,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfed ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #b1 #bjbf,mr4 ,schiff 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 expand agricultural market access1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanding ,market ,access ,act4 #b4 ,agricultural trade promotion and facilitation 7a7 ,modification to foreign market development cooperator program ,section #bjc7;c7 of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efbc7;c77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for united states agricultural commodities 7,a7 ,in general ,as part of the program established under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall enter into contracts or other agreements1 with eligible trade organizations or with nonprofit organizations with expertise in supply chain infrastructure1 to provide needs assessments1 training1 and other technical assistance to enhance the capabilities of infrastructure in new and developing foreign markets1 including infrastructure relating to cold chain capacity1 port improvements1 and other developments1 to ensure that ,united ,states agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to deficiencies of such infrastructure4 7,b7 ,limitation ,of the amounts made available to carry out the program established under this subsection1 not more than #a1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg and not more than #e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh and each fiscal year thereafter may be made available to carry out this paragraph4 4 7b7 ,report on competitiveness of united states specialty crops ,section #bjc7;e77#g7 of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efbc7;e77#g77 is amended to read as follows3 7#g7 ,biennial report 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 shall submit every #b years to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the competitiveness of ,united ,states specialty crops4 7,b7 ,elements ,the report required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 identify and analyze acts1 policies1 or practices of foreign countries that constitute significant barriers to1 or distortions of1 ,united ,states exports of specialty crops1 including the imposition of-- 7,i7 tariffs 7including retaliatory tariffs7 or quotas 7including tariff-rate quotas72 and 7,,ii7 nontariff barriers1 including technical barriers to trade1 sanitary and phytosanitary measures1 import licensing procedures1 and subsidies2 7ii7 identify acts1 policies1 or practices of foreign countries that enhance the competitiveness of imported specialty crops with domestic specialty crop producers2 7iii7 identify and analyze any differences in applicable food safety regulations of foreign countries that may result in imported specialty crops posing a risk to ,united ,states consumers2 7iv7 make an estimate of the impacts on the competitiveness of ,united ,states specialty crops of any act1 policy1 or practice identified under clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 7v7 assess the extent to which each act1 policy1 or practice identified under clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 are subject to international agreements to which the ,united ,states is a party2 7vi7 include information with respect to any action taken by the executive or legislative branch during the #b years preceding submission of the report1 or expected to be taken after submission of the report1 to eliminate any act1 policy1 or practice identified under clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 including-- 7,i7 any action under section #cja2 7,,ii7 negotiations or consultations with foreign governments1 which may include engagement through the standing committee on sanitary and phytosanitary matters established under a free trade agreement to which the ,united ,states is a party2 and 7,,iii7 action at the ,world ,trade ,organization1 including dispute settlement actions1 consultations1 or negotiations2 and 7vii7 a description of-- 7,i7 any funds provided under subsection 7f77#c77;,a77iv7 that were not obligated in the fiscal year preceding submission of the report2 and 7,,ii7 the reason such funds were not obligated4 7,c7 ,comment period ,in preparing the report required by subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 shall seek and consider comments from the public and from the ,agricultural ,technical ,advisory ,committee for ,trade in ,fruits and ,vegetables4 7,d7 ,form of report ,the report required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be made available to the public in machine-readable format4 7,e7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this paragraph1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,agriculture and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate4 4 7c7 ,modification and extension of funding ,section #bjc7;f7 of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efbc7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,funding amount ,of the funds of1 or an equal value of commodities owned by1 the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation1 the ,secretary shall use to carry out this section the following amounts1 to remain available until expended3 7,a7 ,for fiscal year #bjbf1 #bee1jjj1jjj4 7,b7 ,for fiscal year #bjbg1 #ejj1jjj1jjj4 7,c7 ,for each of fiscal years #bjbh through #bjca1 #ecc1jjj1jjj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 the ,secretary and inserting ,the ,secretary2 7,b7 in clause 7i71 by striking not less than and all that follows through the end and inserting the following3 not less than-- 7,i7 #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 7,,ii7 #djj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 and 7,,iii7 #daj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbh through #bjca4 2 7,c7 in clause 7ii71 by striking not less than and all that follows through the end and inserting the following3 not less than-- 7,i7 #cd1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 7,,ii7 #gj1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 and 7,,iii7 #hb1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbh through #bjca4 2 7,d7 in clause 7iii71 by striking not more than and all that follows through the end and inserting the following3 not more than-- 7,i7 #h1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf and #bjbg2 and 7,,ii7 #af1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbh through #bjca4 2 7,e7 in clause 7iv71 by striking ,corporation and all that follows through the end and inserting the following3 ,corporation-- 7,i7 #i1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 and 7,,ii7 #ah1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4 2 and 7,f7 in clause 7v77,i71 by striking commodities1 and all that follows through the end and inserting the following3 8commodities-- 7aa7 #c1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf and #bjbg2 and 7bb7 #g1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbh through #bjca4 4 7d7 ,repeals ,the following provisions of law are repealed3 7#a7 ,section #gah of title ,,vii of the ,agriculture1 ,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiii 7as enacted by section #aja7;a7 of division ,a of ,public ,law #aje-bgg2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #efbc note74 7#b7 ,section #ajfjb of ,public ,law #aai-ba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efbc;a74