Sec. 8. Review of geographic boundaries for official agencies
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In this section: The term grain handling facility means a grain elevator, warehouse, or other storage or handling facility. The term official agency geographic area means a geographic area for an official agency, as defined by the Secretary under section 7(f)(2)(A) or 7A(i)(2)(A) of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)(A) , 79a(i)(2)(A)). The terms grain , official agency , official inspection , officially inspected , official weighing , supervision of weighing , and Secretary have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 75 ).
The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive nationwide review of the official agency geographic areas. In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration— the number of grain handling facilities, both within the official agency geographic areas and in areas that are not official agency geographic areas, that currently use, or, during the 5-year period preceding the date of submission of the report under subsection (c), received service from, an official agency that provides official inspection, official weighing, supervision of weighing, or other services under the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.); the volume of grain for which official agencies provide services at grain handling facilities within the official agency geographic areas; the number of official inspections of vessels and other carriers within the official agency geographic areas; other related services performed by official agencies at grain handling facilities within the official agency geographic areas; the timeliness, accuracy, and appropriateness of services performed by official agencies at grain handling facilities within the official agency geographic areas; fees charged by official agencies for services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act ( 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), including grading, weighing, sampling, stowage examination, and certification; and any implications of modifications to the official agency geographic areas on enhancing official inspection, official weighing, and supervision of weighing in the domestic market.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 report containing— the results of the review completed under subsection (b); and any recommendations with respect to those results that the Secretary determines appropriate.
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