legislation: 99-s-2682

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99-s-2682 99 s 2682 A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the initiation of negotiations to obtain a certain international trade agreement, and for other purposes. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1986-07-24 1986-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 2 Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate negotiation of a reciprocal agreement on international trade that establishes uniform standards for measuring the quality of exported grain. Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to require the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service to: (1) require a sublot of grain to meet the standards and procedures of a lot of grain; and (2) require the separate measurement of the quantity of dockage and foreign material in grain shipped in interstate or foreign commerce and the deduction of the sum of the two quantities from the gross weight of the grain. Prohibits the export of grain that has been recombined or combined with any dockage or foreign material. Requires an official certificate issued for a lot of grain to include a statement of: (1) with respect to corn, the separate quantities of broken corn and foreign material; and (2) with respect to wheat, the quantity of dockage and the protein content of the wheat. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  

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