A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a grant program for the establishment and operation in the United States of international trade development centers to enhance the exportation of agricultural products and related products.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to make grants to States to pay for the establishment and operation of international trade development centers or the expansion of existing international trade development centers to enhance the exportation of agricultural products and related products. Requires such grants to provide half the funding for such centers. Requires the Secretary to give preference to States which intend to use as sites for international trade development centers land-grant colleges which: (1) operate agriculture programs; (2) have existing international trade programs; and (3) have a communications system that might be linked on an international basis to conduct conferences on trade negotiations. Provides that such centers may: (1) establish a permanent data base to address the problems faced by potential exporters; (2) be used to house exhibits on agricultural products produced in the United States; and (3) carry out certain other activities.

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Timeline

1. 1 May 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 May 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 May 1985

   Committee

   See H.R.4800.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 May 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Export Enhancement Act of 1986
• related to ← Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act of 1986