PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3685 "SEC. 413. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY TO EXPAND AGRICULTURAL V USC 5673. EXPORT MARKETS. "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may contract with individuals for services to be performed outside the United States as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for carrying out programs and activities to maintain, develop, or enhance export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products. "(b) NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES. —Individuals referred to in subsection (a) shall not be regarded as officers or employees of the United States. "SEC. 414. TRADE CONSULTATIONS CONCERNING IMPORTS. ^ USC 5674. "(a) CONSULTATION BETWEEN AGENCIES.—The Secretary shall require consultation between the Administrator of the Service and the heads of other appropriate agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture, including the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, prior to relaxing or removing any restriction on the importation of any agricultural commodity into the United States. "(b) CONSULTATION WITH TRADE REPRESENTATIVE. — The Secretary shall consult with the United States Trade Representative prior to relaxing or removing any restriction on the importation of any agricultural commodity or a product thereof into the United States. "SEC. 415. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS. 7 USC 5675. "The Secretary shall provide technical services to the United States Trade Representative on matters pertaining to agricultural trade and with respect to international negotiations on issues related to agricultural trade. "SEC. 416. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN EXPORT PROMOTION PRO- 7 USC 5676. GRAMS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may provide that a person shall be ineligible for participation in an export program established under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), or in any other export credit, credit guarantee, bonus, or other export program carried out through, or administered by, the Commodity Credit Corporation or carried out with funds made available pursuant to section 32 of the Act entitled 'An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes', approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) with respect to the export of any agricultural commodity or product that has been or will be used as the basis for a claim of a refund, as drawback, pursuant to section 3130)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2)), of any duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law on an imported commodity or product. "(b) VEGETABLE OIL.— A person shall be ineligible for participation in any of the export programs referred to in subsection (a) with respect to the export of vegetable oil or a vegetable oil product that has been or will be used as the basis for a claim of a refund, as a drawback, pursuant to section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, of any duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law on an imported commodity or product. "(c) CERTIFICATION.— If the Secretary takes action under the authority granted under subsection (a), a person applying to export any agricultural commodity under the export programs referred to in subsection (a) shall certify that none of the commodity has been
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