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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1395

SEC. 4215. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.

7 USC 5235.

There are authorized to be appropriated for the Service, in addition to any sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated by any provision of law other than this section, $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990 for market development activities, including— (1) expansion of the agricultural attache service; (2) expansion of international trade policy activities of the Service; (3) enhancement of the Service worldwide market information system; (4) increasing the number of trade shows and exhibitions conducted by the Service and upgrading the quality of United States representation at trade shows and exhibitions; and (5) developing markets for value-added beef, pork, and poultry products.

Subtitle C—Existing Agricultural Trade Programs SEC. 4301. TRIGGERED MARKETING LOANS AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT. President of U.S. 7 USC 1466 note. (a) CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, if, before January 1, 1990, a law has not been enacted in accordance with section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) that implements an agreement negotiated under the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations conducted under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (hereinafter in this section referred to as "GATT negotiations") concerning agricultural trade, the President, not later than 45 days after such date— (1) shall submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture, the Reports. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Finance of the Senate describing the status of the GATT negotiations concerning agricultural trade, the progress that has been made to date in the negotiations, the general areas of disagreement, the anticipated date of completion of the negotiations, and the changes in domestic farm programs that are likely to be necessary on conclusion of the negotiations; and (2) shall certify to Congress whether or not significant progress has been made in the negotiations. (b) MARKETING LOAN.—

(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the President does not certify that significant progress has been made towards reaching a GATT agreement concerning agricultural trade, the President shall, not later than 60 days before the beginning of the marketing year for the 1990 crop of wheat, instruct the Secretary of Agriculture to permit producers to repay loans made under sections 107D(a), 105C(a), and 201(i) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3(a), 1444e(a), and 1446(i)) for each of the 1990 crops of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans at a level that is the lesser of— (A) the lo£m level determined for each such crop; or (B) the prevailing world market price for each such crop, as determined by the Secretary.