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agricultural commodities." This report is developed through a cooperative effort 



between all of the agencies that comprise the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Those 



agencies that play a particularly important role in shaping this report include: 



Agricultural Marketing Service 



Agricultural Research Service 



Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 



Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 



Cooperative State Research Service 



Economic Research Service 



Extension Service 



Federal Grain Inspection Service 



Food Safety and Inspection Service 



Foreign Agricultural Service 



Forest Service 



World Agricultural Outlook Board 



LATS helps us to set priorities and focus our resources. This becomes 



increasingly important as we face the pressures of fiscal constraints and dwindling 



budgets. We have begun reviewing and redrafting our LATS. As before, we will draw 



upon all parts of the Department that have a potential contribution to export growth. 



The Government Performance and Results Act 



As is required by the Government Performance and Results Act, FAS will 

 develop performance standards to measure and account for progress on specific 

 programs. We recognize the need to be responsive to the changing needs of America's 

 agricultural community. And we know that the programs that were successful yesterday 

 may not be so tomorrow. 



