7 USC § 5601 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s5601"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 5601 - Purpose"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "5601"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "EXPORT PROMOTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–501, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669.)"
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# § 5601. Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to increase the profitability of farming and to increase opportunities for United States farms and agricultural enterprises by—

**(1)** increasing the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural export policy formulation and implementation;

**(2)** improving the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products in the world market; and

**(3)** providing for the coordination and efficient implementation of all agricultural export programs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–501, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3669.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  amended  prior to the complete revision of  by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 1994 Amendment

> “This subsection [amending
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Export Enhancement Program Amendments of 1994’.”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

> “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Trade Act of 1978’.”

, as added by , , , provided that: