104 STAT. 3928 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 7 USC 2278. Grain Quality Incentives Act of 1990. 7 USC 71 note. 7 USC 75b. Exports. Exports. SEC. 1999T. CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) IN GENERAL. — Prior to the promulgation of, or amendment to, any order or plan under a research and promotion program relating to research and promotion of any agricultural commodity or product, after the date of enactment of this title, where such order or plan would provide for an assessment on imports, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the United States Trade Representative regarding the consistency of the provisions of the order or plan with the international obligations of the United States. (b) CoMPUANCE WITH U.S. INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to ensure that any order or plan or amendment to such order or plan, and the implementation and enforcement of any order or plan or amendment to such order or plan, or program as it relates to imports is nondiscriminatory and in compliance with the international obligations of the United States, as interpreted by the United States Trade Representative. (c) CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for a cause of action under this section. TITLE XX—GRAIN QUALITY SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the 1990". 'Grain Quality Incentives Act of SEC. 2002. COMMITTEE ON GRAIN QUALITY AND GRAIN QUALITY COORDINATOR. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE AND COORDINATOR. — (1) COMMITTEE. —The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this title as the "Secretary") shall establish, within the Department of Agriculture, a Committee on Grain Quality Giereafter referred to in this section as the "Committee"). (2) COORDINATOR.— The Committee established under paragraph (1) shall be chaired by an individual, appointed by the Secretary, who shall serve as the Grain Quality Coordinator (hereafter referred to in this title as the "Coordinator") and, in consultation with the Committee, carry out the duties described in subsection (b). (b) DUTIES.— The Coordinator shall be responsible for— (1) assembling and evaluating, in a systematic manner, concerns and problems with the quality of United States grain, expressed by foreign and domestic buyers and end-users; (2) developing and implementing a coordinated effort to inform and educate foreign buyers concerning the proper specifications of grain purchase contracts to obtain the quality of grain they desire; (3) reviewing the programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture with respect to United States grain to determine whether the activities are consistent with the provisions of this title (and other provisions of law) as such provisions relate to grain quality and grain quality competitiveness; (4) serving as the Federal Government coordinator with respect to grain quality and grain quality competitiveness; and
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