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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5696 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2006 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Filner, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Osborne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To respond to the unreasonable and unnecessary Japanese prohibition on the importation of United States beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the United States.

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United States response to Japanese prohibition on importation of United States beef

The United States Trade Representative, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce, shall take all necessary actions to prohibit the importation into the United States of beef products produced or processed in, or exported from, Japan until such time as the Japanese Government permits the entry into Japan of beef from the United States consistent with the Export Verification protocol agreed to by the United States and Japan in December 2005.