[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 107 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8156-S8157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 43--URGING THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
          TO PURSUE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROVISIONS WITH THE WTO

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Daschle, and 
Mr. Kerrey) submitted the following concurrent resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 43

       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 U.S. cash crop with a value 
     of $25,000,000,000;
       Whereas U.S. corn refiners are highly efficient, provide 
     over 10,000 non-farm jobs, and add over $2,000,000 of value 
     to the U.S. 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

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     immediately undertake appropriate measures, including actions 
     pursuant to the dispute settlement provisions of the World 
     Trade Organization.

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