LOANS, INSURANCE-CONSERVATION OF WATER RE SOURCES H. R. 10957. A bill to facilitate the insurance of loans under title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, and the act of August 28, 1937, as amended (relating to the conservation of water Page resources), and for other purposes.. H. R. 10965. A bill to facilitate the insurance of loans under title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, and the act of August 28, 1937, as amended (relating to the conservation of water resources), and for other purposes. Statement of Hansen, Kermit H., Administrator, FHA; accompanied by Henry C. McIntire, Hon. Clifford G., a Representative in Congress from the Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by- 71 73 Dollar volume of loans under title I, Bankhead-Jones Farm 92 Executive communication of E. T. Benson, dated February 11, Report on H. R. 10965 by True D. Morse, Acting Secretary, of Treasury Department, Comptroller of the Currency, report of TOBACCO: VIRGINIA FIRE CURED AND SUN CURED. H. R. 12840. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.. Hall, T. B., manager, Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Association... 97 105 108 100 106 Department of Agriculture: Eastern Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association, Inc., Spring- 111 Report on H. R. 12840 by Hon. True D. Morse, dated June 13, 99 MISCELLANEOUS BILLS H. R. 6542. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey H. R. 10097. A bill to provide for 3-year terms of agricultural stabilization and conservation county committee men in order to give added continuity and stability to the farmer committee system, and to provide for elected members of the State committee... Page 186 H. R. 10614. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain real property in the State of Florida to Sumter County, Fla.. 175 H. R. 10902. A bill to amend the Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275), as amended.. 145 S. 1939. An act to amend the Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 148 H. R. 11415. A bill to insure the maintenance of an adequate supply of anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus......- S. 3478. An act to insure the maintenance of an adequate supply of antihog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus_ 121 122 H. R. 11800. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a certain parcel of land and buildings thereon to the city of Clifton, N. J. 135, 143 H. R. 12494. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture in selling or agreeing to the sale of lands to the State of North Carolina to permit the State to sell or exchange such lands for private purposes 116 H. R. 12704. A bill to amend the provisions of law codified as section 500, title 16, United States Code. 129 House Concurrent Resolution 295_. 170 Statement of Burns, Hon. John A., a Delegate in Congress from the Territory of 180 Christopher, Hon. George H., a Representative in Congress of the 171 116 Hechendorn, William, executive secretary, American Seed Trade 165 Herlong, Hon. A. Sydney, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the 176 Horan, Hon. Walt, a Representative in Congress of the Fifth Con- 129 141 185 Sikes, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress of the Third Con- 124 Sisk, Hon. B. F., 12th District of California 141 Thomson, Hon. Keith, Congressman at Large, from the State of 128 Ulvin, Orrion A., supervisor, seed inspection, Minnesota 169 Van Houweling, C. D., Assistant Administrator, Agricultural Re- 143 Additional data submitted to the subcommittee by Burns, Hon. John A.: Joint resolution of the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, at 181 Department of Agriculture: Departmental views, H. R. 9904, by Marvin L. McLain, dated 119 Report on H. R. 6512 by E. T. Benson, Secretary, dated May 1, 1958 128 Report on H. R. 8481 by E. T. Benson, Secretary, dated January 182 Report on H. R. 8481 by Fred G. Aandahl, Assistant Secretary of 183 Report on H. R. 10097 by E. T. Benson, Secretary, dated March 186 Report on H. R. 10614, by True D. Morse, Acting Secretary, 175 Proposed amendments to the Federal Seed Act, S. 1939 and H. R. 152, 161 Reports on H. R. 11415 and S. 3478, by E. T. Benson, Secretary, Report on H. R. 11800 by True D. Morse, Acting Secretary, dated Report on House Concurrent Resolution 295 by E. T. Benson, 122-123 135 171 Herlong, Hon. A. Sydney, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Fifth Congressional District of the State of Florida__ West, James W., of Bushnell, Fla., accompanied by A. D. Palmer and 195 Section of Florida State Laws, 1957, pursuant to chapter 944.07 ... - Selected data on acreage in Sumter County, Fla. (table). Sumter County, Farm Bureau, Wildwood, Fla., telegram of July 194 GRAIN INSPECTORS, OVERTIME PAYMENT (S. 2007) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1958 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK AND FEED GRAINS OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met pursuant to notice at 10: 10 a. m., in room 1308, New House Office Building, Hon. W. R. Poage (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Poage, Jennings, Matthews, Hoeven, Simpson, and Harvey. Also present: Representative McIntire; John J. Heimburger, counsel; and Hyde Murray, assistant clerk. Mr. POAGE. The committee will please come to order. We will first consider S. 2007. That is a bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act, 1916, as amended, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to charge and collect for certain services performed and to deposit such collections to the credit of the appropriation available for administration of the act, and for other purposes. (S. 2007 and accompanying report are as follows:) [S. 2007, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] AN ACT To amend the United States Grain Standards Act, 1916, as amended, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to charge and collect for certain services performed and to deposit such collections to the credit of the appropriation available for administration of the Act, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the United States Grain Standards Act (39 Stat. 484; 7 U. S. C. 78) is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. Whenever standards shall have been fixed and established under this Act for any grain and any quantity of such grain sold, offered for sale, or consigned for sale, or which has been shipped, or delivered for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce shall have been inspected and a dispute arises as to whether the grade as determined by such inspection of any such grain in fact conforms to the standard of the specified grade, any interested party may, either with or without reinspection, appeal the question to the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cause such investigation to be made and such tests to be applied as he may deem necessary and to determine the true grade: Provided, That any appeal from such inspection and grading to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be taken before the grain leaves the place where the inspection appealed from was made and before the identity of the grain has been lost, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe. Whenever an appeal shall be taken or a dispute referred to the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act, he shall charge and assess, and cause to be collected, a reasonable fee, in amount to be fixed by him, and such charges as may be necessary to cover cost of travel and pay of assigned employees and such other items of expense as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary, in connection with overtime, night, or holiday work on appeal inspection. The fee, in case of an appeal, shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained. All such fees, not so refunded, shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury as miscellane ous receipts. All such charges for travel, pay, and other items of expense in connection with overtime, night, or holiday work on appeal inspections shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation available for the administration of the United States Grain Standards Act. The findings of the Secretary of Agriculture as to grade, signed by him or by such officer or officers, agent or agents, of the Department of Agriculture as he may designate, made after the parties in interest have had opportunity to be heard, shall be accepted in the courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the true grade of the grain determined by him at the time and place specified in the findings." Passed the Senate August 5 (legislative day, July 8), 1957. Attest: FELTON M. JOHNSTON, Secretary. [S. Rept. No. 787, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] The Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2007) to amend the United States Grain Standards Act, 1916, as amended, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to charge and collect for certain services performed and to deposit such collections to the credit of the appropriation available for administration of the act, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass with amendments. This bill provides for assessing the costs of overtime appeal inspection work under the Grain Standards Act against the appellant. The act of August 28, 1950, already provides for making such charges in the case of grain for export, so the effect of the bill is to extend this provision to appeal inspections on grain not intended for export. Amounts collected would be deposited to the appropriation available for administration of the Grain Standards Act. The committee amendments would (1) correct the reference to the title of the act being amended, and (2) make the bill specifically applicable to night and holiday work, as well as overtime work, since the act of August 28, 1950, is now so applicable and it is the purpose of the bill to accord to all inspection appeals' the same treatment as that provided by the act of August 28, 1950, for export inspection appeals. The letter of the Department of Agriculture requesting this legislation is attached. DEPARTMENTAL VIEWS The honorable the PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: There is transmitted herewith for consideration of the Congress proposed legislation amending section 6 of the United States Grain Standards Act of 1916 (7 U. S. C. 78). The proposal would permit the Department to make such charges as may be necessary to cover the salary, travel, and other items of expense in connection with overtime work of assigned employees in the handling of appeal inspections. It would also authorize the reimbursement of such charges to the appropriation from which the expenses were paid. The United States Grain Standards Act requires that grain which is sold by grade, shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, and moved from or to an established inspection point, be inspected by an inspector licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any interested party may appeal to the Secretary of Agriculture a question of dispute regarding the licensee's grade. Present law authorizes the Government to collect an assessment upon the appellant in two types of circumstances. If the original grade issued by a licensee on grain moving in interstate or foreign commerce is sustained by a Federal inspection made in response to an appeal, a fee is collected pursuant to the Grain Standards Act and deposited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. If overtime work is required on an appeal inspection of grain for export, a charge is made for the additional costs for the overtime work and credited to the appropriation from which the costs are paid pursuant to the act of August 28, 1950 (64 Stat. 561, 5 U. S. C. 576). There is no similar authority to charge for costs in connection with overtime work performed at inland points on appeal inspections of grain in interstate commerce. The proposed legislation would authorize making charges for all overtime work on appeal inspections whether at ports or at inland points. Charges for |