S. 1121 — A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to encourage foreign agricultural trade by improving the quality of grain shipped from U.S. export elevator facilities.

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Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to prohibit the owner or operator of an export elevator at an export port location from knowingly adding or mixing grain dust, grain related material, or nongrain material to grain shipped from such elevator. Permits fumigation of grain.

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1985-05-10
Introduced in Senate
1985-05-10
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
1985-05-21
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
1985-05-21
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
1986-04-24
Subcommittee on Rural Development. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-737.
1986-04-24
Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department.

A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to encourage foreign agricultural trade by improving the quality of grain shipped from U.S. export elevator facilities.

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