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104 STAT. 3680 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(g) EFFECT ON THIRD COUNTRIES. — It is not the purpose of the program established under this section to affect adversely the exports of fairly traded agricultural commodities. 7 USC 5652. "SEC. 302. RELIEF FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES. "(a) USE OF PROGRAMS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, for each article described in paragraph (2), make available some or all of the commercial export promotion programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to help mitigate or offset the effects of the unfair trade practice serving as the basis for the proceeding described in paragraph (2). "(2) COMMODITIES SPECIFIED.—Paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of articles for which the United States has instituted, under any international trade agreement, any dispute settlement proceeding based on an unfair trade practice if such proceeding has been prevented from progressing to a decision by the refusal of the party maintaining the unfair trade practice to permit the proceeding to progress. "(b) CONSULTATIONS REQUIRED.—For any article described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall— "(1) promptly consult with representatives of the industry producing such articles and other allied groups or individuals regarding specific actions or the development of an integrated marketing strategy utilizing some or all of the commercial export programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to help mitigate or offset the effects of the unfair trade practice identified in subsection (a)(2); and "(2) ascertain and take into account the industry preference for the practical use of available commercial export promotion programs in implementing subsection (a)(D. 7 USC 5653. "SEC. 303. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF HIGH-VALUE AND VALUE-ADDED UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. "In the case of any program, such as that established under section 301, 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. "TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS "Subtitle A—Program Controls 7 USC 5661. "SEC. 401. PROGRAM CONTROLS FOR EXPORT PROGRAMS. "(a) ARRIVAL CERTIFICATION. —With respect to commodities or other assistance provided, or for which financing or credit guarantees are made available, under the programs authorized in sections 201, 202, and 301, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall— Records. "(1) require the exporter to maintain records of an official or customary commercial nature or other documents as the Sec-