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7 U.S.C. § 5601 — Purpose
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It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the profitability of farming and to increase opportunities for United States farms and agricultural enterprises by—
(1) increasing the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural export policy formulation and implementation;
(2) improving the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products in the world market; and
(3) providing for the coordination and efficient implementation of all agricultural export programs.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the profitability of farming and to increase opportunities for United States farms and agricultural enterprises by—
(1) increasing the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural export policy formulation and implementation;
(2) improving the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products in the world market; and
(3) providing for the coordination and efficient implementation of all agricultural export programs.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1705, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title I, § 105, 68 Stat. 457; Dec. 16, 1963, Pub. L. 88–205, pt. IV, § 403(b), 77 Stat. 390; Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(B), 80 Stat. 1532; Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1111(e), 99 Stat. 1475; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, 104 Stat. 3636, set out congressional declaration of policy with regard to value-added foods.
Section 1706, Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1517, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3664, related to debt-for-health-and-protection swap.
A prior section 1706, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title I, § 106, 68 Stat. 457; Aug. 12, 1955, ch. 873, § 2, 69 Stat. 721; Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87–128, title II, § 201(4), 75 Stat. 307; Dec. 16, 1963, Pub. L. 88–205, pt. IV, § 403 (c)(1), 77 Stat. 390; Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(B), 80 Stat. 1532; Dec. 20, 1975, Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 205, 89 Stat. 852; Aug. 3, 1977, Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 211(b)(2), 91 Stat. 551; Oct. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 102(b)(2)(C), 92 Stat. 941; Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–113, title IV, § 401(6), 95 Stat. 1537; Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1111(f), (g), 99 Stat. 1475, related to payments for commodities and use of proceeds prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3633.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3678; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 311, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1856; Pub. L. 102–511, title VII, § 709(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3352; Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 411(a)(3), (4), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4963; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 245, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 968; Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3104(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 290, related to an export enhancement program and cash bonuses to exporters, users, and processors.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 8701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8701&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this chapter:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ([7 U.S.C. 5602](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Agricultural program** — The term “agricultural program” means—
(A) any program administered under the Food for Peace Act ([7 U.S.C. 1691](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(B) any program administered under [section 1431 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1431&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) any program administered under the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ([7 U.S.C. 5601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(D) any commercial export sale of agricultural commodities; or
(E) any export financing (including credits or credit guarantees) provided by the United States Government for agricultural commodities.
(3) **Joint resolution** — The term “joint resolution” means—
(A) in the case of [section 7202(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7202/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), only a joint resolution introduced within 10 session days of Congress after the date on which the report of the President under [section 7202(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7202/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) is received by Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That Congress approves the report of the President pursuant to section 903(a)(1) of the
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**(a) In-kind payments by Secretary** In making in-kind payments under any of the annual programs for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice (other than negotiable marketing certificates for upland cotton or rice), the Secretary may—
(1) acquire and use like commodities that have been pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation as security for price support loans, including loans made to producers under [section 1445e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1445e&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) use other like commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation.
**(b) Methods of payments** The Secretary may make in-kind payments—
(1) by delivery of the commodity to the producer at a warehouse or other similar facility, as determined by the Secretary;
(2) by the transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts;
(3) by the issuance of negotiable certificates which the Commodity Credit Corporation shall redeem for a commodity in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or
(4) by such other methods as the Secretary determines appropriate to enable the producer to receive payments in an efficient, equitable, and expeditious manner so as to ensure that the producer receives the same total return as if the payments had been made in cash.
**(c) Commodity certificates** The Secretary shall pay interest on the cash redemption of a commodity certificate issued by the Secretary to a producer who holds the certificate for at least 150 days. This subsection shall not apply with respect to commodity certificates issued in connection with the export enhancement program or the marketing promotion program established under the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978.
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Page 1756
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 5601
1 So in original. There probably should be a closing paren-
thesis.
21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1685, which enacted sections 1707b to
1707d, 1765a to 1765h, 1769, and 2211a of this title, amend-
ed sections 1707a, 1761, 1762, 1764, 1765, and 1766b of this
title and section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organiza-
tion and Employees, redesignated sections 1762(d), (f),
and 1763 as sections 1766a to 1766c of this title, and en-
acted provisions set out as notes under sections 612c–3,
1761, and 2211a of this title and section 2431 of Title 19,
Customs Duties. The Act is shown herein, however, as
having been added by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531,
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3668, because of the extensive
amendments, renumbering, reorganization of subject
matter, and expansion of the basic Act’s provisions by
Pub. L. 101–624.
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 5601. Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to increase
the profitability of farming and to increase op-
portunities for United States farms and agricul-
tural enterprises by—
(1) increasing the effectiveness of the De-
partment of Agriculture in agricultural export
policy formulation and implementation;
(2) improving the competitiveness of United
States agricultural commodities and products
in the world market; and
(3) providing for the coordination and effi-
cient implementation of all agricultural ex-
port programs.
(Pub. L. 95–501, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L.
101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
3669.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 101 of Pub. L. 95–501 amended section
1707a of this title prior to the complete revision of Pub.
L. 95–501 by Pub. L. 101–624.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMEND
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