3.0.0 217 2023-01-11T20:06:09Z 2023-01-11T20:06:09Z Senate S S 2007-01-09 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-09T19:56:40Z 2007-01-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S289) IntroReferral 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Australia Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Energy Food relief Governmental investigations Import restrictions International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Middle East and North Africa Nontariff trade barriers Oceania Petroleum Tariff Trade agreements Trade negotiations United Nations Wheat Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-06T18:22:11Z Australian Wheat Board Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate an investigation in accordance with title III of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine if actions by the Australian Wheat Board with respect to the Board's abuse of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme constitutes an act, policy, or practice and justifies taking action against unfair trade practices and to enforce U.S. rights under trade agreements.

Deems economic damage suffered by U.S. wheat farmers as a result of the practices of the Australian Wheat Board related to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme during the period 1999 to 2003 to be such an act, policy, or practice.

Requires the USTR to seek a negotiated settlement with the Australian government upon an affirmative determination that the actions of the Australian Wheat Board have resulted in barriers to U.S. wheat exports or meet the requirements for mandatory action.

Imposes additional duties upon Australian imports in the event of failure to reach a negotiated settlement.

]]> Australian Wheat Board Accountability Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to initiate a section 301 investigation into abuses by the Australian Wheat Board with respect to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Australian Wheat Board Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Australian Wheat Board Accountability Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s217is/xml/BILLS-110s217is.xml 2007-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S289) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.