90TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT JULY 31, 1968.-Ordered to be printed REPORT {No. 1827 Mr. POAGE, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H.R. 15794] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15794) to provide for United States standards and a national inspection system for grain, and for other purposes, having met after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendment numbered 15. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, and agree to the same. GRAHAM PURCELL, FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, CHARLES M. TEAGUE, Managers on the Part of the House. ALLEN J. ELLENDER, J. CALEB BOGGS, Managers on the Part of the Senate. STATEMENT OF MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill, H.R. 15794, to provide for U.S. standards and a national inspection for grain, and for other purposes, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the conferees and recommended an accompanying conference report. The amendments of the Senate to the House bill were technical, save and except: (1) an amendment to provide that inspection fees, instead of being deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the U.S. Treasury, would continue to be placed in a revolving fund for the use of the inspection service in meeting overtime charges in connection with appeal inspections, (2) an amendment to subsection 7(f) to allow the continued operation of more than one inspection agency in any one area which on the date of enactment of the bill has two such agencies, and (3) an amendment of section 10(a) to allow withdrawal of inspection services upon the commission of "any repeated or flagrant" violation of section 13 of the act. The House receded from its disagreement to the first two amendments above described. In the first instance fees for appeal inspection and Canadian port inspection and proceeds from the sale of samples shall continue to be deposited, as they are presently, in a special fund for the use of the Department in meeting the extra costs of overtime, night, or holiday work in connection with appeal inspections. The U.S. Grain Standards Act was amended in 1958 to so provide and the conferees agreed to continue this practice. Secondly, conferees agreed to the Senate language allowing those areas now having more than one inspection agency to continue the operation of two such services where two were operative on the date of enactment of the bill. At present there is at least one area in the country where two agencies are authorized to operate. The bill as agreed to by the conferees would prohibit the opening after enactment of more than one inspection agency at any one time for any one area. The Senate amendment not agreed to would have permitted the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw inspection service for commission of repeated or flagrant violations of section 13 of the act. The House bill permitted such withdrawal for conviction of any violation of section 13. The Senate conferees agreed to the House language with the understanding that the statement of managers on the part of the House would make it clear that withdrawal of service could follow upon conviction without awaiting the conclusion of appeals from such conviction, and could be effective so long as the conviction. stood. GRAHAM PURCELL, FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, PAGE BELCHER, CHARLES M. TEAGUE, Managers on the Part of the House. 90TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session { REPORT No. 1828 DAIRY INDEMNITY PAYMENTS JULY 31, 1968.-Ordered to be printed Mr. POAGE, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany S. 3638] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 3638), to extend for 3 years the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments to dairy farmers for milk required to be withheld from commercial markets because it contains residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment insert the following: That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make indemnity payments, at a fair market value, to dairy farmers who have been directed since January 1, 1964, to remove their milk from commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Such indemnity payments shall continue to each dairy farmer until he has been reinstated and is again allowed to dispose of his milk on commercial markets. SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. SEC. 3. The authority granted under this Act shall expire on June 30, 1970. That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the title of the bill and agree to the same. W. R. POAGE, E. C. GATHINGS, PAGE BELCHER, CHARLES M. TEAGUE, Managers on the Part of the House. STATEMENT OF MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill, S. 3638, to extend for 3 years the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make indemnity payments to dairy farmers for milk required to be withheld from commercial markets because it contains residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, submit the following statement and explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the conferees and recommended an accompanying conference report. The companion bill in the House, H.R. 17752, would have expired in 1 year, on June 30, 1969. The Senate bill would have expired in 3 years, on June 30, 1971. The conferees agreed on a compromise, expiration in 2 years, June 30, 1970. W. R. POAGE, E. C. GATHINGS, CHARLES M. TEAGUE, Managers on the Part of the House. (3) O |