PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985
99 STAT. 1497
Subtitle D—Agricultural Imports TRADE CONSULTATIONS
SEC. 1151. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall require consulta- 7 USC 2275. tion between the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service and the heads of other appropriate agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture, including the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, before relaxing or removing any restriction on the importation of any agricultural commodity or a product thereof into the United States. (b) The Secretary shall consult with the United States Trade Representative before relaxing or removing any restriction on the importation of any agricultur£d commodity or a product thereof into the United States. APRICOT STUDY
SEC. 1152. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the United States Trade Representative, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall complete a study to determine— (1) the effect of apricot imports into the United States on the domestic apricot industry; and (2) the extent and nature of apricot subsidies existing in the countries from which such apricot imports are derived. (b) The Secretary shall report the results of the study conducted Report. under subsection (a), as soon as the study is completed, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. STUDY RELATING TO BRAZIUAN ETHANOL IMPORTS
SEC. 1155. The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to determine the impact that the import of Brazilian ethanol has on the domestic price of corn and other grains and the domestic ethanol refining industry. The Secretary of Agriculture shall also, in consultation with the International Trade Commission and the United States Trade Representative, determine what relief should be granted because of the interference of subsidized Brazilian ethanol with the domestic ethanol industry. Not later than 60 days after the Report. enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the results of such study to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. STUDY OF OAT IMPORTS
SEC. 1156. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of the impact of domestic farm programs of the increased importation of oats into the United States. (b) By no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, Report. the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
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