2015 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 83 - Agricultural Competitiveness and Trade (Sections 5201 - 5235)
Subchapter II - Agricultural Trade Initiatives (Sections 5211 - 5235)
Part B - Foreign Agricultural Service (Sections 5231 - 5235)
Sec. 5234 - Cooperator organizations
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 83 - AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS AND TRADE SUBCHAPTER II - AGRICULTURAL TRADE INITIATIVES Part B - Foreign Agricultural Service Sec. 5234 - Cooperator organizations |
| Contains | section 5234 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-418, title IV, §4214, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1394. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 1394 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 100-418 |
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It is the sense of Congress that the foreign market development cooperator program of the Service, and the activities of individual foreign market cooperator organizations, have been among the most successful and cost-effective means to expand United States agricultural exports. Congress affirms its support for the program and the activities of the cooperator organizations. The Administrator and the private sector should work together to ensure that the program, and the activities of cooperator organizations, are expanded in the future.
(b) Commodities for cooperator organizationsThe Secretary of Agriculture may make available to cooperator organizations agricultural commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation, for use by such cooperators in projects designed to expand markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.
(c) Relation to fundsCommodities made available to cooperator organizations under this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, funds appropriated for market development activities of such cooperator organizations.
(d) Conflicts of interestThe Secretary shall take appropriate action to prevent conflicts of interest among cooperator organizations participating in the cooperator program.
(e) EvaluationIt is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should establish a consistent, objective means for the evaluation of cooperator programs.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, §4214, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1394.)
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