LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL TRADE STRATEGY REPORTS.

SEC. 4201. LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL TRADE STRATEGY REPORTS. (a) Contents.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare annually, and the President shall submit together with the budget for each fiscal year, a Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strategy Report establishing recommended policy goals for United States agricultural trade and exports, and recommended levels of spending on international activities of the Department of Agriculture, for 1-, 5-, and 10-fiscal year periods. In preparing each such report, the Secretary shall consult with the United States Trade Representative to ensure that the report is coordinated with the annual national trade policy agenda included in the annual report for the relevant fiscal year prepared under section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213). Each such report shall include— (1) findings with respect to trends in the comparative position of the United States and other countries in the export of 102 STAT. 1391 agricultural commodities and products, organized by major commodity group and including a comparative analysis of the cost of production of such commodities and products; (2) findings with respect to new developments in research conducted by other countries that may affect the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products; (3) findings and recommendations with respect to the movement of United States agricultural commodities and products in nonmarket economies; (4) as appropriate, the agricultural trade goals for each agricultural commodity and value-added product produced in the United States for the period involved, expressed in both physical volume and monetary value; (5) recommended Federal policy and programs to meet such agricultural trade goals; (6) recommended levels of Federal spending on international programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture to meet such agricultural trade goals; (7) recommended levels of Federal spending on programs and activities of agencies other than the Department of Agriculture to meet such agricultural trade goals; and (8) recommended long-term strategies for growth in agricultural trade and exports— (A) taking into account United States competitiveness, trade negotiations, and international monetary and exchange rate policies; and (B) including specific recommendations with respect to export enhancement programs (including credit programs and export payment-in-kind programs), market development activities, and foreign agricultural and economic development assistance activities needed to implement such strategies. (b) Treatment as Annual Budget Submission.—Provisions of each Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strategy Report that relate to recommended levels of spending on international activities of the Department of Agriculture for the upcoming fiscal year shall be treated as the President’s annual budget submission to Congress for such activities for such fiscal year, and shall be submitted along with the budget request for other programs of the Department of Agriculture for such fiscal year. (c) Succeeding Reports.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in each annual Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strategy Report, shall identify any recommendations in such report that might modify the long-term policy contained in any previous report (d) Recommendations for Changes In Law.—The President shall include in each annual budget submission recommendations for such changes in law as are required to meet the long-term goals established in the Report.