Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§5213 Joint Development Assistance Agreements with Certain Trading Partners

Title 7 › CHAPTER 83 — AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS AND TRADE › SUBCHAPTER II — AGRICULTURAL TRADE INITIATIVES › Part A — General Provisions › § 5213

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Agriculture Secretary may work with the State Department and representatives of any country that has a large trade surplus with the United States to make a plan for that country to buy U.S. farm products to use in development projects in developing countries. The Secretary must consider that country’s farm economy and its aid programs, and must send each plan to the President as soon as practicable. The President may make an agreement with any country that has a positive trade balance with the United States for that country to purchase U.S. agricultural commodities for agreed development activities.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §5213

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Development of plan

With respect to any country that has a substantial positive trade balance with the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of State and (through the Secretary of State) representatives of such country, may develop an appropriate plan under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in development activities in developing countries. In developing such plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take into consideration the agricultural economy of such country, the nature and extent of such country’s programs to assist developing countries, and other relevant factors. The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit each such plan to the President as soon as practicable.

(b)Agreement

The President may enter into an agreement with any country that has a positive trade balance with the United States under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in agreed-on development activities in developing countries.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 5213

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110