Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program

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Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program
Type Program
Sponsor Organization U.S. Department of Agriculture
Creation Legislation Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Website N/A
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Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program — The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171 Sec. 3204) authorizes appropriations of up to $6 million annually for technical assistance and public and private sector project grants to remove or mitigate significant foreign regulatory nontariff barriers to U.S. exports involving: agricultural commodities produced through biotechnology.

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Funds can also be used to address trade-related food safety, disease, and other sanitary and phytosanitary trade concerns.

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