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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 3050

19 USC 2101. 19 USC 2805.

PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984

(1) is inconsistent w i ^ the provisions of, or otherwise denies benefits to the United States under, any trade agreement; or (2) is unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States commerce; the President, shall take all appropriate and feasible action under the Trade Act of 1974 to enforce the rights of the United States under any such trade agreement or to obtain the elimination of such act, policy, or practice. SEC. 906. REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS.

The Trade Representative shall consult with the Committees and with representatives of the wine and grape products industries in the United States— (1) before identifying tariff barriers and nontariff barriers to (or other distortions of) trade in United States wine and designating major wine trading countries under section 904; (2) in developing the reports required under section 905(b); and (3) for purposes of determining whether action by the President is appropriate under any provision of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to any act, policy, or practice referred to in section 905(b)(1). 19 USC 2806.

7 USC 612c.

SEC. 907. UNITED STATES WINE EXPORT PROMOTION.

In order to develop, maintain, and expand foreign markets for United States wine, the President is encouraged to— (1) utilize, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, the authority provided under section 135 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to make available sufficient funds to initiate, in cooperation with nongovernmental trade associations representative of United States wineries, an export promotion program for United States; and (2) request, for each subsequent fiscal year, an appropriation for such a wine export promotion program that will not be at the expense of any appropriations requested for export promotion programs involving other agriculture commodities. Approved October 30, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3398: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-267 (Comm. on Ways and Means) and No. 98-1156 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 98-308 (Comm. on Finance). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 129 (1983): June 28, considered and passed House. Vol. 130 (1984): Mar. 2, Sept. 17-20, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 3, House concurred in a Senate amendment and in others with amendments. Oct. 9, House and Senate agreed to conference report.