,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #d1 #bjah,ms4
 ,heitkamp introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a 
,,bill  ,to (fset retaliatory duties    
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates by e/abli%+ a fund
 to promote ! exports ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
agricultural commodities & products4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,act 
( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,presid5t has made cle>
 8 int5tion to aggressively take actions
 pursuant to section #bcb ( ! ,trade    
,expansion ,act ( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4  
#ahfb7 & section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7 to increase 
duties on c]ta9 imports4  7#b7 ,9       
retaliation1 ! gov]nm5ts ( =eign        
c\ntries affect$ by su* duty increases h
 already rais$ duties on exports (      
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural commodities &
 products1 or may d s4  7#c7 ,)\t       

(fsett+ actions to increase exports (   
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural commodities &
 products into ?ird-c\ntry m>kets1      
increas$ duties on su* exports ?reat5 to
 r$uce employm5t & output 9 !           
agricultural sector ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
economy4  #c4 ,unit$ ,/ates             
,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,fund  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( fund ,!re is e/abli%$ 
9 ! ,treasury a fund to be kn[n z !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,agricultural ,export     
,promotion ,fund1 consi/+ ( su* am\nts z
 may be transf]r$ to ! fund pursuant to 
subsection 7b71 to rema9 available until
 exp5d$4  7b7 ,transf]s to fund ,!      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all transf] to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,agricultural ,export   
,promotion ,fund f ! g5]al fund ( !     
,treasury an am\nt equival5t to ! am\nt 
( duties collect$ aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & impos$ pursuant to
 section #bcb ( ! ,trade ,expansion ,act
 ( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7 or       
section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa74  7c7             

,availability ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,am\nts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,agricultural 
,export ,promotion ,fund %all be        
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1
 )\t fur!r appropriation1 to c>ry out   
activities ( ! ,=eign ,m>ket ,developm5t
 ,program1 ! ,m>ket ,access ,program1 & 
! ,te*nical ,assi/ance = ,specialty     
,crops program to promote exports (     
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural commodities &
 products4  7#b7 ,priority ,9 c>ry+ out 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 to !   
maximum ext5t practicable1 give priority
 to promot+ exports ( agricultural      
commodities & products ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
bus9esses t are adv]sely affect$ by     
increases 9 duties impos$ on ,unit$     
,/ates exports by =eign c\ntries 9      
response to increases 9 duties on       
imports f su* =eign c\ntries pursuant to
 section #bcb ( ! ,trade ,expansion ,act
 ( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7 or       
section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa74  7#c7 ,additional
 am\nts ,am\nts made available "u ?is   

subsection are 9 addition to am\nts     
o!rwise made available = activities ( ! 
,=eign ,m>ket ,developm5t ,program1 !   
,m>ket ,access ,program1 & ! ,te*nical  
,assi/ance = ,specialty ,crops program 9
 accordance ) ! purpose describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a74