7 U.S.C. § 5641
Section 5641 · Funding levels
Current version, with additions and removals from the May 13, 2002 version.
The Commodity Credit Corporation may make available for each fiscal year such funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as it determines necessary to carry out any direct credit program established under section 5621 of this title.
The Commodity Credit Corporation may make available for each fiscal year such funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as it determines necessary to carry out any direct credit program established under section 5621 of this title.
(1) Export credit guarantees
(2) Limitation on origination fee
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not charge an origination fee with respect to any credit guarantee transaction under section 5622(a) of this title in excess of an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount of credit to be guaranteed under the transaction, except with respect to an export credit guarantee transaction pursuant to section 1542(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 5622 note).
(1) In general
The Commodity Credit Corporation or the Secretary shall make available for market access activities authorized to be carried out by the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 5623 of this title—
(A) in addition to any funds that may be specifically appropriated to implement a market access program, not more than $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation; and
(B) any funds that may be specifically appropriated to carry out a market access program under section 5623 of this title.
(2) Program priorities
In providing any amount of funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) for any fiscal year that is in excess of the amount made available under paragraph (1)(A) for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
(A) give equal consideration to—
(i) proposals submitted by organizations that were participating organizations in prior fiscal years; and
(ii) proposals submitted by eligible trade organizations that have not previously participated in the program established under this subchapter; and
(B) give equal consideration to—
(i) proposals submitted for activities in emerging markets; and
(ii) proposals submitted for activities in markets other than emerging markets.