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[CITE: 7USC5693]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                      CHAPTER 87--EXPORT PROMOTION
 
               SUBCHAPTER V--FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 5693. Duties of Foreign Agricultural Service

    The Service shall assist the Secretary in carrying out the 
agricultural trade policy and international cooperation policy of the 
United States by--
        (1) acquiring information pertaining to agricultural trade;
        (2) carrying out market promotion and development activities;
        (3) providing agricultural technical assistance and training; 
    and
        (4) carrying out the programs authorized under this chapter, the 
    Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
    1691 et seq.), and other Acts.

(Pub. L. 95-501, title V, Sec. 503, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, 
Sec. 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3686; amended Pub. L. 104-127, title 
II, Sec. 250, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 971.)

                       References in Text

    The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
referred to in par. (4), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454, as 
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 41 (Sec. 1691 et seq.) 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1691 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ``Duties'' for ``Establishment'' 
in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, 
text read as follows: ``The Service shall assist the Secretary in 
carrying out the agricultural trade policy of the United States by 
acquiring information pertaining to agricultural trade, carrying out 
market promotion and development activities, and implementing the 
programs authorized in this chapter, the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954, and other Acts.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6912 of this title.
