the completion of a term of an existing member (including such existing member’s second successive term), then such existing member shall continue to serve until such appointment is made. ; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking 2025 and inserting 2030 .
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