Cattle and Beef: Impact of the NAFTA and the Uruguay Round Agreements on U.S. Trade

Résumé

As required by section 58 of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996 (Act), (Pub. L. 104-295, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat 3514, 3557), the Commission has instituted Investigation No. 332-371, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) for the purpose of conducting a study and preparing a report on (1) the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Uruguay Round Agreements on United States imports and exports of live cattle for slaughter and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef; and (2) the steps that have been taken by the United States, since the enactment of the NAFTA, to prevent the transshipment of live cattle and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef through Mexico and Canada for importation into the United States. As directed by the Act, the Commission will transmit its report to the House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance no later than 270 days after the date of enactment, or by July 7, 1997.