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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4077 Farm Credit Amendments Act of 1985 as contained in the Report of the National Commission on Agricultural Finance, dated February 22, 1989, to the extent that such recommendations relate to the need to develop a universal loan application form and uniform accounting standards for farm businesses. In considering such recommendations, the Secretary shall attempt to design and adopt forms and standards that are as brief and succinct as possible, and shall consult with representatives of the Farm Credit System, the commercial banking system, and other significant providers of farm ownership and operating credit. (2) PAPERWORK REDUCTION. —In order to increase the efficiency of agricultural programs administered by the Secretary and to reduce the burden of paperwork on participants in such programs, the Secretary shall design and adopt, to the maximum extent practicable, one brief application form to be used by applicants for participation in the agricultural programs administered by the Secretary, including, the programs described in subsection (c). The report required by subsection (c) shall include information with regard to the progress made by the Department toward compliance with this subsection, and shall also identify any statutory impediments to the use of such single brief form, (f) INTEGRATION OF DATA BASES.— Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take appropriate action to integrate the various data bases of the Department of Agriculture relating to agricultural program data, and shall facilitate the sharing of relevant data among the various agencies of the Department of Agriculture. SEC. 2517. STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER AND AGRI- CULTURAL CHEMICALS TO FARMERS. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study regarding the transportation of fertilizer, agricultural pesticides, and agricultural use hazardous materials such as fuel to the farm. Such study shall include a review and analysis of— (1) the transportation of fertilizer, fuels (such as liquid propane gas, diesel, gasoline heating oil, methane, and others), and agricultural pesticides to farms by farmers, hired farm labor, and agribusiness, including— (A) safety practices used, the type of the equipment used, roads traveled, and employees engaged in such transportation; and (B) any significant distinctions between transportation by retail dealers and transportation by farmers; (2) Federal and State requirements imposed on the transportation of fertilizer, fuels, and agricultural pesticides by farmers, hired farm labor, and agribusiness retail dealers to farms (and exemptions, exclusions or waivers authorized under such requirements), including— (A) commercial driver's license requirements; (B) driver qualification requirements; (C) alcohol and drug testing requirements; and (D) worker safety requirements; (3) the compliance by farmers and retail dealers and their employees with such Federal and State requirements and the costs associated with compliance;

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