Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
Citations

Other short titles	Agricultural Export Trade Expansion Act
Long title	An Act to strengthen the economy of the United States through increased sales abroad of United States agricultural commodities.
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	October 21, 1978
Public Law	95-501
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 1685
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections amended	7 U.S.C. ch. 43 § 1761
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3447 by Richard Stone (D-FL) on August 23, 1978 Committee consideration by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Passed the Senate on September 8, 1978 (65-1) Passed the House on September 25, 1978 (325-62, in lieu of H.R. 10584) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 10, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 11, 1978 (agreed) and by the House on October 14, 1978 (356-4) Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1978

The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-501) directed the establishment of trade offices in major centers of commerce throughout the world. The agricultural trade offices are operated by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to develop, maintain, and expand international markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and serve as centers for export sales promotion and contact points for importers seeking to buy U.S. farm products.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" by Jasper Womach.

United States federal agriculture legislation

Farm Bills	Federal Farm Loan Act (1916) Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment of 1935 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 Agricultural Act of 1948 Agricultural Act of 1949 Agricultural Act of 1954 Agricultural Act of 1956 Agricultural Act of 1961 Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 Agricultural Act of 1970 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 Food Security Act of 1985 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Agricultural Act of 2014

Additional Legislation	Hatch Act of 1887 Agriculture Appropriation Act of 1905 Cotton Futures Act (1914) Cotton Futures Act (1916) Grain Standards Act (1916) Future Trading Act (1921) Grain Futures Act (1922) Capper–Volstead Act (1922) Agricultural Marketing Act (1929) Farm Credit Act of 1933 Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act (1934) Bankhead–Jones Act of 1935 Commodity Exchange Act (1936) Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (1937) Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 National Wool Act of 1954 Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 Farm Credit Act of 1971 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1980 National Aquaculture Act of 1980 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983 Extra-Long Staple Cotton Act of 1983 Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 National Wool Act Amendments of 1993 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000