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[CITE: 7USC5601]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                      CHAPTER 87--EXPORT PROMOTION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5601. Purpose

    It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the profitability of 
farming and to increase opportunities for United States farms and 
agricultural enterprises by--
        (1) increasing the effectiveness of the Department of 
    Agriculture in agricultural export policy formulation and 
    implementation;
        (2) improving the competitiveness of United States agricultural 
    commodities and products in the world market; and
        (3) providing for the coordination and efficient implementation 
    of all agricultural export programs.

(Pub. L. 95-501, title I, Sec. 101, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, 
Sec. 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 101 of Pub. L. 95-501 amended section 1707a of this 
title prior to the complete revision of Pub. L. 95-501 by Pub. L. 101-
624.


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-465, title IV, Sec. 411(a)(1), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 
4962, provided that: ``This subsection [amending section 5651 of this 
title] may be cited as the `Export Enhancement Program Amendments of 
1994'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-501, as added by Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, 
Sec. 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669, provided that: ``This Act 
[enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978'.''
