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H.Res. 583 (105th): Expressing the sense of the House with respect to barriers between the United States and Canada with regard to certain agriculture products.


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The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was published on Oct 8, 1998.


Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should: (1) analyze and report to specified congressional committees on trade between the United States and Canada with regard to beef, beef cattle, wheat, barley, dairy, poultry, and eggs; and (2) based on such analyses identify any provisions of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT), Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that limit, inhibit, or otherwise restrict the ability of U.S. farmers and ranchers to benefit from or mitigate the economic impact of trade between the United States and Canada.