,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ag1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,loeffl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,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        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,agricultural commodity ,! t]m          
agricultural commodity has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,agricultural  
,trade ,act ( #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#efjb74  7#b7 ,appropriate committees ( 
,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees 
( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2  7,c7 ! ,committee on  

,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2  7,d7 ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2  7,e7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,f7 !        
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 
,dome/ically own$ ent]prise ,! t]m      
dome/ically own$ ent]prise has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ggc4b ( title #g1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#d7 
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,prioritization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 if ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es t a response to trade damage f
 retaliation by a =eign nation ) respect
 to an agricultural commodity is        
necess>y1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+  
,s]vice1 %all pur*ase f dome/ically own$
 ent]prises n less ?an #ge p]c5t ( !    
total quantity ( t agricultural         
commodity pur*as$ "u ! ,food ,pur*ase & 
,di/ribution ,program4  7#b7 ,exception 

,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to ! pur*ase
 ( an agricultural commodity made n less
 ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !      
,secret>y submits to ! ,committee on    
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t expla9s ! reasons t meet+ !          
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 is n 
possible because ! quantity ( !         
agricultural commodity available f      
dome/ically own$ ent]prises _c meet !   
supply ne$s ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+   
,s]vice2 or  7,b7 w\ld result 9 a great]
 ?an #aej p]c5t increase betwe5-- 7i7 ! 
am\nt necess>y to pur*ase t agricultural
 commodity2 &  7ii7 ! av]age co/ ( t    
agricultural commodity pur*as$ 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 c>ri$ out by !         
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice1 !        
,secret>y %all include :e!r ! entity    
receiv+ su* an aw>d is a dome/ically    

own$ ent]prise4  7#d7 ,,wto obligations 
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is section  
consi/5t ) ,_w ,trade ,organization     
obligations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7     
,report requir$ ,= ea* #ij-;day p]iod   
dur+ :i* ! ,secret>y pur*ases #a or m   
agricultural commodities z describ$ 9   
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
a report t includes ! am\nt ( ea*       
agricultural commodity pur*as$ dur+ t   
p]iod4  7d7 ,sunset ,! au?ority "u ?is  
section %all expire on ,septemb] #cj1   
#bjbc4