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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3929 (5) investigating and communicating, through the Secretary, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate concerning— (A) actions undertaken by the Department of Agriculture— (i) to improve the quality of United States grain; and (ii) that are inconsistent with the goal of improving grain quality; (B) conditions in the production and marketing sectors that discourage improvements in grain quality; (C) interrelationships of rules and actions taken by the Federal Grain Inspection Service, other agencies of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and other Federal agencies, relating to grain production, handling, storage, transportation, and processing as such actions affect the wholesomeness and performance of grain; (D) recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes that would address grain queility issues; (E) progress made and benefits expected from the international harmonization of sanitary and ph5^osanitary requirements affecting grain; (F) potential opportunities and benefits from the international harmonization of grain grades and standards; (G) alternative forms of financial and technical assistance available and needed by producers and elevator operators to acquire and properly utilize grain cleaning, drying, and storage equipment; and (H) progress on requirements of other sections of this title, (c) TERMINATION.— Th is section shall terminate on January 1, 2001. SEC. 2003. BENEFITS AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED GRAIN 7 USC 76 note. QUALITY. The Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service shall estimate the economic impact, including the benefits and costs and the distribution of such benefits and costs, of any major changes necessary to carry out the amendments made under this title to sections 4 and 13 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 76 and 87b) prior to making such changes. SEC. 2004. CLASSIFICATION, GRADES AND STANDARDS DESIGN FRAME- WORK. Section 2(b)(3) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 74(b)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking "and" at the end thereof; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs: "(E) reflect the economic value-based characteristics in the end uses of grain; and "(F) accommodate scientific advances in testing and new knowledge concerning factors related to, or highly correlated with, the end use performance of grain.".

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