---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 5676"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "5676"
heading: "Limitation on use of certain export promotion programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/5676"
units:
  - "Chapter 87 — Export Promotion"
  - "Subchapter IV — General Provisions"
  - "Part B — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §5676. Limitation on use of certain export promotion programs

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/5602.md?p=3) may provide that a [person](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-1) shall be ineligible for participation in an export program established under title I of the Food for Peace Act [[7 U.S.C. 1701](/usc/7/1701.md) et seq.], or in any other export credit, credit guarantee, bonus, or other export program carried out through, or administered by, the Commodity Credit Corporation or carried out with funds made available pursuant to [section 612c of this title](/usc/7/612c.md) with respect to the export of any [agricultural commodity](/usc/7/5602.md?p=1) or product that has been or will be used as the basis for a claim of a refund, as drawback, pursuant to [section 1313(j)(2) of title 19](/usc/19/1313.md?p=j-2), of any duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law on an imported commodity or product.
- (b) **Vegetable oil—** A [person](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-1) shall be ineligible for participation in any of the export programs referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to the export of vegetable oil or a vegetable oil product that has been or will be used as the basis for a claim of a refund, as a drawback, pursuant to [section 1313 of title 19](/usc/19/1313.md), of any duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law on an imported commodity or product.
- (c) **Certification—** If the [Secretary](/usc/7/5602.md?p=3) takes action under the authority granted under [subsection (a)](#a), a [person](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-1) applying to export any [agricultural commodity](/usc/7/5602.md?p=1) under the export programs referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) shall certify that none of the commodity has been or will be used as the basis of a claim for any refund specified in [subsection (a)](#a), except that regardless of whether the [Secretary](/usc/7/5602.md?p=3) takes action under the authority granted under [subsection (a)](#a), a [person](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-1) applying to export any vegetable oil or vegetable oil product under such programs shall certify that none of the vegetable oil or vegetable oil product has been or will be used as the basis of a claim for any refund specified in [subsection (b)](#b).
- (d) **Regulations—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/5602.md?p=3) shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
- (e) **Applicability—** This section shall not apply to quantities of [agricultural commodities](/usc/7/5602.md?p=1) and products with respect to which an exporter has entered into a contract, prior to November 28, 1990, for an export sale.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–501, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3685; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 313, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1856; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(K), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Food for Peace Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 1701 et seq.) of chapter 41 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1691 of this title and Tables.

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246 substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954”.

1991—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “November 28, 1990” for “the effective date of this section”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.