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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Trade Representative and the Secretary of the Treasury should continue discussions with officials of the governments of Canada and Mexico to achieve parity by harmonizing the (duty-free) personal exemption allowance structure of the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries at or above U.S. exemption levels.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes.</title>
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