§ 1748. Annual reports by agricultural attachés

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1954

   Agricultural Development and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XV § 1532 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1748

   Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1532, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3689

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1532, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3689

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1532. AMENDMENT TO THE AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1954. The Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “SEC. 108. ANNUAL REPORTS BY AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES. “(a) In General.— The Secretary shall require appropriate officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture, including those stationed in foreign countries, to prepare and submit annually to the Secretary detailed reports that— “(1) document the nature and extent of— “(A) programs in such countries that provide direct or indirect government support for the export of agricultural commodities and the products thereof; “(B) other trade practices that may impede the entry of United States agricultural commodities and the products thereof into such countries; and “(C) where practicable, the average prices and costs of production in such countries for like commodities exported from the United States to such countries; and “(2) identify opportunities for the export of United States agricultural commodities and the products thereof to such countries. “(b) Duties.— The Secretary shall— “(1) annually compile the information contained in reports prepared under subsection (a)— “(A) on a country by country basis; and “(B) on a commodity by commodity basis for exports of United States agricultural commodities including fruits, vegetables, legumes, popcorn and ducks, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, the export of which is hampered by an unfair trade practice. Where practicable, the report shall include a comparison of the average prices and costs of production for such commodities in the United States and in the importing countries for the previous crop year. “(2) in consultation with the agricultural technical advisory committees established under section 135(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)), include in the compilation a priority ranking of those trade barriers identified in subsection (a) by commodity group; “(3) include in the compilation a list of actions undertaken to reduce or eliminate such trade barriers; and “(4) not later than January 15 of each year, make the compilation available to Congress, the trade assistance office authorized under section 504 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (as amended by section 201), the agricultural policy advisory committee, and other interested parties. “(c) Meeting.— The Secretary and the United States Trade Representative shall convene a meeting, at least once each year, of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee and the agricultural technical advisory committees to develop specific recommendations for actions to be taken by the Federal Government and private industry to— “(1) reduce or eliminate trade barriers or distortions identified in the annual reports required to be submitted under subsections (a) and (b); and “(2) expand United States agricultural export opportunities identified in such annual reports. “SEC. 109. ATTACHE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. “The Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service shall establish a program within the Service that directs attaches of the Service who are reassigned from abroad to the United States, and other personnel of the Service, to visit and consult with producers and exporters of agricultural commodities and products and State officials throughout the United States concerning various methods to increase exports of United States agricultural commodities and products.”.

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 316 · 105 Stat. 1818

   Changed · 7 U.S.C. § 1748

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 316, made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 101–624, § 1532, which enacted this section, resulting in no change in text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–237, § 316, made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 101–624, § 1532, which enacted this section, resulting in no change in text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 316. PLACEMENT CLARIFICATION. Section 1532 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by striking “thereof” and inserting “of 7 USC 1748, 1749. title I”.

3. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 317 · 105 Stat. 1818

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1748(b)(1)(B)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 317, substituted a semicolon for period at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 317, substituted a semicolon for period at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 317. PUNCTUATION CORRECTION. Section 108(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1748) is amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (1)(B) and inserting a semicolon.

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 318 · 105 Stat. 1818

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 1748(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 318, struck out “the trade assistance office authorized under section 504 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (as amended by section 201),” after “available to Congress,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102–237, § 318, struck out “the trade assistance office authorized under section 504 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (as amended by section 201),” after “available to Congress,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 318. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE CROSS REFERENCE. Section 108(b)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1748(b)(4)) is amended by striking “the trade assistance office” and all that follows through “section 201),”.

5. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title II § 272 · 110 Stat. 888

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 1748(b)(1)(B)

   Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “including fruits, vegetables, legumes, popcorn and ducks” after “agricultural commodities”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “including fruits, vegetables, legumes, popcorn and ducks” after “agricultural commodities”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 272. ANNUAL REPORTS BY AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES. Section 108(b)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1748(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “including fruits, vegetables, legumes, popcorn and ducks”.

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