Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/180

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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 158

PUBLIC LAW 99-64—JULY 12, 1985 (1) the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by law enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the amount of all such obligations and expenditures does not exceed an amount previously prescribed by law enacted on or after such date. (b) EXCEPTION FOR LATER LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING OBLIGATIONS

OR EXPENDITURES.—To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation to carry out any export promotion program authorizes the obligation or expenditure thereof, the limitation contained in subsection (a) shall have no effect. (c) PROVISIONS MUST BE SPECIFICALLY SUPERSEDED.—The provi-

Business and industry.

Commerce and trade.

15 USC 4052.

sions of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section. (d) EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAM DEFINED.—For purposes of this title, the term "export promotion program" means any activity of the Department of Commerce designed to stimulate or assist United States businesses in marketing their goods and services abroad competitively with businesses from other countries, including, but not limited to— (1) trade development (except for the trade adjustment assistance program) and dissemination of foreign marketing opportunities and other marketing information to United States producers of goods and services, including the expansion of foreign markets for United States textiles and apparel and any other United States products; (2) the development of regional and multilateral economic policies which enhance United States trade and investment interests, and the provision of marketing services with respect to foreign countries and regions; (3) the exhibition of United States goods in other countries; and (4) the operations of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, or any successor agency. SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $113,273,000 for each of the fiscal years 1985 and 1986 to the Department of Commerce to carry out export promotion programs. 15 USC 4053.

SEC. 203. BARTER ARRANGEMENTS.

(a) REPORT ON STATUS OF FEDERAL BARTER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report on the status of Federal programs relating to the barter or exchange of commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation for materials and products produced in foreign countries. Such report shall include details of any changes necessary in existing law to allow the Department of Agriculture and, in the case of petroleum resources, the Department of Energy, to implement fully any barter program. (b) AUTHORITIES OF THE PRESIDENT.—The President is authorized—

(1) to barter stocks of agricultural commodities acquired by the Government for petroleum and petroleum products, and for other materials vital to the national interest, which are pro-