HR 1420 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985
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EnactedLatest: See H.R.2100.(1985-09-13)
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Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985 - Title I: Agricultural Trade and Export Expansion - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote free trade in agriculture by negotiating with key U.S. trading partners to remove agricultural trade restrictions; and (2) remove U.S. import restrictions as part of a program of mutual opening of markets. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, to require the U.S. Trade Representative to submit a separate compilation of the analysis and estimate of U.S. agricultural exports to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to seek to eliminate barriers to U.S. agricultural products. Requires a report to the Congress if negotiations are not proceeding satisfactorily. Directs the President to recommend to the Congress a plan for the reciprocal phasing out of agricultural trade barriers. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), in making export credit guarantees, to consider a country's credit standing, and whether such guarantees will foster U.S. agricultural exports. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480) to exten…
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