HR 6423 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Reciprocal Agricultural Trade Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-05-19· Sponsored by Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.(1982-05-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Reciprocal Agricultural Trade Act of 1982 - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to submit to the President an annual study of the practices of each designated major trading country that: (1) denies benefits to the United States under a trade agreement applicable to agricultural trade; or (2) denies to the United States substantially equivalent commercial opportunities with respect to U.S. agricultural products. Directs the President to submit such study to specified congressional committees and to propose actions to redress any imbalance caused by such practices. Directs Federal agencies to furnish information and other assistance to carry out such study. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the findings upon which the President can base U.S. responses to foreign trade practices. Directs the President to act upon finding that a foreign trade practice denies to the United States commercial opportunities with respect to agricultural trade substantially equivalent to those offered by the United States. Authorizes the President to take action against the foreign entity's products or services. Provides that the President's actions need not be limited to equivalent pr…

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