2017 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 83 - Agricultural Competitiveness and Trade
Subchapter I - Findings, Policy, and Purpose
Sec. 5202 - Policy

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 5202 (2017)
Section Name §5202. Policy
Section Text

It is the policy of the United States—

(1) to provide, through all possible means, agricultural commodities and products for export at competitive prices, with full assurance of quality and reliability of supply;

(2) to support the principle of free trade and the promotion of fair trade in agricultural commodities and products;

(3) to support fully the negotiating objectives set forth in section 2901(b) of title 19 to eliminate or reduce substantially constraints on fair and open trade in agricultural commodities and products;

(4) to use statutory authority to counter unfair foreign trade practices and to use all available means, including export promotion programs, and, if necessary, restrictions on United States imports of agricultural commodities and products, in order to encourage fair and open trade; and

(5) to provide for increased representation of United States agricultural trade interests in the formulation of national fiscal and monetary policy affecting trade.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, §4102, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1390.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 I - FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSE
Sec. 5202 - Policy
Contains section 5202
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 102 Stat. 1390
Public Law References Public Law 100-418
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