[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4560 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4560
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis,
an assessment of United States dependency on the exportation of
agricultural commodities to adversarial countries, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis,
an assessment of United States dependency on the exportation of
agricultural commodities to adversarial countries, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Moving Away from Risk to Key Export
Targets Act of 2026'' or the ``MARKET Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES EXPORT ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered export.--
(A) In general.--The term ``covered export'' means
any agricultural commodity exported by the United
States.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``covered export''
includes--
(i) soybeans;
(ii) corn;
(iii) beef;
(iv) chicken;
(v) pork;
(vi) tree nuts;
(vii) sorghum;
(viii) cotton; and
(ix) dairy.
(2) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary''
means--
(A) any foreign adversary (as defined in section
8(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c))); and
(B) any foreign country identified by the Secretary
pursuant to subsection (d).
(3) Nonadversarial.--The term ``nonadversarial'', with
respect to a foreign country or a market, means, respectively--
(A) that the foreign country is not a foreign
adversary; and
(B) that the market is located outside the
jurisdiction of a foreign adversary.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(b) Annual Assessment and Report.--On an annual basis, the
Secretary, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative,
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies risks and vulnerabilities with respect to
the existing access of the United States to covered export
markets of foreign adversaries that pose a risk of exploiting
such a market; and
(2) contains an assessment of alternative markets to the
markets described in paragraph (1).
(c) Contents.--Each report under subsection (b) shall--
(1) address the current and potential market access for
each covered export that could be at risk of exploitation by a
foreign adversary in the event of a trade disruption or
military conflict;
(2) contain recommendations of the Secretary, in
coordination with the United States Trade Representative, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of State, to reduce
the dependency of the United States on markets of foreign
adversaries for covered exports;
(3) identify alternative markets for increasing covered
exports to nonadversarial countries; and
(4)(A) describe, monitor changes over time in, and
otherwise address potential risks posed by foreign adversaries
to covered exports in nonadversarial markets; and
(B) contain recommendations for--
(i) methods to address the risks described in
subparagraph (A); and
(ii) the presence and activities of the United
States, unrelated to covered exports, in nonadversarial
countries for the purpose of understanding how covered
export market and nonmarket presence and activities may
limit or constrain the United States with respect to
covered exports and related market access.
(d) Identification of Foreign Adversaries.--At the discretion of
the Secretary, for purposes of inclusion in an assessment under this
section, the Secretary may identify as a foreign adversary any foreign
country that the Secretary determines has engaged in a long-term
pattern, or 1 or more serious instances, of conduct significantly
adverse to--
(1) the national security of the United States; or
(2) the security and safety of residents of the United
States.
(e) Collection, Distribution, and Protection of Information.--
(1) Voluntary basis.--The Secretary may collect information
as part of an assessment under this section, subject to the
condition that any such collection from a private entity shall
be conducted on a voluntary basis.
(2) Aggregate data.--The Secretary, an officer or employee
of the Department of Agriculture (or any agency thereof), or
any other person shall not disclose to the public any
information provided by a private entity for purposes of an
assessment under this section, unless the information has been
transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not
allow the identification of the person that supplied any
particular information.
(3) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall ensure that no
report submitted under this section includes any information
that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to--
(A) section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States
Code; or
(B) section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.
(4) Immunity from disclosure.--Information provided to the
Secretary as part of an assessment under this section--
(A) shall be considered to be specifically exempted
from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5,
United States Code; and
(B) shall not be used by the Secretary for any
purpose other than to carry out this section.
(f) Termination of Report.--The Secretary shall terminate the
preparation and submission of the report under this section on making a
determination that all relevant covered export markets have become
sufficiently diversified.
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