Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/610

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104 STAT. 3932 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 7 USC 87k. "SEC. 22. STANDARDIZING COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS. "(a) TESTING EQUIPMENT.— TO promote greater uniformity in commercial grain inspection results, the Administrator may work in conjunction with the National Institute for Standards and Technology and the National Conference on Weights and Measures to— "(1) identify inspection instruments requiring standardization under subsection (b); "(2) establish performance criteria for commercial grain inspection instruments; "(3) develop a national program to approve grain inspection instruments for commercial inspection; and "(4) develop standard representatives or other means necessary for calibration or testing of approved instruments. "(b) GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES.— To ensure that producers are treated uniformly in delivering grain, the Administrator shall develop practical and cost-effective procedures for conducting commercial inspections of grain with respect to the application of quality factors, that result in premiums and discounts. The procedures shall be made available to country elevators and others making first-point-of-delivery inspections. "(c) INSPECTION SERVICES AND INFORMATION. — To encourage the use of equipment and procedures developed in accordance with subsection (a) and (b), the Administrator shall provide for official inspection services by the Service, States, and official inspection agencies and provide information on the proper use of sampling and inspection equipment, application of the grain standards, and availability of official inspection services, including appeals under this Act. " (d) STANDARDIZED AFLATOXIN EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES.— The Administrator shall— "(1) establish uniform standards for testing equipment; and "(2) establish uniform testing procedures and sampling techniques; that may be used by processors, refiners, operators of grain elevators and terminals, and others to accurately detect the level of aflatoxin contamination of corn in the United States.". SEC. 2010. ENTRY QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ALL FARMER-OWNED RESERVE GRAINS. Section 110 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445e) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(k) In announcing the terms and conditions of the producer storage program under subsection (e)(l), the Secretary shall review standards concerning the quality of grain that shall be sdlowed to be stored under the program, and such standards should encourage only quality grain, as determined by the Secretary, to be pledged as collateral for such loans. The Secretary shall review inspection, maintenance, and stock rotation requirements and take the necessary steps to maintain the quality of such grain.". SEC. 2011. PRICE SUPPORT LOAN INCENTIVES FOR QUALITY GRAIN. Section 403(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1423) (as emiended by section 1128) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Beginning with the 1991 crops of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans for which price support is provided under this Act, the Secretary shall establish premiums and