[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 106 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 106

Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the 50th anniversary 
 of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 7, 2003

 Mr. Cochran (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
        Grassley, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Lugar) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed toYYYYYYY

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the 50th anniversary 
 of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture.

Whereas during the term of President Dwight David Eisenhower and the era of 
        Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, it became apparent that the 
        development of external markets was needed to ensure the financial 
        viability of the agricultural sector of the United States;
Whereas the Foreign Agricultural Service was established on March 10, 1953, to 
        develop and expand markets for United States agricultural commodities 
        and products;
Whereas the Foreign Agricultural Service has represented agricultural interests 
        of the United States during a period of expansion of United States 
        agricultural exports from less than $3,000,000,000 in 1953 to more than 
        $50,000,000,000 in 2002; and
Whereas the number of organizations engaged in the public and private 
        partnership established by the Foreign Agricultural Service to promote 
        United States agricultural exports has grown from 1 organization in 1955 
        to more than 80 organizations in 2003, with market development and 
        expansion occurring in nearly every global marketplace: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the 
        Foreign Agricultural Service on March 10, 1953, recognizes the 
        Service for--
                    (A) cooperating with, and leading, the United 
                States agricultural community in developing and 
                expanding export markets for United States agricultural 
                commodities and products;
                    (B) identifying the private partners capable of 
                carrying out the mission of the Service;
                    (C) identifying and expanding markets for United 
                States agricultural commodities and products;
                    (D) introducing innovative and creative ways of 
                expanding the markets;
                    (E) providing international food assistance to feed 
                the hungry worldwide;
                    (F) addressing unfair barriers to United States 
                agricultural exports;
                    (G) implementing strict procedures governing the 
                use and evaluation of programs and funds of the 
                Service; and
                    (H) overseeing the use of taxpayers dollars to 
                carry out programs of the Service; and
            (2) declares that March 10, 2003, is a day recognizing--
                    (A) the 50th anniversary of the establishment of 
                the Foreign Agricultural Service; and
                    (B) the contributions of the Foreign Agricultural 
                Service and employees and partners of the Service to 
                agriculture in the United States.
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