Pub. L. 95-501, tit. III, sec. 301

Sec. 301. Title VI of the Act of August 28, 1954 (68 Stat. 908–910, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), is amended by— (1) amending the title designation to read as follows: “TITLE VI—FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT”; (2) inserting immediately before section 601 the subtitle designation as follows: 92 STAT. 1688 “Subtitle A— General Provisions; Agricultural Counselors and Agricultural Attaches”; (3) in section 601, striking out “agricultural products” wherever that phrase appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “agricultural commodities”, and striking out “said products” and inserting in lieu thereof “such commodities”; (4) in sections 602(a), 602(e), 604, and 605, striking out “this title” wherever that phrase appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “this subtitle”; (5) amending section 602(b) to read as follows: “(b) Officers or employees assigned or appointed to posts abroad under this subtitle shall have the designation of Agricultural Counselor, Agricultural Attaché, or such other titles or designations that shall be agreed to by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture, and shall be accorded the same rank and privileges as those of other counselors or attachés in United States embassies. An Agricultural Counselor shall be appointed in any nation— “(1) to which a substantial number of governments with which the United States competes directly for agricultural markets in such nation assign agricultural representatives with the diplomatic status of counselor or its equivalent; or “(2) in which— “(A) the potential is great for long-term expansion of a market for United States agricultural commodities, and “(B) competition with other nations for existing and potential agricultural markets is extremely intense. Not less than ten Agricultural Counselors shall be appointed within three years after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978.”; and (6) adding at the end of section 604 a new subsection (c) as follows: “(c) Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, each Federal agency may make its services, personnel, and facilities available to officers and employees appointed and assigned to a post abroad under this subtitle in the performance of the functions of such officers and employees. The Secretary of Agriculture may reimburse or advance funds to any such agency for services, personnel, and facilities so made available.”.