Sec. 5. STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF FREE TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY
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## SEC. 5 STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF FREE TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY The President shall transmit to the Congress, not later than 8 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a study describing— ####
(1)in summary fashion, the likely effect on major United States industries and other sectors, including agriculture, that could be most affected by a hemispherical free trade zone with Latin American and Caribbean countries; ####
(2)the regions in the United States that would be most affected by a hemispherical free trade zone with Latin American and Caribbean countries and, in summary fashion, the nature of these effects; ####
(3)the extent to which horticultural exports from Latin American and Caribbean countries complement or compete with United States production; ####
(4)a country-by-country overview of recent economic developments in Latin American and Caribbean countries significantly influencing United States relations with such countries, including present trade and investment patterns in these regions; ####
(5)the likely effect of a hemispherical free trade zone with Latin American and Caribbean countries on the United States economy and its multilateral interrelationship with other countries in the region, including Canada and Mexico; ####
(6)the extent to which manufactured products exported from Latin American and Caribbean countries complement or compete with United States production; and ####
(7)the likely effects of a hemispherical free trade zone with Latin American and Caribbean countries on existing environmental, agricultural, labor, and consumer protection laws and practices within the United States and within the other countries included in the zone.