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7 U.S.C. § 7712a

Reduction in backlog of agricultural export petitions

United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective

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7 U.S.C. § 7712a, Reduction in backlog of agricultural export petitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/431402
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To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture shall endeavor to reduce the backlog in the number of applications for permits for the export of United States agricultural commodities. In achieving such reduction, the Secretary shall not dilute or diminish existing personnel resources that are currently managing sanitary and phytosanitary issues for— The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an annual report specifying, for the year covered by the report—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 108-465(H.R. 3242)2004-12-21
    Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally