(a)
The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters which affect this chapter, to the extent permitted by federal law.
(b)
The commission shall not expend more than 10 percent of its annual budget during the 1991 to 1995, calendar years, inclusive, on activities for the modification or removal of trade barriers that restrict the free flow of flowers to market, including litigation involving trade practices, to the extent permitted by federal law.