Title: Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program. The purpose of the program is to remove, resolve, or mitigate significant regulatory nontariff barriers to the export of U.S. agricultural commodities into foreign markets through policy advocacy and certain targeted projects.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5379

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
update the Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2018

 Mr. Dunn (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
update the Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Growing American Food Exports Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROGRAM.

    Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1543A. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Agriculture a program to be known as the `Biotechnology and 
Agricultural Trade Program'.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program established under this 
section shall be to remove, resolve, or mitigate significant regulatory 
nontariff barriers to the export of United States agricultural 
commodities into foreign markets through policy advocacy and targeted 
projects that address--
            ``(1) issues relating to United States agricultural 
        commodities produced with the use of new biotechnology or 
        agricultural production technologies;
            ``(2) advocacy for science-based regulation in foreign 
        markets of new biotechnology or agricultural production 
        technologies; or
            ``(3) quick-response intervention regarding non-tariff 
        barriers to United States exports produced through new 
        biotechnology or agricultural production technologies.
    ``(c) Eligible Programs.--Depending on need, as determined by the 
Secretary, activities authorized under this section may be carried out 
through--
            ``(1) this section;
            ``(2) the emerging markets program under section 1542; or
            ``(3) the Cochran Fellowship Program under section 1543.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023.''.
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