,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjbe,mr4    
,banks 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fett]man7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,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 ( #bjbe or ! ,,fridge ,act
 ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,"o ( ! l>ge/ limit+       
factors to gr[+ export m>kets = ,unit$  
,/ates food & agriculture products is   
insuffici5t infra/ructure capabilities4 
7#b7 ,curr5t trade programs are focus$  
on promot+ specific commodities or      
products1 all ( :i* are reliant on a    
function+ supply *a94  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]sification4  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>kets4  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     
assessm5ts1 tra9+1 & o!r te*nical       
assi/ance to enhance ! capabilities (   
infra/ructure 9 new & develop+ =eign    

m>kets1 includ+ infra/ructure relat+ to 
cold *a9 capacity1 port improvem5ts1 &  
o!r developm5ts1 to ensure ,unit$ ,/ates
 agricultural commodities are n damag$  
or lo/ due to defici5cies ( su*         
infra/ructure4  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 #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  7ii7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,am\nts au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ "u ?is subp>agraph may be   
us$ only = ! purposes describ$ 9        
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 
?is p>agraph are au?oriz$ to be made    
available to c>ry out ! program e/abli%$
 "u ?is subsection4  4