Legislation to increase funding for the Market Access Program (MAP) to $400 million and for the Foreign Market Development program (FMD) to $69 million annually should receive the support of the agricultural sector.  The USAPEEC urges members to support increases by interacting with members of Congress.  The export promotion programs have not received adequate increases in funding over their approximately 15-year duration of operation.  Studies have demonstrated the positive return on expenditure to promote agricultural exports.

Congressional allocations are frequently matched by contributions from commodity associations from their check-off funding. This supports efforts by the USAPEEC to promote exports through numerous initiatives including product demonstrations, interaction with veterinary and customs authorities and market intelligence.