§5711. Long-term agricultural trade strategy report
(a) In general
The Secretary shall periodically prepare a long-term agricultural trade strategy report on the long-term agricultural trade strategy developed by the Secretary under section 5603 of this title.
(b) Frequency
The initial report prepared under subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted under subsection (f) of this section prior to October 1, 1991. Subsequent reports shall be submitted under subsection (f) of this section prior to October 1 of each third fiscal year occurring after fiscal year 1992.
(c) Contents
Each report prepared under subsection (a) of this section shall describe in detail each aspect of the long-term agricultural trade strategy prepared under section 5603 of this title.
(d) Consultation
In preparing each report under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall consult with the United States Trade Representative to ensure that the report is coordinated with the annual national trade policy agenda that is included in the annual report prepared under section 2213 of title 19 for the relevant fiscal year.
(e) Update
The Secretary shall prepare an annual update to the report required under subsection (a) of this section in each of the 2 fiscal years following the year for which a report is prepared under subsection (a) of this section. Such updates shall contain a description of any revisions to the long-term agricultural trade strategy under section 5603 of this title, any changes in law that are necessary to meet the goals of the long-term agricultural trade strategy, and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(f) Treatment as annual budget submission
(1) Report
The report required under subsection (a) of this section, or the updates required under subsection (e) of this section, shall be submitted to Congress annually with the Budget of the United States Government for the appropriate fiscal year.
(2) Recommended levels of spending
Any provision of a report under subsection (a) of this section or the annual updates under subsection (e) of this section that relates to recommended levels of spending on international activities of the Department of Agriculture shall be included in the Budget of the United States Government submitted by the President for the fiscal year beginning in the year in which such report or update is submitted. Such reports and updates shall be submitted to Congress together with the budget request for other programs of the Department of Agriculture for such fiscal year.
(g) Availability of report
(1) Submission to Congress
The Secretary shall submit each report required under subsection (a) of this section and the updates to such report under subsection (e) of this section to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(2) Availability to public
Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary may make the report required under subsection (a) of this section and the updates under subsection (e) of this section available to the general public, including the department of agriculture of any State.
(3) Confidentiality
The Secretary may designate parts of the report required under subsection (a) of this section or any update prepared under subsection (e) of this section as confidential and such parts shall not be released to the general public, if-
(A) the Secretary determines that the release of such information would disadvantage the United States with respect to its competitors in specific foreign markets; or
(B) the Secretary determines that any of such information is confidential business information.
(4) Exception of performance
The provisions of paragraph (3)(A) shall not be applicable with respect to that part of the agricultural trade strategy under section 5603 of this title that reviews the agricultural trade performance of the United States over the previous 3-year period.
(Pub. L. 95 501, title VI, §601, as added Pub. L. 101 624, title XV, §1531, Nov. 28, 1990,
Prior Provisions
A prior section 601 of Pub. L. 95 501 enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1761 of this title prior to the complete revision of Pub. L. 95 501 by Pub. L. 101 624.
Amendments
1991-Subsecs. (a), (c), (e), (g)(4). Pub. L. 102 237 substituted "section 5603" for "section 5604".
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives changed to Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5713 of this title.