S.Amdt. 2341
What it does: Adds Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 3301. PROHIBITION ON PROPOSAL OR ACCEPTANCE BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE DURING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING REGULATION OF SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS at the end of title III
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)What it changes
1 change to S. 3240 · shown in the bill's text
Adds Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 3301. PROHIBITION ON PROPOSAL OR ACCEPTANCE BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE DURING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING REGULATION OF SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS at the end of title III
Adds a sectionIn S. 3240 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the agriculture committees and subcommittees a report describing the results of the study under this section.
Inserted: Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 3301. PROHIBITION ON PROPOSAL OR ACCEPTANCE BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE DURING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING REGULATION OF SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Inserted: In any negotiations for a trade agreement that are initiated after or ongoing on the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative may not propose or accept for inclusion in the agreement a provision that--
Inserted: (1) authorizes the regulation of a specific agricultural product in manner that is discriminatory or differential relative to the treatment of all other agricultural products under the agreement; and
Inserted: (2) provides for treatment (other than tariff treatment) of the specific agricultural product that is less favorable than the treatment provided for that product under the terms of the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)).
Original wording
At the end of title III, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2341. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3240, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 3301. PROHIBITION ON PROPOSAL OR ACCEPTANCE BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE DURING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING REGULATION OF SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
In any negotiations for a trade agreement that are initiated after or ongoing on the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative may not propose or accept for inclusion in the agreement a provision that--
(1) authorizes the regulation of a specific agricultural product in manner that is discriminatory or differential relative to the treatment of all other agricultural products under the agreement; and
(2) provides for treatment (other than tariff treatment) of the specific agricultural product that is less favorable than the treatment provided for that product under the terms of the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)).
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Senate amendment submitted
June 11, 2012