§ 1761. — Foreign markets; collection of information.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1761]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 43--FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS; AGRICULTURAL COUNSELORS AND
AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES
Sec. 1761. Foreign markets; collection of information
For the purpose of encouraging and promoting the marketing of
agricultural commodities of the United States and assisting American
farmers, processors, distributors, and exporters to adjust their
operations and practices to meet world conditions, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall acquire information regarding the competition and
demand for United States agricultural commodities, the marketing and
distribution of such commodities in foreign countries and shall be
responsible for the interpretation and dissemination of such information
in the United States and shall make investigations abroad regarding the
factors affecting and influencing the export of United States
agricultural commodities, and shall conduct abroad any other activities
including the demonstration of standards of quality for American
agricultural commodities for which the Department of Agriculture now has
or in the future may have such standards, as he deems necessary. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of
Agriculture from conducting abroad any activity for which authority now
exists.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VI, Sec. 601, 68 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 95-
501, title III, Sec. 301(3), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1688.)
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-501 substituted ``agricultural commodities'' for
``agricultural products'' in four places and substituted ``such
commodities'' for ``said products''.
World Livestock Market Price Information
Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1545, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3695,
directed Secretary of Agriculture to develop appropriate methodology for
determining world price of livestock and livestock products, to gather
and analyze appropriate price and cost of production information
concerning such products in foreign countries for purpose of price
discovery and to aid in sale of livestock and livestock products in
foreign export markets, and to periodically publish such information,
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-127, title II, Sec. 273, Apr. 4, 1996,
110 Stat. 976.
Implementation of 1978 Amendment; Regulations
Section 601 of Pub. L. 95-501, which required Secretary of
Agriculture to implement provisions of Pub. L. 95-501 as expeditiously
as possible, was omitted and a new section 601 of Pub. L. 95-501 added
as part of the complete revision of Pub. L. 95-501 by Pub. L. 101-624,
title XV, Sec. 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3668. See chapter 87
(Sec. 5601 et seq.) of this title.
