Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§2278 Consistency with International Obligations of United States
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2278
Summary
Before creating or changing research and promotion orders or plans that would charge imports after November 28, 1990, the Agriculture Secretary must consult the U.S. Trade Representative to check they follow U.S. international obligations. The Secretary must ensure the orders, their enforcement, and any import rules are not discriminatory and comply as the U.S. Trade Representative interprets. This law does not create a right to sue.
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Title 7, §2278
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(a)In general
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)Compliance with U.S. international obligations
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)Construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing for a cause of action under this section.
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7 U.S.C. § 2278
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110