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7 U.S. Code § 5693 - Duties of Foreign Agricultural Service | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Subchapter V. FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
Section 5693. Duties of Foreign Agricultural Service
7 U.S. Code § 5693. Duties of Foreign Agricultural Service
acquiring information pertaining to agricultural trade;
carrying out market promotion and development activities;
providing agricultural technical assistance and training; and
carrying out the programs authorized under this chapter, the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), and other Acts.
(Pub. L. 95–501, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3686; amended Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 250, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 971; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(K), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
The Food for Peace Act, referred to in par. (4), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454, which is classified generally to chapter 41 (§ 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.
Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3208, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 302, provided that:
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [May 13, 2002], the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs], of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate a report on the feasibility of instituting a program under which the Secretary would charge and retain a fee to cover the costs incurred by the Department of Agriculture, acting through the Foreign Agricultural Service or any successor agency, in providing persons with commercial services provided outside the United States.
“(b) Purpose of Program.—
The purpose of a program described in subsection (a) would be to supplement and not replace any services currently offered overseas by the Foreign Agricultural Service.
“(c) Market Development Strategy.—
A program under subsection (b) would be part of an overall market development strategy for a particular country or region.
A program under subsection (a) would be established on a pilot basis to ensure that the program does not disadvantage small- and medium-sized companies, including companies that have never engaged in exporting.”