,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,mead[s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize ! pur*ase (   
agricultural commodities f dome/ically  
own$ ent]prises1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,agriculture ,fir/ ,act4  #b4  
,agricultural commodities pur*as$ f     
dome/ically own$ ent]prises  7a7        
,prioritization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 if ! ,secret>y
 ( ,agriculture det]m9es t response to  
trade damage f retaliation by =eign     
nations ) respect to agricultural       
commodities is necess>y1 ! ,secret>y    
%all1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice1 pur*ase  
at lea/ #ge p]c5t ( ! agricultural      
commodities ( ! ,food ,pur*ase &        
,di/ribution ,program f dome/ically own$
 ent]prises4  7#b7 ,exception ,p>agraph 
7#a7 %all n apply to ! pur*ases (       

agricultural commodities made #cj days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture submits to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t expla9s :y meet+ ! requirem5ts "u    
p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 is n possible     
because agricultural commodities        
available f dome/ically own$ ent]prises 
_c meet ! supply ne$s ( ! ,agricultural 
,m>ket+ ,s]vice2 or  7,b7 w\ld result 9 
a great] ?an #aej p]c5t increase        
betwe5-- 7i7 ! am\nt necess>y to pur*ase
 su* agricultural commodities2 &  7ii7 !
 av]age co/ ( su* agricultural          
commodities pur*as$ by ! ,agricultural  
,m>ket+ ,s]vice 9 ! prior #c ye>s4  7#c7
 ,publication ( aw>ds ,9 publi%+ ! aw>ds
 made to v5dors "u ! pur*ase programs "u
 ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice1 !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all include   
:e!r ! entity receiv+ su* an aw>d is a  
dome/ically own$ ent]prise4  7#d7 ,,wto 
obligations ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 

%all c>ry out ?is section consi/5t ) ,_w
 ,trade ,organization obligations ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,report requir$ ,=  
ea* #ij-;day p]iod 9 :i* ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture pur*ases agricultural      
commodities pursuant to subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all submit  
to ! appropriate committees a report t  
includes ! am\nt ( ea* su* agricultural 
commodity pur*as$4  7c7 ,sunset ,!      
au?ority "u ?is section %all expire on  
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc4  7d7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,agricultural     
commodity ,! t]m agricultural commodity 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m "u section       
#ajb7a7 ( ! ,agricultural ,trade ,act ( 
#aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb7a774  7#b7    
,appropriate committees ,! t]m          
appropriate committees means !          
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  

,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,=eign          
,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,dome/ically 
own$ ent]prise ,! t]m dome/ically own$  
ent]prise %all h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m "u  
section #ggc4b ( title #g1 ,code (      
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act74