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§5601 Purpose

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - EXPORT PROMOTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5601

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Summary

Help U.S. farmers earn more and sell more abroad. Do this by making the USDA better at creating and carrying out export policies, boosting U.S. farm products' competitiveness in world markets, and coordinating export programs efficiently.

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Title 7, §5601

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It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the profitability of farming and to increase opportunities for United States farms and agricultural enterprises by—
(1)increasing the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural export policy formulation and implementation;
(2)improving the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products in the world market; and
(3)providing for the coordination and efficient implementation of all agricultural export programs.

Legislative History

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 101 of Pub. L. 95–501 amended section 1707a of this title prior to the complete revision of Pub. L. 95–501 by Pub. L. 101–624.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 411(a)(1), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4962, provided that: “This subsection [amending section 5651 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Export Enhancement Program

Amendments

of 1994’.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 95–501, § 1, as added by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Trade Act of 1978’.”

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7 U.S.C. § 5601

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73