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107 STAT. 1526 PUBLIC LAW 103-156—NOV. 24, 1993 (1) in subsection (f)(l)(A)(vi), by striking "or other agricultural programs operated by^' and inserting "of'; and (2) in the second sentence of subsection (i), by inserting before the period at the end "or as otherwise provided by agreement with the Canadian Government". (b) WEIGHING AUTHORITY.— Section 7A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79a) is amended— (1) in the second sentence of subsection (c)(2), by inserting after "shall be deemed to refer to" the words " 'official weighing or"; (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d), by inserting before the period at the end "or as otherwise provided by agreement with the Canadian Government"; and (3) in the first sentence of subsection (i), by inserting before the period at the end "or as otherwise provided in section 7(i) and subsection (d)". SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING INSPECTION AND WEIGH- ING AT INTERIOR LOCATIONS. (a) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.— Section 7(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ", except that the Administrator may conduct pilot programs to allow more than 1 official agency to carry out inspections within a single geographical area without undermining the policy stated in section 2". (b) WEIGHING AUTHORITY. —The second sentence of section 7A(i) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(i)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ", except that the Administrator may conduct pilot programs to allow more than 1 official agency to carry out the weighing provisions within a single geographic area without undermining the policy stated in section 2". SEC. 6. LICENSING OF INSPECTORS. Section 8 of the United States Grsiin Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 84) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1) of the first sentence, by inserting after "and is employed" the phrase "(or is supervised xmder a contractual arrangement)"; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking "No person" and inserting "Except as otherwise provided in sections 7(i) and 7A(d), no person"; (2) in the first proviso of subsection (b), by striking "independently under the terms of a contract for the conduct of any functions involved in official inspection" and inserting "under the terms of a contract for the conduct of any functions, and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting after "Persons employed" the words "or supervised under a contractual arrangement"; and (B) by inserting after "including persons employed" the words "or supervised under a contractual arrangement". SEC. 7. PROHIBITED ACTS. Paragraph (11) of section 13(a) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87b(a)(ll)) is amended to read as follows: "(11) violate section 5, 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 8, 11, 12, 16, or 17A;".