7 U.S.C. § 5624: Barter of agricultural commodities

The Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation may provide eligible commodities in barter for foreign products under such terms and conditions as the Secretary or the Corporation shall prescribe. agricultural commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price support operations; and agricultural commodities acquired by the Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation in the normal course of business and available for disposition. to acquire such foreign products needed by such exporters; and to develop, maintain, or expand foreign markets for United States agricultural exports. The Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation may provide eligible commodities to exporters to assist such exporters in barter transactions. The Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation shall provide technical advice and assistance relating to the barter of agricultural commodities to any United States exporter who requests such advice or assistance. The Secretary or the Commodity Credit Corporation may transfer any foreign products that the Secretary or such Corporation obtains through barter activities to other Government agencies if the Corporation receives assurances that it will receive full reimbursement from the agency within the same fiscal year in which such transfer occurs. Nothing contained in this section shall limit the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to acquire, hold, or dispose of such foreign materials as such Corporation determines appropriate in carrying out the functions and protecting the assets of the Corporation. displace or interfere with commercial sales of United States agricultural commodities that otherwise might be made; unduly disrupt world prices of agricultural commodities or the normal patterns of commercial trade with recipient countries; or permit the resale or transshipment of eligible commodities to countries other than the intended recipient country.