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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1054. Annual report to Congressional committees
(a) (!1) Not later than March 1 of each year following December
29, 1970, 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 comprehensive
and detailed written report with respect to -
(1) the processing, storage, handling, and distribution of eggs
and egg products subject to the provisions of this chapter; the
inspection of establishments operated in connection therewith;
the effectiveness of the operation of the inspection, including
the effectiveness of the operations of State egg inspection
programs; and recommendations for legislation to improve such
program; and
(2) the administration of section 1046 of this title (relating
to imports) during the immediately preceding calendar year,
including but not limited to -
(A) a certification by the Secretary that foreign plants
exporting eggs or egg products to the United States have
complied with requirements of this chapter and regulations
issued thereunder;
(B) the names and locations of plants authorized or permitted
to export eggs or egg products to the United States;
(C) the number of inspectors employed by the Department of
Agriculture in the calendar year concerned who were assigned to
inspect plants referred to in paragraph (B) hereof and the
frequency with which each such plant was inspected by such
inspectors;
(D) the number of inspectors that were licensed by each
country from which any imports were received and that were
assigned, during the calendar year concerned, to inspect such
imports and the facilities in which such imports were handled;
and the frequency and effectiveness of such inspections;
(E) the total volume of eggs and egg products which was
imported into the United States during the calendar year
concerned from each country, including a separate itemization
of the volume of each major category of such imports from each
country during such year, and a detailed report of rejections
of plants and products because of failure to meet appropriate
standards prescribed by this chapter; and
(F) recommendations for legislation to improve such program.
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