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§7258 Standby authority to indicate entity best suited to provide international market development and export services

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OTHER COMMODITIES › Part Part A— - Dairy › § 7258

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Agriculture Secretary must pick a non‑government group that asks to lead building foreign markets and exporting U.S. dairy products. That happens only if either no export trading company was formed by June 30, 1997, or U.S. dairy exports in the 12 months before July 1, 1998 did not exceed the 12 months before July 1, 1997 by 1.5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total solids basis). The Secretary must help the chosen group find funding from the dairy industry and other sources. It applies only from July 1, 1997 through September 30, 2000.

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Title 7, §7258

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(a)The Secretary of Agriculture shall indicate which entity or entities autonomous of the Government of the United States, which seeks such a designation, is best suited to facilitate the international market development for and exportation of United States dairy products, if the Secretary determines that—
(1)the United States dairy industry has not established an export trading company 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 an exportation of dairy products produced in the United States on or before June 30, 1997; or
(2)the quantity of exports of United States dairy products during the 12-month period preceding July 1, 1998 does not exceed the quantity of exports of United States dairy products during the 12-month period preceding July 1, 1997 by 1.5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total solids basis).
(b)The Secretary shall assist the entity or entities identified under subsection (a) in identifying sources of funding for the activities specified in subsection (a) from within the dairy industry and elsewhere.
(c)This section shall apply only during the period beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending on September 30, 2000.

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The Export Trading Company Act of 1982, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), 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

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

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7 U.S.C. § 7258

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73