7 U.S.C. § 5213 — Joint development assistance agreements with certain trading partners

(a) Development of plan about any country that has a substantial positive trade balance with the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of State and (through the Secretary of State) representatives of that country, may develop an appropriate plan under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in development activities in developing countries. In developing that plan, the Secretary of Agriculture must take into consideration the agricultural economy of that country, the nature and extent of that country’s programs to assist developing countries, and other relevant factors. The Secretary of Agriculture must submit each that plan to the President as soon as practicable.

(b) Agreement The President may enter into an agreement with any country that has a positive trade balance with the United States under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in agreed-on development activities in developing countries.