3.0.0 2707 2023-01-11T13:22:40Z 2023-01-11T13:22:40Z House H HR 2011-07-29 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NUNES:H.R. 2707.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States.[Page H5781]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-05T17:01:59Z Referred to 2011-07-29T13:00:40Z To establish trade negotiating objectives with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products, and for other purposes. 112 6538 HR 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2011-08-05 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2011-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] Devin Nunes R CA 21 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural trade Animal and plant health Food supply, safety, and labeling Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2011-07-29 Introduced in House 2011-10-11T16:43:25Z Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act - States that the overall trade negotiating objective of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products for trade agreements between the United States and foreign countries is to secure more open and reciprocal market access by strengthening the rules governing such measures' application to agricultural products.

States that the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products are to: (1) strengthen the requirement that the application of such measures is based on scientific evidence, (2) encourage parties to an agreement to participate actively in the development of international standards relating to such measures' application, (3) improve regulatory coherence and increase the use of systems-based approaches, (4) require greater transparency in such measures' development and implementation, (5) require parties to an agreement to carry out risk analysis in a timely manner consistent with international guidelines, (6) improve rules governing the testing of imported products, (7) promote harmonization of export certification requirements, and (8) ensure that new sanitary and phytosanitary trade obligations are fully enforceable through an effective dispute settlement process.

Makes this Act inapplicable to negotiations for: (1) The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, (2) The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, (3) The United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and (4) The Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization.

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