[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 716 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 716

To establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef 
to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and 
  provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with 
respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 1997

    Mr. Craig (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
Kempthorne, and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; which was read 
             twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef 
to identify, and recommend means of resolving, national, regional, and 
  provincial trade-distorting differences between the countries with 
respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. JOINT UNITED STATES-CANADA COMMISSION ON CATTLE AND BEEF.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a Joint United States-
Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means 
of resolving, national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting 
differences between the United States and Canada with respect to the 
production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef, with particular 
emphasis on--
            (1) animal health requirements;
            (2) transportation differences;
            (3) the availability of feed grains; and
            (4) other market-distorting direct and indirect subsidies.
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of--
                    (A) 3 members representing the United States, 
                including--
                            (i) 1 member appointed by the Majority 
                        Leader of the Senate;
                            (ii) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            (iii) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 
                        of Agriculture;
                    (B) 3 members representing Canada, appointed by the 
                Government of Canada; and
                    (C) nonvoting members appointed by the Commission 
                to serve as advisers to the Commission, including 
                university faculty, State veterinarians, trade experts, 
                and other members.
            (2) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be 
        appointed not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the first meeting of the 
Commission, the Commission shall submit a report to Congress and the 
Government of Canada that identifies, and recommends means of 
resolving, differences between the United States and Canada with 
respect to the production, processing, and sale of cattle and beef.
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