[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1486.207]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1486_EMERGING MARKETS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B_Eligibility, Applications, and Funding
 
Sec. 1486.207  What is the Technical Issues Resolution Fund?

    (a) This fund was established to address technical barriers to trade 
in emerging markets worldwide by providing technical assistance, 
training, and exchange of expertise. These include plant quarantine, 
animal health, food safety, and other technical barriers to U.S. exports 
based on unsound or incomplete scientific information.
    (b) Funding priorities are principally those issues that are time 
sensitive and are strategic areas of longer term interest. Funding 
decisions are determined primarily through a review process that 
includes FAS and relevant regulatory agencies. The review is based upon 
the following criteria:
    (1) The activity occurs in an eligible country or region of market 
priority;
    (2) The trade constraint warrants intervention;
    (3) The proposed activity is likely to achieve an impact in the 
short-or long-term;
    (4) The Recipient is qualified to undertake the proposed activity;
    (5) The budget requested is reasonable and includes leveraged 
resources;
    (6) If applicable, a U.S. domestic constraint or trade issue can be 
resolved in support of a proposed activity; and
    (7) The activity has support from USDA field offices.
    (c) Because of the time sensitive nature of the issues intended to 
be addressed by these funds, proposals, whether private or government, 
may be submitted at any time during the year. Reviews of proposals are 
scheduled on a monthly basis. An expedited review may be requested but 
must be justified.
    (d) Application content, evaluation, and reporting requirements are 
the same as for the Central Fund.

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