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H.R. 1659 98th Congress House

Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an export payment-in-kind program to offset the adverse effects of agricultural export subsidies imposed by foreign countries.

Introduced: February 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural subsidiesAgriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeCommodity Credit Corporation
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Department of AgricultureExportsFarm produceForeign Trade and InvestmentsForeign trade promotionPayment-in-kind program
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 24, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an export payment-in-kind program. States that such program shall make agricultural commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation available at no cost to U.S. exporters and processors, or to foreign countries to encourage the sales of U.S. agricultural commodities.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) such export sales do not displace usual U.S. marketings; (2) such commodities are not exported to any foreign country which is not eligible for most-favored-nation treatment for its goods; and (3) such commodities are not resold or transshipped to any other nation or used for purposes other than domestic purposes in such foreign country.

Requires the Secretary to make such agricultural commodities available at no cost to U.S. processors if the Secretary determines that the program is placing such processors at an unfair competitive disadvantage.

Requires the Secretary to carry out this program through the Commodity Credit Corporation. Prohibits the Secretary from making agricultural commodities owned by the Corporation available under this Act after December 31, 1985.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1659: Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1659/
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"H.R. 1659: Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1659/.
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H.R. 1659, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1659/.
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