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§7257 Authority to assist in establishment and maintenance of one or more export trading companies

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OTHER COMMODITIES › Part Part A— - Dairy › § 7257

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agriculture Secretary must, consistent with WTO, help U.S. dairy producers create and run export trading companies under the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) to export dairy.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7257

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The Secretary of Agriculture shall, consistent with the obligations of the United States as a member of the World Trade Organization, provide such advice and assistance to the United States dairy industry as may be necessary to enable that industry to establish and maintain one or more export trading companies under the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) for the purpose of facilitating the international market development for and exportation of dairy products produced in the United States.

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References in Text

The Export Trading Company Act of 1982, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 97–290, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1233, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 4001 et seq.) of chapter 66 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4001 of Title 15 and Tables.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7257

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73