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105TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 105-672
SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELIMINATION OF RE-
STRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF UNITED STATES AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTS
AUGUST 3, 1998.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. ARCHER, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Con. Res. 213]
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 213) expressing the sense of the
Congress that the European Union is unfairly restricting the im-
portation of United States agricultural products and the elimi-
nation of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotia-
tions with the European Union, having considered the same, report
favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the con-
current resolution as amended be agreed to.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
That it is the sense of the Congress that-
(1) many nations, including the European Union, unfairly restrict the impor-
tation of United States agricultural products;
(2) the restrictions imposed on United States agricultural exports are among
the most vexing problems facing United States exporters;
(3) the elimination of restrictions imposed on United States agricultural ex-
ports should be a top priority of any current or future trade negotiation;
(4) the President should develop a trade agenda which actively addresses ag-
ricultural trade barriers in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and
steadfastly pursues full compliance with dispute settlement decisions of the
World Trade Organization;
(5) in such negotiations, the United States should seek to obtain competitive
opportunities for United States exports of agricultural products in foreign mar-
kets substantially equivalent to the competitive opportunities afforded to foreign
exports in United States markets, and to achieve fairer and more open condi-
tions of trade;
(6) because of the significance of the issues concerning agricultural trade with
the European Union, the United States Trade Representative should not engage
in any trade negotiation with the European Union if the Trade Representative
determines that such negotiations would undermine the ability of the United
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