7 U.S.C. § 74 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy

(a) Grain, as an essential source of the world's food and animal feed, is bought and sold across state and international lines. Congress declares it is national policy — to protect this trade for the benefit of producers, merchants, warehouse operators, processors, consumers, and the public generally — to set official U.S. grain standards, apply them uniformly through official inspectors, run an official grain inspection system, and regulate how grain shipped across states or countries is weighed and certified. The goals are orderly, timely grain marketing and easier trading. Congress finds that grain and the transactions covered by this law are either part of interstate or foreign commerce, or substantially affect it, so regulating them is necessary to prevent or remove burdens on that commerce. (b) Congress also declares further policy goals: (1) promoting the sale of high-quality grain to buyers at home and abroad; (2) making sure the main purpose of the official standards is to certify grain quality as accurately as possible; and (3) requiring that the official standards: (A) define uniform, accepted terms to make grain trading easier; (B) give information that helps predict how well grain will store; (C) give the best available information for figuring out end-product yield and quality; (D) create a framework that lets markets reward higher grain quality; (E) reflect the economic value tied to how the grain is actually used; and (F) keep up with new science and testing methods related to how well grain performs in its end use.