,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize the purchase  
of agricultural commodities from        
domestically owned enterprises1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,american      
,agriculture ,first ,act4  #b4          
,agricultural commodities purchased from
 domestically owned enterprises  7a7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agricultural commodity ,the term       
agricultural commodity has the meaning  
given the term in section #ajb of the   
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7#b7 ,appropriate    
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,agriculture of the ,house of           

,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,d7 the ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate2  7,e7 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,f7 the ,committee on   
,finance of the ,senate4  7#c7          
,domestically owned enterprise ,the term
 domestically owned enterprise has the  
meaning given the term in section #ggc4b
 of title #g1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  7#d7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,prioritization  7#a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
if the ,secretary determines that a     
response to trade damage from           
retaliation by a foreign nation with    
respect to an agricultural commodity is 
necessary1 the ,secretary1 acting       

through the ,administrator of the       
,agricultural ,marketing ,service1 shall
 purchase from domestically owned       
enterprises not less than #ge percent of
 the total quantity of that agricultural
 commodity purchased under the ,food    
,purchase and ,distribution ,program4   
7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall   
not apply to the purchase of an         
agricultural commodity made not less    
than #cj days after the date on which   
the ,secretary submits to the ,committee
 on ,agriculture of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate a report that explains   
the reasons that meeting the requirement
 under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 is not     
possible because the quantity of the    
agricultural commodity available from   
domestically owned enterprises cannot   
meet the supply needs of the            
,agricultural ,marketing ,service2 or   
7,b7 would result in a greater than #aej
 percent increase between-- 7i7 the     

amount necessary to purchase that       
agricultural commodity2 and  7ii7 the   
average cost of that agricultural       
commodity purchased by the ,agricultural
 ,marketing ,service in the prior #c    
years4  7#c7 ,publication of awards ,in 
publishing the awards made to vendors   
under the purchase programs carried out 
by the ,agricultural ,marketing         
,service1 the ,secretary shall include  
whether the entity receiving such an    
award is a domestically owned           
enterprise4  7#d7 ,,wto obligations ,the
 ,secretary shall carry out this section
 consistent with ,world ,trade          
,organization obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  7c7 ,report required ,for    
each #ij-;day period during which the   
,secretary purchases #a or more         
agricultural commodities as described in
 subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall   
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that includes the    
amount of each agricultural commodity   
purchased during that period4  7d7      

,sunset ,the authority under this       
section shall expire on ,september #cj1 
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