Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§178e Cooperative Projects with Mexico, Australia, and Israel
Title 7 › CHAPTER 8A — RUBBER AND OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS › SUBCHAPTER II — CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS › § 178e
Summary
The Secretaries, with the Secretary of State, may work with Mexico, Australia, and Israel on R&D to test whether extracting and processing latex and other key U.S. farm materials makes economic sense.
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Title 7, §178e
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretaries, in consultation with the Secretary of State, are authorized and encouraged to enter into cooperative projects with the Government of Mexico, the Government of Australia, and the Government of Israel in order to accomplish appropriate aspects of the research and development provided for in this subchapter. Such cooperative projects should include, but not be limited to, projects to determine the economic feasibility of extraction and processing of latex and other critical agricultural materials produced in the United States.
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1984—Pub. L. 98–284 inserted “, the Government of Australia, and the Government of Israel”, and substituted “extraction and processing of latex and other critical agricultural materials produced in the United States” for “latex extraction and processing”.
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7 U.S.C. § 178e
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102