HJRES 603 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A joint resolution directing the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of United States agricultural exports.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.(1982-10-18)
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Directs the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of farm exports including, but not limited to: (1) urging U.S. negotiators to try to include a quantity of value-added processed farm products in grain agreements with the Soviet Union or other nonmarket economy countries; (2) seeking elimination of unfair trade practices by foreign competitors by pursuing international trade negotiations; (3) using the authority of Public Law 480 to encourage inclusion of more processed products under both concessional sales and food aid programs; and (4) using authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to ensure that credit arrangements for farm exports and farm product exports are on terms equal to those offered by other countries.…
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Cosponsors (4)
1 Democrat3 Republicans