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Sec. 818. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY AND FUTURE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS

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## SEC. 818 SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY AND FUTURE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS **[**[7 U.S.C. 1421 note](/us/usc/t7/s1421)**]** It is the sense of the Congress that— ####
(1)the President should make a formal request for appropriate fast-track authority for future United States trade negotiations; ####
(2)regarding future World Trade Organization negotiations— #####
(A)rules for trade in agricultural commodities should be strengthened and trade-distorting import and export practices should be eliminated or substantially reduced; #####
(B)the rules of the World Trade Organization should be strengthened regarding the practices or policies of a foreign government that unreasonably— ######
(i)restrict market access for products of new technologies, including products of biotechnology; or ######
(ii)delay or preclude implementation of a report of a dispute panel of the World Trade Organization; and #####
(C)negotiations within the World Trade Organization should be structured so as to provide the maximum leverage possible to ensure the successful conclusion of negotiations on agricultural products; ####
(3)the President should— #####
(A)conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all existing export and food aid programs, including— ######
(i)the export credit guarantee program established under section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622); ######
(ii)the market access program established under section 203 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5623); ######
(iii)the export enhancement program established under section 301 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5651); ######
(iv)the foreign market development cooperator program established under section 702 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 5722); and ######
(v)programs established under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.); and #####
(B)transmit to Congress— ######
(i)the results of the evaluation under subparagraph (A); and ######
(ii)recommendations on maximizing the effectiveness of the programs described in subparagraph (A); and ####
(4)the Secretary should carry out a purchase and donation or concessional sales initiative in each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to promote the export of additional quantities of soybeans, beef, pork, poultry, and products of such commodities (including soybean meal, soybean oil, textured vegetable protein, and soy protein concentrates and isolates) using programs established under— #####
(A)the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.); #####
(B)section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431); #####
(C)titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and #####
(D)the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o). ## Subtitle C Administration
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Sec. 818
SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY AND FUTURE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS
U.S.C.§ 1421
U.S.C.§ 5622
U.S.C.§ 5623
U.S.C.§ 5651
U.S.C.§ 1691
U.S.C.§ 714
U.S.C.§ 1431
U.S.C.§ 1701
U.S.C.§ 1736o
Cite7 USC 5722
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