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[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.''
