Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 4051: Requirement of prior authorization

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the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by law enacted on or after July 12, 1985 ; or the amount of all such obligations and expenditures does not exceed an amount previously prescribed by law enacted on or after such date. To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation to carry out any export promotion program authorizes the obligation or expenditure thereof, the limitation contained in subsection (a) shall have no effect. The provisions of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted after July 12, 1985 , which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section. trade development (except for the trade adjustment assistance program) and dissemination of foreign marketing opportunities and other marketing information to United States producers of goods and services, including the expansion of foreign markets for United States textiles and apparel and any other United States products; the development of regional and multilateral economic policies which enhance United States trade and investment interests, and the provision of marketing services with respect to foreign countries and regions; the exhibition of United States goods in other countries; the operations of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, or any successor agency; and the Market Development Cooperator Program established under section 4723 of this title , and assistance for trade shows provided under section 4724 of this title . the printing, distribution, and sale of documents outside the contiguous United States, if the Secretary finds that the implementation of such export promotion program would be more efficient, and if such documents will be distributed primarily and sold exclusively outside the United States; and the acceptance of private notices and advertisements in connection with the printing and distribution of such documents. Any fees received by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in a separate account or accounts which may be used to defray directly the costs incurred in conducting activities authorized by paragraph (1) or to repay or make advances to appropriations or other funds available for such activities.

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