Agricultural Export Act of 1986

Summary

Agricultural Export Act of 1986 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, effective for the period ending September 30, 1988, to provide that under the export enhancement program the Secretary of Agriculture shall: (1) permit participation by all traditional foreign purchasers of U.S. agricultural commodities who maintain trade relations with the United States; and (2) give priority to foreign purchasers who have traditionally purchased such commodities and continue to purchase at historic levels, or who begin to purchase in quantities greater than previous purchase levels. Directs the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, to use commodities with a cumulative value of not less than $667,000,000 to carry out such program through FY 1987. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within 30 days of the end of FY 1986 if less than $333,000,000 of program commodities are used in FY 1986. Requires such report to: (1) make recommendations for increasing program participation; and (2) list nonparticipating traditional foreign purchasers and explanations for such nonparticipation.

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 2 August 1986

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 July 1986

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