,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #begj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4   
,braun 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fett]man7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,trade 
,act ( #aigh to provide te*nical        
assi/ance to improve infra/ructure 9    
=eign m>kets = ,unit$ ,/ates            
agricultural commodities4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=tify+ 
,refrig]ation ,infra/ructure & ,develop+
 ,global ,exports ,act ( #bjbc or !     
,,fridge ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 #a ( ! l>ge/    
limit+ factors to gr[+ export m>kets =  
,unit$ ,/ates food & agriculture        
products is insuffici5t infra/ructure   
capabilities2  7#b7 curr5t trade        
programs are focus$ on promot+ specific 
commodities or products1 all ( :i* are  
reliant on a function+ supply *a92  7#c7
 !re is a ne$ = d$icat$ res\rces to     

focus on supply *a9 enhancem5t 9        
develop+ c\ntries to enable m>ket       
expansion & div]sification2  7#d7 ea*   
ye>1 billions ( tons ( fre% & froz5 food
 products & millions ( doll>s' wor? (   
,unit$ ,/ates exports are lo/ due to    
poor cold *a9 sy/ems 9 develop+ m>kets2 
&  7#e7 /r5g!n+ global infra/ructure    
plays an important role 9 promot+ trade1
 r$uc+ food loss & wa/e1 & improv+      
nutrition4  #c4 ,te*nical assi/ance to  
improve infra/ructure 9 =eign m>kets =  
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural commodities  
,section #bjc7;c7 ( ! ,agricultural     
,trade ,act ( #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#efbc7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,te*nical assi/ance to    
improve infra/ructure 9 =eign m>kets =  
,unit$ ,/ates agricultural commodities  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,z "p ( ! program e/abli%$
 "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all    
ent] into contracts or o!r agreem5ts )  
eligible trade organizations to provide 
ne$s assessm5t1 tra9+1 & o!r te*nical   
assi/ance-- 7i7 to enhance !            

capabilities ( infra/ructure 9 new &    
develop+ =eign m>kets1 includ+          
infra/ructure relat+ to cold *a9        
capacity1 port improvem5ts1 & o!r       
developm5ts2 &  7ii7 to ensure ,unit$   
,/ates agricultural commodities are n   
damag$ or lo/ due to defici5cies 9 !    
infra/ructure describ$ 9 clause 7i74    
7,b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is p>agraph    
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjbh4  7ii7 ,rule ( con/ruction  
,except z provid$ 9 clause 7iii71 am\nts
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u ?is      
subp>agraph may be us$ only to c>ry out 
subp>agraph 7,a74  7iii7 ,availability  
,am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u   
?is subp>agraph t are n us$ to c>ry out 
subp>agraph 7,a7 may be us$ to c>ry out 
! program e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection4  4