7 USC § 5653 - Equitable treatment of high-value and value-added United States agricultural commodities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s5653"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 5653 - Equitable treatment of high-value and value-added United States agricultural commodities"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "5653"
section_name: "Equitable treatment of high-value and value-added United States agricultural commodities"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "EXPORT PROMOTION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "BARRIERS TO EXPORTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 302, formerly § 303, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3680; renumbered § 302 and amended Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3103(b)(2), (3), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1832.)"
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# § 5653. Equitable treatment of high-value and value-added United States agricultural commodities

In the case of any program operated by the Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation during the fiscal years 1991 through 1995, for the purpose of discouraging unfair trade practices, the Secretary shall establish as an objective to expend annually at least 25 percent of the total funds available (or 25 percent of the value of any commodities employed) for program activities involving the export sales of high-value agricultural commodities and value-added products of United States agricultural commodities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 302, formerly § 303, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3680; renumbered § 302 and amended Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3103(b)(2), (3), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1832.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 301 and is classified to .

### Amendments

2008—, struck out “, such as that established under ,” after “any program”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .