,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #defj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai1 #bjbf,mr4    
,ricketts introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to publi%1 on an annual    
basis1 an assessm5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
dep5d5cy on ! exportation ( agricultural
 commodities to adv]s>ial c\ntries1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,mov+ ,away f ,risk to 
,key ,export ,t>gets ,act ( #bjbf or !  
,,m>ket ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,agricultural
 commodities export assessm5ts & reports
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,cov]$ export  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m     
cov]$ export means any agricultural     
commodity export$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7,b7 ,inclusions ,! t]m cov]$ export    
includes-- 7i7 soybeans2  7ii7 corn2    
7iii7 beef2  7iv7 *ick52  7v7 pork2     
7vi7 tree nuts2  7vii7 sorghum2  7viii7 
cotton2 &  7ix7 dairy4  7#b7 ,=eign     

adv]s>y ,! t]m =eign adv]s>y means--    
7,a7 any =eign adv]s>y 7z def9$ 9       
section #h7;c7 ( ! ,secure & ,tru/$     
,communications ,networks ,act ( #bjai  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;c7772 &  7,b7 any 
=eign c\ntry id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y    
pursuant to subsection 7d74  7#c7       
,nonadv]s>ial ,! t]m nonadv]s>ial1 )    
respect to a =eign c\ntry or a m>ket1   
means1 respectively-- 7,a7 t ! =eign    
c\ntry is n a =eign adv]s>y2 &  7,b7 t !
 m>ket is locat$ outside ! jurisdiction 
( a =eign adv]s>y4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture4  7b7 ,annual assessm5t &  
report ,on an annual basis1 ! ,secret>y1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade 
,repres5tative1 %all submit to !        
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 a report t-- 7#a7 id5tifies risks &    
vuln]abilities ) respect to ! exi/+     
access ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to cov]$ export
 m>kets ( =eign adv]s>ies t pose a risk 

( exploit+ su* a m>ket2 &  7#b7 conta9s 
an assessm5t ( alt]native m>kets to !   
m>kets describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7   
,cont5ts ,ea* report "u subsection 7b7  
%all-- 7#a7 address ! curr5t & pot5tial 
m>ket access = ea* cov]$ export t c\ld  
be at risk ( exploitation by a =eign    
adv]s>y 9 ! ev5t ( a trade disruption or
 milit>y conflict2  7#b7 conta9         
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade    
,repres5tative1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 to r$uce !       
dep5d5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on m>kets (  
=eign adv]s>ies = cov]$ exports2  7#c7  
id5tify alt]native m>kets = increas+    
cov]$ exports to nonadv]s>ial c\ntries2 
&  7#d7 7,a7 describe1 monitor *anges   
ov] "t 91 & o!rwise address pot5tial    
risks pos$ by =eign adv]s>ies to cov]$  
exports 9 nonadv]s>ial m>kets2 &  7,b7  
conta9 recomm5dations =-- 7i7 me?ods to 
address ! risks describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a72 &  7ii7 ! pres5ce & activities ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 unrelat$ to cov]$       

exports1 9 nonadv]s>ial c\ntries = !    
purpose ( und]/&+ h[ cov]$ export m>ket 
& nonm>ket pres5ce & activities may     
limit or con/ra9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )      
respect to cov]$ exports & relat$ m>ket 
access4  7d7 ,id5tification ( =eign     
adv]s>ies ,at ! discretion ( !          
,secret>y1 = purposes ( inclusion 9 an  
assessm5t "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
may id5tify z a =eign adv]s>y any =eign 
c\ntry t ! ,secret>y det]m9es has engag$
 9 a long-t]m patt]n1 or #a or m s]i\s  
in/ances1 ( conduct significantly adv]se
 to-- 7#a7 ! national security ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 ! security &    
safety ( resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7e7 ,collection1 di/ribution1 &         
protection ( in=mation  7#a7 ,volunt>y  
basis ,! ,secret>y may collect in=mation
 z "p ( an assessm5t "u ?is section1    
subject to ! condition t any su*        
collection f a private entity %all be   
conduct$ on a volunt>y basis4  7#b7     
,aggregate data ,! ,secret>y1 an (fic]  
or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture

 7or any ag5cy !re(71 or any o!r p]son  
%all n disclose to ! public any         
in=mation provid$ by a private entity = 
purposes ( an assessm5t "u ?is section1 
unless ! in=mation has be5 trans=m$ into
 a /ati/ical or aggregate =m t does n   
all[ ! id5tification ( ! p]son t suppli$
 any p>ticul> in=mation4  7#c7          
,confid5tiality ,! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t no report submitt$ "u ?is section    
includes any in=mation t is a trade     
secret or confid5tial in=mation subject 
to-- 7,a7 section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7       
section #aije ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#d7 ,immunity f disclosure    
,in=mation provid$ to ! ,secret>y z "p (
 an assessm5t "u ?is section-- 7,a7 %all
 be consid]$ to be specifically exempt$ 
f disclosure "u section #eeb7;b77#c7 (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7  
%all n be us$ by ! ,secret>y = any      
purpose o!r ?an to c>ry out ?is section4
  7f7 ,t]m9ation ( report ,! ,secret>y  
%all t]m9ate ! prep>ation & submission (

 ! report "u ?is section on mak+ a      
det]m9ation t all relevant cov]$ export 
m>kets h become suffici5tly div]sifi$4