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[H.R. 4550 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 263
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4550
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 9, 2025
Received
October 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
November 4, 2025
Reported by Mr. Boozman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``United States Grain
Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 2(b) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 74(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (3)(F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) that the Secretary shall prioritize the
adoption of improved grain grading technology to provide for
efficient, accurate, and consistent grading of
grain.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. OFFICIAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY AND FUNDING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 7 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 79) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) The Secretary may provide that domestic non-export
grain loaded or unloaded into or out of a rail car, barge, truck, or
other container, at an export port location, shall be inspected in the
manner provided in this subsection or subsection (f), as the Secretary
determines will best meet the objectives of this Act.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``fund
created'' and inserting ``trust fund created''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (j)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
``fund which'' and inserting ``trust fund
which'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``fund created''
and inserting ``trust fund created'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``credited to the
fund'' and inserting ``credited to the trust
fund account''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``2025''
and inserting ``2030''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. WEIGHING AUTHORITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 7A of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 79a) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``State
agency'' and inserting ``State agency or official agency'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (l)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
``fund created'' and inserting ``trust fund
created'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fund
created'' and inserting ``trust fund created'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2025''
and inserting ``2030''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. TESTING OF EQUIPMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 7B(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 79b(a)) is amended by striking ``fund created'' and inserting
``trust fund created''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY
COSTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 79d) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``activities)'' and inserting
``activities, equipment, and development of technology)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2030''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 7. GENERAL AUTHORITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 16 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 87e) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``Department of
Agriculture'' and inserting ``Department of Agriculture and
official agencies''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (j), by striking ``fund
created'' and inserting ``trust fund created''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 8. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 17A(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 87f-1(e)) is amended by striking ``fund described'' and
inserting ``trust fund described''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 17B(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 87f-2(e)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The Secretary may, to the extent determined
appropriate by the Secretary'' and inserting ``On December 1 of
each year, the Secretary shall'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) an analysis of any and all existing
deficiencies in the technology evaluation process and
recommendations to advance the efficiency, accuracy, and
consistency of grain grading and minimize costs imposed on the
Federal Government and the grain export industry;
and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 10. FUNDING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 19 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 87h) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2021 through
2025'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``other
services'' and inserting ``other services (excluding grading
services performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 11. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 21 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 87j) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following: ``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the
Secretary does not make a new appointment upon the completion
of a term of an existing member (including such existing
member's second successive term), then such existing member
shall continue to serve until such appointment is made.'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2025'' and
inserting ``2030''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Grain Standards
Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING IMPROVEMENTS TO GRAIN GRADING TECHNOLOGY.
Section 2(b) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
74(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3)(F), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) that the Secretary shall prioritize the adoption of
improved grain grading technology to provide for the efficient,
accurate, and consistent grading of grain.''.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 7(e) of the United States Grain Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 79(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Manner of inspection of domestic grain at export port
locations.--The Secretary may provide that grain that is not
export grain and is loaded into or unloaded out of a rail car,
barge, truck, or other container at an export port location
shall be inspected in the manner provided in this subsection or
subsection (f), as the Secretary determines will best meet the
objectives of this Act.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7A(c)(2) of the United States
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(c)(2)) is amended, in the first
sentence, by inserting ``or official agency'' after ``State agency''.
SEC. 4. INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 7(j) of the United States Grain Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``trust'' before ``fund'' each place it
appears;
(2) in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by striking
``Secretary shall be credited to the fund'' and inserting
``Secretary, and the interest earned from the investment of
those penalties, shall be credited to the trust fund created in
paragraph (1)''; and
(3) in paragraph (5), in the first sentence, by striking
``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 7(g)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 79(g)(2)) is amended, in the second sentence, by
inserting ``trust'' before ``fund''.
(2) Section 7A(l) of the United States Grain Standards Act
(7 U.S.C. 79a(l)) is amended by inserting ``trust'' before
``fund created in section 7(j)'' each place it appears.
(3) Section 7B(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act
(7 U.S.C. 79b(a)) is amended, in the third sentence, by
inserting ``trust'' before ``fund''.
(4) Section 16(j) of the United States Grain Standards Act
(7 U.S.C. 87e(j)) is amended by inserting ``trust'' before
``fund''.
(5) Section 17A(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act
(7 U.S.C. 87f-1(e)) is amended, in the third sentence, by
inserting ``trust'' before ``fund''.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY COSTS.
Section 7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d)
is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, equipment, and development of
technology'' after ``activities''; and
(2) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 6. GENERAL AUTHORITIES.
Section 16(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
87e(e)) is amended by inserting ``State agencies delegated authority
under sections 7 and 7A, and official agencies,'' after ``Department of
Agriculture,''.
SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 17B(e) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
87f-2(e)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Data.--The Secretary''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Technology analysis.--The Secretary shall, to the
extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation
with State agencies delegated authority under sections 7 and
7A, official agencies, and the grain industries described in
the second sentence of section 21(a), publish--
``(A) an analysis of any existing deficiencies in
the technology evaluation process; and
``(B) recommendations--
``(i) to advance the efficiency, accuracy,
and consistency of grain grading; and
``(ii) to minimize costs imposed on the
Federal Government and the grain export
industry.''.
SEC. 8. IMPROVING ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS EFFICIENCY AND
CONTINUITY.
Section 21 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Nominations; appointment.--
``(A) Nominations.--Before the terms of the current
members of the advisory committee expire, the Secretary
shall solicit nominations for individuals to be
appointed to the advisory committee.
``(B) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after
the end of the period of soliciting nominations under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the new
members that the Secretary has appointed to the
advisory committee.
``(C) Continuity of service.--The current members
of the advisory committee may continue to serve until
such time as new members are nominated and appointed by
the Secretary.'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (5) (as added
by subparagraph (A))--
(i) in the fourth sentence, by striking
``No member'' and inserting the following:
``(4) Term limit.--No member'';
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking
``Members'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Term length.--Members'';
(iii) in the second sentence, by striking
``The advisory'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Composition.--The advisory'';
(iv) in the first sentence, by inserting
``(referred to in this section as the `advisory
committee')'' before the period at the end; and
(v) by striking ``(a) Not later'' and
inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Establishment.--Not later''; and
(C) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by
striking ``terms'' and inserting ``terms unless the
member is continuing to serve in accordance with
paragraph (5)(C)''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2030''.
SEC. 9. REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER EXPIRING PROVISIONS.
(a) Weighing Fees and Duties.--Section 7A(l)(4) of the United
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(l)(4)) is amended, in the
first sentence, by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(a) of the United
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h(a)) is amended by striking
``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
Calendar No. 263
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4550
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 4, 2025
Reported with an amendment