Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Grain Standards Act of 1916 to authorize the rounding off of numbers relating to grain condition or quality. Requires that any rounding off shall be in a direction to understate the condition or quality of the grain.
Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service to refuse to certify an export crop of grain if he believes that such cargo will deteriorate significantly in quality enroute to a foreign destination.
Requires a quality variation statement on all official grade certificates issued for export grain lots.
Prohibits the recombination of dockage and foreign material with any grain intended for export when the result will be to reduce quality or spoilage resistance.
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1956 to provide in-kind bonuses to producers and exporters of specified high-quality export corn.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make in-kind reimbursements for: (1) inventory loss of value; and (2) cleaning and blending equipment.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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