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[CITE: 7USC7258]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
               CHAPTER 100--AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--OTHER COMMODITIES
 
                              Part A--Dairy
 
Sec. 7258. Standby authority to indicate entity best suited to 
        provide international market development and export services
        

(a) Indication of entity best suited to assist international market 
        development for and export of United States dairy products

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall indicate which entity or entities 
autonomous of the Government of the United States, which seeks such a 
designation, is best suited to facilitate the international market 
development for and exportation of United States dairy products, if the 
Secretary determines that--
        (1) the United States dairy industry has not established an 
    export trading company under the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 
    (15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) for the purpose of facilitating the 
    international market development for an exportation of dairy 
    products produced in the United States on or before June 30, 1997; 
    or
        (2) the quantity of exports of United States dairy products 
    during the 12-month period preceding July 1, 1998 does not exceed 
    the quantity of exports of United States dairy products during the 
    12-month period preceding July 1, 1997 by 1.5 billion pounds (milk 
    equivalent, total solids basis).

(b) Funding of export activities

    The Secretary shall assist the entity or entities identified under 
subsection (a) of this section in identifying sources of funding for the 
activities specified in subsection (a) of this section from within the 
dairy industry and elsewhere.

(c) Application of section

    This section shall apply only during the period beginning on July 1, 
1997 and ending on September 30, 2000.

(Pub. L. 104-127, title I, Sec. 150, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 921.)

                       References in Text

    The Export Trading Company Act of 1982, referred to in subsec. 
(a)(1), is title I of Pub. L. 97-290, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1233, as 
amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 4001 et 
seq.) of chapter 66 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 4001 of Title 15 and Tables.
