Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§2278 Consistency with International Obligations of United States

Title 7 › Chapter 55— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2278

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before creating or changing any research and promotion order or plan that would charge fees on imports after November 28, 1990, the Secretary of Agriculture must talk with the United States Trade Representative to check whether the proposal fits the United States’ international obligations. The Secretary must also make sure any such order, amendment, and how it is carried out for imports is not discriminatory and follows those international obligations as the U.S. Trade Representative interprets them. No one can bring a lawsuit under this rule.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §2278

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Prior to the promulgation of, or amendment to, any order or plan under a research and promotion program relating to research and promotion of any agricultural commodity or product, after November 28, 1990, where such order or plan would provide for an assessment on imports, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the United States Trade Representative regarding the consistency of the provisions of the order or plan with the international obligations of the United States.

(b)The Secretary of Agriculture shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to ensure that any order or plan or amendment to such order or plan, and the implementation and enforcement of any order or plan or amendment to such order or plan, or program as it relates to imports is nondiscriminatory and in compliance with the international obligations of the United States, as interpreted by the United States Trade Representative.

(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for a cause of action under this section.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2278

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60