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§ 87f-2. Reporting requirements
(a)
General requirements; annual report to Congressional committees
On December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate regarding the effectiveness of the official inspection and weighing system under this chapter for the prior fiscal year, with recommendations for any legislative changes necessary to accomplish the objectives stated in section
74 of this title.
(b)
Notification of Congressional committees of complaints regarding faulty grain deliveries and cancellation of export contracts
The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
(1)
of any complaint regarding faulty grain delivery made to the Department of Agriculture by a foreign purchaser of United States grain, within thirty days after a determination by the Secretary that there is reasonable cause to believe that the grain delivery was in fact faulty, and
(2)
notwithstanding the provisions of section
612c–3 [1] of this title, within thirty days after receipt by the Secretary or the Secretary [2] of notice of the cancellation of any contract for the export of more than one hundred thousand metric tons of grain.
(c)
Submission to Congressional committees of annual summary of complaints from foreign purchasers and prospective purchasers of grain
On December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a summary of all other complaints received by the Department of Agriculture during the prior fiscal year from foreign purchasers and prospective purchasers of United States grain and other foreign purchasers interested in the trade of grain, and the resolution thereof: Provided, That the summary shall not include a complaint unless reasonable cause exists to believe that the complaint is valid, as determined by the Secretary.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. The words “or the Secretary” probably should not appear.
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