,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,ernst1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and 
,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,agricultural ,trade ,act 
of #aigh to extend and expand the       
,market ,access ,program and the        
,foreign ,market ,development           
,cooperator ,program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,expanding ,agricultural ,exports ,act  
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 that-- 7#a7 between #aigg and #bjai1   
the export promotion programs of the    
,department of ,agriculture-- 7,a7 have 
added an average of #i1fjj1jjj1jjj      
annually to the value of ,united ,states
 agricultural exports1 equal to a total 
of nearly #fdh1jjj1jjj1jjj1 or #ac4g    
percent1 in additional export revenue2  

and  7,b7 have generated a net return of
 #bd4ej for every dollar invested2  7#b7
 between #bjjb and #bjai1 the export    
promotion programs of the ,department of
 ,agriculture-- 7,a7 have contributed to
 the creation of up to #bbe1hjj full-   
and part-time jobs across the ,united   
,states economy2 and  7,b7 have added up
 to #de1jjj1jjj1jjj in gross economic   
output and #bb1cjj1jjj1jjj in gross     
domestic product2  7#c7 communities     
across the ,united ,states producing    
agricultural commodities as varied as   
apples1 cotton1 beef1 soybeans1 rice1   
wheat1 dairy1 corn1 citrus1 wine1 pork1 
peanuts1 cranberries1 lentils1 tree     
nuts1 timber1 poultry1 potatoes1 and    
seafood have utilized the export        
promotion programs of the ,department of
 ,agriculture to increase access to     
foreign markets2  7#d7 private sector   
contributions have helped maintain the  
public-private partnership between the  
,department of ,agriculture and private 
agricultural groups as available funds  

from the ,department of ,agriculture    
have declined1 with private             
contributions representing approximately
 #gj to #gg percent of the funds        
available for export promotion from     
#bjac to #bjai2  7#e7 foreign           
competitors have expanded their         
agricultural export promotion programs  
at a far faster rate than the ,united   
,states1 placing ,united ,states        
producers at a competitive disadvantage 
in international markets2  7#f7 the     
economic impact of the export promotion 
programs of the ,department of          
,agriculture has eroded in recent years1
 as funding for the ,market ,access     
,program has remained static since #bjjf
 and funding for the ,foreign ,market   
,development ,cooperator ,program has   
remained static since #bjjb1 while      
inflation has increased2 and  7#g7 a    
recent academic analysis found that     
doubling public funding for the ,market 
,access ,program and the ,foreign       
,market ,development ,cooperator        

,program1 coupled with increasing       
private contributions ranging from #aj  
to #bj percent1 would result in average 
annual gains in agricultural exports of 
approximately #g1djj1jjj1jjj4  #c4      
,agricultural trade promotion and       
facilitation ,section #bjc7;f7 of the   
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efbc7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking    
#bjai through #bjbc and inserting #bjbd 
through #bjbi2 and  7,b7 by striking    
#bee1jjj1jjj and inserting #dhi1ejj1jjj2
 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7,a7
 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by 
striking #bjai through #bjbc and        
inserting #bjbd through #bjbi2  7,b7 in 
clause 7i71 by striking #bjj1jjj1jjj and
 inserting #djj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,c7 in   
clause 7ii71 by striking #cd1ejj1jjj and
 inserting #fi1jjj1jjj4