104 STAT. 3672 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(e) REVIEW OF STRATEGY. —Not less than once every 3 years, the Secretary shall review the agricultural trade performance of the United States based on the applicable long term agricultural trade strategy. "(f) CONFIDENTIALITY. — The Secretary may determine that part of the agricultural trade strategy prepared under this section shall not be released to the general public if— "(1) the Secretary determines that the release of such information would disadvantage the United States in inter- N. national trade negotiations or with respect to its competitors in specific foreign markets; or "(2) the Secretary determines that any such information is determined to be confidential business information. "(g) INFORMATION. —Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress. "(h) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this section shall be effective for the period beginning January 1, 1991, and ending December 31, 1995. 7 USC 5604. "SEC. 104. PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL MARKETS. "The Secretary shall, in implementing progrsims of the Department of Agriculture intended to encourage or assist exports of agricultural commodities, seek to preserve traditional markets for United States agricultural commodities. 7 USC 5605. "SEC. 105. INDEPENDENCE OF AUTHORITIES. "Each authority granted under this Act shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any authority granted to the Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation under any other provision of law. "TITLE II—AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PROGRAMS 7 USC 5621. "SEC. 201. DIRECT CREDIT SALES PROGRAM. "(a) SHORT-TERM PROGRAM.—To promote the sale of agricultural commodities, the Commodity Credit Corporation may finance the commercial export sale of such commodities from privately owned stocks on credit terms for not to exceed a 3-year period. "(b) INTERMEDIATE-TERM PROGRAM.— Subject to subsection (c), to promote the sale of agricultural commodities the Commodity Credit Corporation may finance the commercial export sales of agricultural cgmmodities from privately owned stocks on credit terms for a period of not less than 3 years nor in excess of 10 years in a manner that will directly benefit United States agricultural producers. "(c) DETERMINATIONS. — The Commodity Credit Corporation shall not finance an export sale under subsection (b) unless the Secretary determines that such sale will— 'TD develop, expand, or maintain the importing country as a foreign market, on a long-term basis, for the commercial sale and export of United States agricultural commodities, without displacing normal commercial sales; "(2) improve the capability of the importing country to purchase and use, on a long-term basis. United States agricultural commodities; or
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