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46 U.S.C. § 55313 — Exemption of certain agricultural exports from cargo preference provisions
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Sections 55304 and 55305 of this title do not apply to export activities of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation under which—
(1) agricultural commodities or their products acquired by the Corporation are made available to United States exporters, users, processors, or foreign purchasers for the purpose of developing, maintaining, or expanding export markets for United States agricultural commodities or their products at prevailing world market prices;
(2) payments are made available to United States exporters, users, or processors or, except as provided in [section 55314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55314&num=0&edition=prelim), cash grants are made available to foreign purchasers, for the purpose described in paragraph (1);
(3) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct credits from the Corporation to reduce the effective rate of interest on export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products;
(4) credit or credit guarantees for not more than 3 years are extended by the Corporation to finance or guarantee export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products; or
(5) agricultural commodities or their products owned or controlled by or under loan from the Corporation are exchanged or bartered for materials, goods, equipment, or services at least equal in value to the agricultural commodities or their products for which they are exchanged or bartered (determined on the basis of prevailing world market prices at the time of the exchange or barter), but this paragraph does not exempt from the cargo preference provisions referred to in [section 55314(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-titl
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Sections 55304 and 55305 of this title do not apply to export activities of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation under which—
(1) agricultural commodities or their products acquired by the Corporation are made available to United States exporters, users, processors, or foreign purchasers for the purpose of developing, maintaining, or expanding export markets for United States agricultural commodities or their products at prevailing world market prices;
(2) payments are made available to United States exporters, users, or processors or, except as provided in [section 55314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55314&num=0&edition=prelim), cash grants are made available to foreign purchasers, for the purpose described in paragraph (1);
(3) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct credits from the Corporation to reduce the effective rate of interest on export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products;
(4) credit or credit guarantees for not more than 3 years are extended by the Corporation to finance or guarantee export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products; or
(5) agricultural commodities or their products owned or controlled by or under loan from the Corporation are exchanged or bartered for materials, goods, equipment, or services at least equal in value to the agricultural commodities or their products for which they are exchanged or bartered (determined on the basis of prevailing world market prices at the time of the exchange or barter), but this paragraph does not exempt from the cargo preference provisions referred to in [section 55314(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55314/b&num=0&edition=prelim) any requirement otherwise applicable to the materials, goods, equipment, or services imported under the transaction.
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**(a)** Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100124(a)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 915.]
**(b) Applicable Export Activity.—** The activities specified in this subsection are export activities (except inspection or weighing activities, other activities carried out for health or safety, or technical assistance provided in the handling of commercial transactions) of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation—
(1) carried out 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.);
(2) carried out under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 ([7 U.S.C. 1431](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1431&num=0&edition=prelim));
(3) carried out under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act ([7 U.S.C. 1736f–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1736f–1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(4) under which agricultural commodities or their products are—
(A) donated through foreign governments or private or public agencies, including intergovernmental organizations; or
(B) sold for foreign currencies or for dollars on credit terms of more than 10 years;
(5) under which agricultural commodities or their products are made available for emergency food relief at less than prevailing world market prices;
(6) under which a cash grant is made directly or through an intermediary to a foreign purchaser to enable the purchaser to obtain United States agricultural commodities or their products in an amount greater than the difference between the prevailing world market price and the United States market price, free along side vessel at a United States port; or
(7) under which agricu
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 55313
days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec.
23, 2022], the Administrator of the Maritime Adminis-
tration shall issue a final rule to implement and en-
force section 55305(d) of title 46, United States Code.’’
SUBCHAPTER
II—EXPORT
TRANSPOR-
TATION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
COMMOD-
ITIES
§ 55311. Findings and purposes
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) a productive and healthy agricultural in-
dustry and a strong and active United States
maritime industry are vitally important to
the economic well-being and security of the
United States;
(2) both industries must compete in inter-
national markets increasingly dominated by
foreign trade barriers and the subsidization
practices of foreign governments; and
(3) increased agricultural exports and the
use of merchant vessels of the United States
contribute positively to the United States bal-
ance of trade and generate employment oppor-
tunities in the United States.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this sub-
chapter are to—
(1) enable the Secretary of Agriculture to
plan export programs effectively, by clarifying
the ocean transportation requirements appli-
cable to those programs;
(2) take immediate and positive steps to pro-
mote the growth of the cargo-carrying capac-
ity of the United States merchant marine;
(3) expand international trade in United
States agricultural commodities and products
and develop, maintain, and expand markets
for United States agricultural exports;
(4) improve the efficiency of administration
of both the commodity purchasing and selling
activities and the ocean transportation activi-
ties associated with export programs spon-
sored by the Secretary;
(5) stimulate and promote the agricultural
and maritime industries of the United Sta
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