Expanding Market Access Act

This bill changes federal programs that help promote U.S. farm products in foreign markets. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to contract with trade or nonprofit groups to provide training and technical help to improve infrastructure, such as cold storage and ports, in developing foreign markets, with spending caps of $1.5 million in 2027 and $5 million per year after that. It requires a report every two years, prepared with the U.S. Trade Representative and public comment, on foreign trade barriers and other factors affecting the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops. It sets Commodity Credit Corporation funding for the trade promotion programs at $255 million for 2026, $500 million for 2027, and $533 million per year for 2028 through 2031, and repeals two existing laws related to this section.

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Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors