7 U.S.C. § 87f-2 : US Code - Section 87F-2: Reporting requirements

Search 7 U.S.C. § 87f-2 : US Code - Section 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.