MARKETING ORDERS.

SEC. 1308. MARKETING ORDERS. Section 8e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608e–1), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by— (1) striking “(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,” in the first sentence, and inserting in its place “(a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and(d) and notwithstanding any other provision of law,”: (2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(c) Prior to any import prohibition or regulation under this section being made effective with respect to any commodity— “(1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall notify the United States Trade Representative of such import prohibition or regulation; and “(2) the United States Trade Representative shall advise the Secretary of Agriculture, within 60 days of the notification under paragraph (1), to ensure that the application of the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of the relevant marketing order, or comparable restrictions, to imports is not inconsistent with United States international obligations under any trade agreement, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. “(d) The Secretary may proceed with the proposed prohibition or regulation if the Secretary receives the advice and concurrence of104 STAT. 3562 the United States Trade Representative within 60 days of the notification under subsection (c)(1).”.