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S. 219 (105th)

Value-added Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997

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Introduced

28 January 1997

Last action

21 July 1998 · Reported

Status

Committee on Finance. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2400 ordered to be reported.

Sponsors

Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]

Subjects

Healthcare, Agriculture

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare · Agriculture

Summary

Value-added Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR), by 30 days after the annual National Trade Estimate is due, to identify those foreign countries that: (1) deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. value-added agricultural products, or that apply standards to such imports that are not related to public health concerns (or cannot be substantiated by reliable analytical methods); and (2) are priority foreign countries (which engage in the most egregious acts, policies, or practices that deny market access to, or whose acts, policies, or practices have the greatest adverse impact on, U.S. value-added agricultural products). Prescribes certain requirements with respect to the identification of such countries. Requires the USTR to report annually to specified congressional committees on actions taken, and on progress made, in achieving market access for U.S. value-added agricultural products. Authorizes the USTR, with respect to the identification of such foreign countries, to request that the Secretary of Agriculture direct the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to review certifications for the facilities of such countries that export meat and other agricultural products to the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 1997

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S749-751)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 July 1998

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2400 ordered to be reported.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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