,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjai ,ms4  
,de,lauro 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require t pur*ases ( agricultural 
commodities made by ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture "u ! ,food ,pur*ase &      
,di/ribution ,program be f dome/ically  
own$ ent]prises1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
8,buy ,am]ican ,agriculture ,act04  #b4 
,agricultural commodities pur*as$ f     
dome/ically own$ ent]prises  7a7 ,buy   
,am]ica requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 9    
mak+ pur*ase ( agricultural commodities 
& seafood "u ! ,food ,pur*ase &         
,di/ribution ,program1 ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice1 may  
only make su* pur*ases f dome/ically    
own$ ent]prises4  7#b7 ,exception       
,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply if !        

,secret>y ( ,agriculture det]m9es t     
apply+ su* p>agraph--  7,a7 w\ld be     
inconsi/5t ) ! public int]e/2  7,b7 is n
 possible because agricultural          
commodities & seafood produc$ by        
dome/ically own$ ent]prises1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 are n    
produc$--  7i7 9 suffici5t quantities2  
or  7ii7 9 a satisfactory quality2 or   
7,c7 w\ld result 9 a great] ?an #be     
p]c5t increase betwe5-- 7i7 ! am\nt     
necess>y to apply su* p>agraph 9 a      
fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt sp5t by !   
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice 9 pur*as+ 
agricultural commodities & seafood "u ! 
,food ,pur*ase & ,di/ribution ,program 9
 ! fiscal ye> prior to su* fiscal ye>4  
7#c7 ,publication ( waiv]s ,if !        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture det]m9es t     
p>agraph 7#a7 %\ld n apply due to a     
condition specifi$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7  
?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al   
,regi/] a report t includes su*         
det]m9ation4  7b7 ,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 ! det]m9ation 
( su* aw>d & :e!r ! entity receiv+ su*  
an aw>d is a dome/ically own$ ent]prise4
  7c7 ,application ( section ,?is       
section %all be appli$ 9 a mann]        
consi/5t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates obligations  
"u int]national agreem5ts4  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 ,seafood ,!  
t]m seafood means f9fi%1 %ellfi%1 or    
aquatic plants t are f>m-rais$ or h>ve/$
 f ! wild4