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United States-Canada Fair Grain Trade Act of 1993

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 1, 1993

United States-Canada Fair Grain Trade Act of 1993 - Title I: Grain Trade Negotiations - Directs the President to negotiate with Canada to: (1) establish a method to determine the price at which the Canadian Wheat Board sells agricultural goods to the United States (as well as the Board's acquisition price) as required under the Statement of Administrative Action of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988; (2) exclude from the transport rates established under Canada's Western Grain Transportation Act Canadian agricultural goods shipped via east coast ports for U.S. consumption; and (3) clarify the meaning of "acquisition price" so that it includes certain subsidy payments to Canadian producers, handlers, grain storers, and transporters. Sets forth sanctions for failure of such negotiations. Requires Federal agencies (other than the United States International Trade Commission) to provide technical assistance to countervailing duty and antidumping duty petitioners with respect to Canadian subsidies on exports of wheat or barley to the United States. Title II: Agricultural Trade Programs - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to promote use of a program which permits exporters, users, processors, and foreign purchasers of U.S. grain to compete with exporters, users, processors, and foreign purchasers of Canadian grain and that takes into account: (1) Canadian transportation subsidies to promote grain sales to Mexico; and (2) sale of wheat in foreign markets by the Canadian Wheat Board at a price below its acquisition cost. Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require an end-use certificate that meets specified requirements to be included in documentation covering the entry of covered foreign commodities (imported wheat, feed grains, or soybeans). Requires a consignee of a covered foreign commodity to report quarterly to the Secretary. Sets forth civil penalties for non-compliance. Requires the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide an opportunity for a hearing before suspending or debarring a person from participation in an agricultural trade program for using a foreign agricultural commodity in violation of the conditions of such program.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D–ND

Committees

  • Finance Committee
2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4227-4228, S4312-4313)

  3. Introduced in Senate

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