[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 43 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.Con.Res.43
                                         Agreed to July 31, 1997        

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas the North American Free Trade Agreement (in this resolution, 
  referred to as ``the NAFTA'') was intended to reduce trade barriers 
  between Canada, Mexico and the United States;
Whereas the NAFTA represented an opportunity for corn farmers and 
  refiners to increase exports of highly competitive United States corn 
  and corn products;
Whereas corn is the number one United States cash crop with a value of 
  $25,000,000,000;
Whereas United States corn refiners are highly efficient, provide over 
  10,000 nonfarm jobs, and add over $2,000,000 of value to the United 
  States corn crop;
Whereas the Government of Mexico has initiated an antidumping 
  investigation into imports of high fructose corn syrup from the 
  United States which may violate the antidumping standards of the 
  World Trade Organization;
Whereas on June 25, 1997, the Government of Mexico published a 
  Preliminary Determination imposing very high antidumping duties on 
  imports of United States high fructose corn syrup;
Whereas there has been concern that Mexico's initiation of the 
  antidumping investigation was motivated by political pressure from 
  the Mexican sugar industry rather than the merits of Mexico's 
  antidumping law: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) the Government of Mexico should review carefully whether it 
    properly initiated this antidumping investigation in conformity 
    with the standards set forth in the World Trade Organization 
    Agreement on Antidumping, and should terminate this investigation 
    immediately;
        (2) if the United States Trade Representative considers that 
    Mexico initiated this antidumping investigation in violation of 
    World Trade Organization standards, and if the Government of Mexico 
    does not terminate the antidumping investigation, then the United 
    States Trade Representative should immediately undertake 
    appropriate measures, including actions pursuant to the dispute 
    settlement provisions of the World Trade Organization.
  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.

  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.