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        <fullName>Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Agriculture Smart Trade Act - Requires the President, before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with a foreign country, to report to Congress on: (1) invasive agricultural pests or diseases in that country; and (2) sanitary or phytosanitary measures imposed by the country's government on goods the country imports.</p>]]></text>
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