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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1391

agricultural commodities and products, organized by major commodity group and including a comparative analysis of the cost of production of such commodities and products; (2) findings with respect to new developments in research conducted by other countries that may affect the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products; (3) findings and recommendations with respect to the movement of United States agricultural commodities and products in nonmarket economies; (4) as appropriate, the agricultural trade goals for each agricultural commodity and value-added product produced in the United States for the period involved, expressed in both physical volume and monetary value; (5) recommended Federal policy and programs to meet such agricultural trade goals; (6) reconmiended levels of Federal spending on international programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture to meet such agricultural trade goals; (7) recommended levels of Federal spending on programs and activities of agencies other than the Department of Agriculture to meet such agricultural trade goals; and (8) recommended long-term strategies for growth in agricultural trade and exports— (A) taking into account United States competitiveness, trade negotiations, and international monetary and exchange rate policies; and (B) including specific recommendations with respect to export enhancement p n ^ a m s (including credit programs and export payment-in-kind programs), market development activities, and foreign agricultural and economic development assistance activities needed to implement such strat^es. (b) TREATMENT AS ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION.—Provisions of

each Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strat^y Report that relate to recommended levels of spending on international activities of the Department of Agriculture for the upcoming fiscal year shall be treated as the President's annual budget submission to Congress for such activities for such fiscal year, and shall be submitted along with the budget request for other prc^rams of the Department of Agriculture for such fiscal year. (c) SUCCEEDING REPORTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in each annual Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strategy Report, shall identify any recommendations in such report that might modify the long-term policy contained in any previous report. (d) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES I N LAW.—The President shall President of U.S. include in each annual budget submission recommendations for such changes in law as are required to meet the long-term goals established in the Report. SEC 4202. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide technical services to the United States Trade Representative on matters pertaining to agricultural trade and with respect to international negotiations on issues related to agricultural trade.

7 USC 5212.

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