7 U.S.C. § 5608 — Foreign trade missions
submitted 8 years ago by Pub. L. 115-334 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 270 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must seek greater inclusion of Tribal agricultural and food products in Federal trade activities and must coordinate with other agencies. The Secretary must report on these efforts and set measurable goals.
(a) Tribal representation on trade missions.
(1) In general. After consulting the Tribal Advisory Committee, the Secretary* shall seek—(A) to support greater inclusion of Tribal agricultural and food products in Federal trade-related activities; and (B) to increase cooperation between Federal trade-promotion efforts and other Federal trade activities to support that inclusion.
(2) Interdepartmental coordination. To increase that cooperation, the Secretary shall coordinate with (A) the Secretary of Commerce; (B) the Secretary of State; (C) the Secretary of the Interior; and (D) the heads of other relevant Federal agencies.
(b) Report; goals.
(1) Report. Within two years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall report the Department of Agriculture’s and other agencies’ efforts under this section to the Advisory Committee; the House Agriculture Committee; the House Energy and Commerce Committee; the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
(2) Goals. Within 90 days after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall set objective, measurable goals for how much Indian Tribes and Tribal agricultural and food products are included in the Department’s trade-related activities.
The Secretary*, in consultation with the Tribal Advisory Committee established under subsection (b)(2) of section 6921 of this title (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”), shall seek—
to support the greater inclusion of Tribal agricultural and food products in Federal trade-related activities; and
to increase the collaboration between Federal trade promotion efforts and other Federal trade-related activities in support of the greater inclusion sought under subparagraph (A).
In carrying out activities to increase the collaboration described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall coordinate with—
the Secretary of Commerce;
the Secretary of State;
the Secretary of the Interior; and
the heads of any other relevant Federal agencies.
Not later than 2 years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies under this section to—
the Advisory Committee;
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall establish goals for measuring, in an objective and quantifiable format, the extent to which Indian Tribes and Tribal agricultural and food products are included in the trade-related activities of the Department of Agriculture.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–334, title III, § 3312, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4623.)
- 2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4623
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