To amend Public Law 100-518 and the United States Grain Standards Act to extend through September 30, 1998, the authority of the Federal Grain Inspection Service to collect fees to cover administrative and supervisory costs, and for other purposes.
United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to extend through FY 1998 the limitation on administrative and supervisory costs.
(Sec. 3) Extends through FY 1998 the authorization of appropriations for grain inspection services.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes inspection and weighing activities in Canadian ports.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes a pilot program to permit more than one official agency to carry out inspections within a single geographic area.
(Sec. 6) Extends inspector licensing authority to contract-supervised persons. (Current authority is limited to employees.)
(Sec. 8) Revises criminal penalty provisions.
(Sec. 9) Expands the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service's authority to test weighing equipment and collect related fees.
(Sec. 10) Revises penalty provisions for subpoena violations.
(Sec. 12) Eliminates specified gender-based references.
(Sec. 14) Terminates as of September 30, 1998: (1) the grain standards advisory committee; and (2) certain grain inspection, weighing, and supervisory fee collection authority.
Became Public Law No: 103-156.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 103-265.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 103-265.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
Mr. de la Garza moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7133-7136)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
See S.1490.