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HR 2596 105th Congress House

United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for agricultural products of the United States.

Introduced: November 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 1, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 1, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify those foreign countries that: (1) deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. agricultural products or apply standards for the importation of U.S. agricultural products that are not related to public health concerns or cannot be substantiated by reliable analytical methods; and (2) are determined by the USTR to be priority foreign countries. Limits the identification of priority foreign countries to those that engage in the most onerous or egregious acts which have the greatest adverse impact on the relevant U.S. products.

Provides that if available information indicates that such action is appropriate, the USTR may at any time: (1) revoke the identification of any foreign country as a priority foreign country; or (2) identify any foreign country as a priority foreign country.

Subjects priority foreign countries to investigation by means other than a petition.

Authorizes the USTR, with respect to an investigation of a country identified as denying fair and equitable market access to U.S. agricultural products, to request the Secretary of Agriculture to direct the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to review certifications for the facilities of such country that export meat and other agricultural products to the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2596: United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2596/
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"H.R. 2596: United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2596/.
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