MAP 97018


United States Department of Agriculture	April 24, 1997
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services	MAP-018
Foreign Agricultural Services	SUBJECT: TO:	Updated Instructions for Annual Submission of P.L. 480 and Export Credit Recommendations All Cooperators and Participants
1400 Independence Ave., SW Stop 1042 Washington. DC 20250-1042	BACKGROUND:	As part of the Strategic Planning process (11 FASG Chapter 2, Exhibit H-9 through H-13), Cooperators have annually contributed to the development of FAS' prioritization of program needs by submitting to FAS their P.L. 480 and Export Credit (GSM-102 and GSM-103) recommendations.
	PURPOSE:	P.L. 480 and export credit recommendations are used by the Office of the General Sales Manager, Export Credit=s Program Development Division and the Commodity Divisions to develop allocations for P.L. 480 and export credit resources. This memo is for the purpose of requesting: 1) FY 1998 recommendations for GSM-102, GSM-103 and the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP); and 2) FY 1998 and FY 1999 P.L. 480 programming recommendations.
	PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES:	Cooperators and Participants should develop GSM, SCGP and P.L. 480 recommendations and return recommendations to the Commodity Divisions no later than May 7, 1997. FY 1997 GSM and SCGP allocations are available on the FAS Homepage under Export Programs and P.L. 480 programming is located under International Technical Assistance and Food Aid. Contact your marketing specialist for FY 1996 GSM allocations and P.L. 480 programming, if needed.
	DENISE S. FETTERS Acting Director Marketing Operations Staff

1/ Separate Recommendation Sheets should be completed for each program (e.g. GSM-102, GSM-103, SCGP, and P.L. 480). The P.L. 480 table should include recommendations for FY 1998 and FY 1999.

2/ FY 1997 GSM and SCGP allocations are available on the FAS Homepage under Export Programs. P.L. 480 programming is located under International Technical Assistance and Food Aid.

PROCEDURES: PARTICIPANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 1998 & 1999 BUDGET REQUEST FOR P.L. 480 AND EXPORT CREDIT PROGRAMS.
FY 1998 PROGRAMS:
P. L. 480 (TITLE I):	Long-term concessional financing of exports to developing countries.
GSM-102:	Credit guarantees on short-term commercial credit (90 days to 3 years).
GSM-103:	Intermediate credit guarantees (more than 3 years to 10 years).
SCGP:	Supplier Credit Guarantee Program. Guarantees a portion of payments due under short-term financing (up to 180 days) that exporters have extended directly to the importers. Emphasis is on high value commodities.

COOPERATORS/PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE COMMODITY DIVISIONS
Completed forms:	FY 1998 GSM-102, GSM-103, and SCGP programming by commodity (in quantity terms) for each country. The commodity division will calculate the value. FY 1998 and FY 1999 P.L. 480 Title I programming recommendations.
Other Information:	If a factor, specify a class or grade of a commodity. Limit recommendation to levels which will not displace commercial sales from any source. Return completed forms to the Commodity Division no later than May 7, 1997.

FORMAT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 1998 P. L. 480 (TITLE I) AND EXPORT CREDIT PROGRAMS (GSM-102, GSM-103, SCGP)
Table 1. GSM-102 RECOMMENDATIONS¹
Country	Estimated² FY 1997		Recommendation FY 1998
	MIL $	000's MT	(000's MT)
Brazil
Commodity 1
Commodity 2
Commodity 3

Country X
Commodity1
Commodity 2
Commodity 3