Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/349

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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3671 "(1) establish, for the 3-year period for which the strategy is developed, trade goals for the desired levels of exports of United States Eigricultural commodities, including goals for high value, process^ agricultural commodities; "(2) develop multiyear plans for the implementation and coordination of United States export assistance programs and foreign food assistance programs to meet such agricultural trade goals; "(3) recommend long-term strategies for growth in agricultural trade and exports, taking into account— "(A) United States competitiveness in the export of agricultural commodities; "(B) United States participation in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations; "(C) the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and unfair trading practices by foreign governments that limit access to such foreign markets; "(D) distribution, financing, and other requirements necessary to trade in nonmarket economies; "(E) the differences in the markets of developed and developing countries (including the amount of outstanding national debt of particular countries); and "(F) transportation and shipping factors; "(4) design strategies to make the United States a primary and dependable supplier of agricultural commodities in the world market; "(5) estimate the level of expenditures and the impact of Federal export programs on exports of United States agricultural commodities in the priority markets identified under subsection (d); and "(6) consider such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate. ' (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITY MARKETS. — "(1) DESIGNATION OF GROWTH MARKETS. —The Secretary shall develop a list, for inclusion in the long-term agricultural trade strategy developed under subsection (a), of not less than 15 countries (or groups of countries) that are most likely to emerge as growth markets for United States agricultural commodities during the 3- and 6-fiscal year periods beginning on October 1, 1991. "(2) PRIORITY FOR GROWTH MARKETS.— The Secretary shall designate countries identified on the list developed under paragraph (1) as priority markets for Federal programs designed to promote the export of United States agricultural commodities (other than those programs designed to provide food assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (as amended) and the program under section 301. "(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF MARKET PLANS.— The Secretary shall develop individual market plans for each priority market designated under paragraph (2). Each such market plan shall set forth— "(A) the trade goals for the desired levels of agricultural exports from the United States to each priority market; and (B) specific plans to assist in the export of United States agricultural commodities to, and develop markets for such commodities in, each priority market through Federal programs designed to promote the export of such commodities.