text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade in Grain Act of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. MONITORING OF DOMESTIC USES MADE OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GRAIN AFTER 
                IMPORTATION.
  
      (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
              (1) Entry.--The term ``entry'' means the entry into, or the 
          withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in, the customs 
          territory of the United States.
              (2) Foreign grain.--The term ``foreign grain'' means any of 
          the following, if a product of any foreign country or 
          instrumentality:
                      (A) Wheat provided for in heading 1001 of the 
                  Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
                      (B) Barley provided for in heading 1003.00 of such 
                  Schedule.
                      (C) Oats provided for in heading 1004.00.00 of such 
                  Schedule.
      (b) Certification Requirements Regarding Foreign Grain.--
              (1) End-use certificate.--An end-use certificate that meets 
          the requirements of subsection (c) shall be included in the 
          documentation covering the entry of any foreign grain.
              (2) Quarterly reports.--A consignee of imported foreign 
          grain shall submit to the Secretary of Agriculture a quarterly 
          report that certifies--
                      (A) what percentage of the foreign grain covered by 
                  an end-use certificate was used by the consignee during 
                  the quarter; and
                      (B) that the grain referred to in paragraph (1) was 
                  used by the consignee for the purpose stated in the 
                  end-use certificate.
      (c) End-Use Certificate and Quarterly Report Content.--The end-use 
  certificates and quarterly reports required under subsection (b) shall 
  be in such form, and require such information, as the Secretary of 
  Agriculture considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
  purposes of this section, including--
              (1) in the case of the end-use certificate--
                      (A) the name and address of the importer of record 
                  of the foreign grain covered by the certificate;
                      (B) the name and address of the consignee of the 
                  grain;
                      (C) the identification of the country of origin of 
                  the grain;
                      (D) a description by class and quantity of the 
                  grain;
                      (E) a specification of the purpose for which the 
                  consignee will use the grain; and
                      (F) the identification of the transporter of the 
                  grain from the port of entry to the processing facility 
                  of the consignee; and
              (2) in the case of the quarterly report--
                      (A) the information referred to in subparagraphs 
                  (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
                      (B) the identification of the end-use certificates 
                  currently held by the consignee;
                      (C) a statement of the quantity of the foreign 
                  grain covered by each of the end-use certificates 
                  identified under subparagraph (B) that was used during 
                  the quarter;
                      (D) a statement of the use made during the quarter 
                  by the consignee of each quantity referred to in 
                  subparagraph (C); and
                      (E) a statement of the quantity of wheat, barley, 
                  and oats that have been exported by the consignee 
                  during the quarter.
      (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe such 
  requirements regarding the preparation and submission of the quarterly 
  reports required under subsection (b)(2) as may be necessary or 
  appropriate to carry out this section.
      (e) Penalties.--
              (1) Customs penalties.--End-use certificates required under 
          this section shall be treated as any other customs 
          documentation for purposes of applying the customs laws that 
          prohibit the entry, or the attempt to enter, merchandise by 
          fraud, gross negligence, or negligence.
              (2) Civil penalties.--Any person who knowingly violates any 
          requirement prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry 
          out this section is punishable by a civil penalty in an amount 
          not to exceed $10,000.
      (f) Entry Prohibited Unless End-Use Certificate Presented.--The 
  Commissioner of Customs may not permit the entry of foreign grain 
  unless the importer of record presents at the time of entry of the 
  grain an end-use certificate that complies with the applicable 
  requirements of subsection (c).
  
  SEC. 3. USE OF EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE WHEAT EXPORTS TO 
                MEXICO.
  
      Section 301(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
  5651(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
              ``(9) Promotion of wheat exports to mexico.--In carrying 
          out the program established under this section, the Secretary 
          shall provide agricultural commodities or cash payments, or 
          both, to promote the export of wheat to Mexico.''.
  
  SEC. 4. INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO CANADIAN WHEAT 
                SUBSIDIES.
  
      Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
  the administering authority shall initiate a countervailing duty 
  investigation and an antidumping duty investigation under title VII of 
  the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) with respect to the 
  subsidies provided by Canada in connection with the exportation of 
  wheat to the United States.
target: Fair Trade in Grain Act of 1993 - Requires a consignee of imported foreign grain to:  (1) include an end-use certificate in the documentation covering the entry of such grain; and (2) submit to the Secretary of Agriculture certain quarterly reports regarding the use of such grain. 
  Sets forth civil penalties. 
  Prohibits the Commissioner of Customs from permitting the entry of such grain unless the importer of record presents such certificate at the time of entry. 
  Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to provide agricultural commodities or cash payments, or both, to promote U.S. wheat exports to Mexico. 
  Directs the administering authority to initiate a countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigation with respect to Canadian subsidies for wheat exported to the United States.
feat_title: Fair Trade in Grain Act of 1993