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 PUBLIC LAW 94-582—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2879

Grain Standards Act of 1976)) to perform functions of official inspection under the United States Grain Standards Act and as personnel 7 USC 71. to perform supervisory weighing or official weighing functions any individual who, on the date of enactment of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976, was performing simil&r functions: Provided, That the Administrator determines that such individual is of good moral character and is technically and professionally qualified for the duties to which the individual will be assigned. "(f) The Administrator shall provide for the periodic rotation of Personnel supervisory personnel and official inspection personnel employed by rotation. the Service as he deems necessary to preserve the integrity of the official inspection system provided by this xVct. "(g) The Administrator shall develop and effectuate standards for Standards. the recruiting, training, and supervising of official inspection personnel and appropriate work production standards for such personnel, which shall be applicable to the Service, all State agencies under delegation of authority pursuant to this Act, and all official agencies and all persons licensed or authorized to perform functions under this Act: Provided, That persons licensed or authorized on the date of Exemption enactment of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1976 to perform any official function under this Act, shall be exempted from the uniform recruiting and training provisions of this subsection and regulations or standards issued pursuant thereto if the Administrator determines that such persons are technically and professionally qualified for the duties to which they will be assigned and they agree to complete whatever additional training the Administrator deems necessary.". REFUSAL o r RENEWAL, OR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES

SEC. 11. Section 9 of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 85), is amended as follows: (a) by striking out the word "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Administrator"; (b) by inserting after the word "inspected" wherever it appears the words "or weighed or supervised the weighing of"; and (c) by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "The Administrator may summarily revoke any license whenever the licensee has been convicted of any offense prohibited by section 13 of this Act or convicted of any offense proscribed by title 18 of the United States Code, with respect to performance of functions under this Act.". REFUSAL OF INSPECTION AND W E I G H I N G SERVICES AND CIVIL PENALTIES

SEC. 12. Section 10 of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 86), is amended as follows: (a) The title is changed to read "REFUSAL O F INSPECTION AND W E I G H I N G SERVICES AND CIVIL PENALTIES". (b) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Administrator may (for such period, or indefinitely, as he deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act) refuse to provide official inspection or the services related to weighing otherwise available under this Act with respect to any grain offered for such services, or owned, wholly or in part, by any person if he determines (1) that the individual (or in case such person is a partnership, any

Post, p. 2883. 18 USC 1 et seq.

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