§ 5603. — Agricultural export promotion strategy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5603]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 87--EXPORT PROMOTION
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 5603. Agricultural export promotion strategy
(a) In general
The Secretary shall develop a strategy for implementing Federal
agricultural export promotion programs that takes into account the new
market opportunities for agricultural products, including opportunities
that result from--
(1) the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Uruguay
Round Agreements;
(2) any accession to membership in the World Trade Organization;
(3) the continued economic growth in the Pacific Rim; and
(4) other developments.
(b) Purpose of strategy
The strategy developed under subsection (a) of this section shall
encourage the maintenance, development, and expansion of export markets
for United States agricultural commodities and related products,
including high-value and value-added products.
(c) Goals of strategy
The strategy developed under subsection (a) of this section shall
have the following goals:
(1) Increase the value of United States agricultural exports
each year.
(2) Increase the value of United States agricultural exports
each year at a faster rate than the rate of increase in the value of
overall world export trade in agricultural products.
(3) Increase the value of United States high-value and value-
added agricultural exports each year.
(4) Increase the value of United States high-value and value-
added agricultural exports each year at a faster rate than the rate
of increase in the value of overall world export trade in high-value
and value-added agricultural products.
(5) Ensure that to the extent practicable--
(A) all obligations undertaken in the Uruguay Round
Agreement on Agriculture that significantly increase access for
United States agricultural commodities are implemented to the
extent required by the Uruguay Round Agreements; or
(B) applicable United States laws are used to secure United
States rights under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture.
(d) Priority markets
(1) Identification of markets
In developing the strategy required under subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary shall annually identify as priority markets--
(A) those markets in which imports of agricultural products
show the greatest potential for increase; and
(B) those markets in which, with the assistance of Federal
export promotion programs, exports of United States agricultural
products show the greatest potential for increase.
(2) Identification of supporting offices
The President shall identify annually in the budget of the
United States Government submitted under section 1105 of title 31
each overseas office of the Foreign Agricultural Service that
provides assistance to United States exporters in each of the
priority markets identified under paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 95-501, title I, Sec. 103, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XV,
Sec. 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3670; amended Pub. L. 102-237, title
III, Sec. 308, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1856; Pub. L. 104-127, title II,
Sec. 241(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 963.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127 amended section generally, substituting
present provisions for provisions requiring development of long-term
agricultural trade strategy and providing for goals and contents of
strategy, establishment of priority markets, review of strategy,
confidentiality, withholding of information from Congress, and
termination of section on Dec. 31, 1995.
1991--Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102-237 inserted a closing parenthesis
before period at end.
Use of Department of Agriculture Programs for Promotion of Wood and
Processed Wood Products
Section 4404 of Pub. L. 100-418 provided that: ``The Secretary of
Agriculture shall actively use Department of Agriculture concessional
programs and export credit guarantee programs to promote the export of
wood and processed wood products.''
