§1736q. Trade liberalization

(a) Congressional findings

Congress finds that-

(1) the present high level of agricultural protectionism contrasts sharply with the general trade liberalization that has been achieved since the inception of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (hereinafter referred to as "GATT"); and

(2) GATT procedures should explicitly recognize the protective effect of domestic subsidies that alter trade indirectly by reducing the demand for imports and increasing the supply of exports.

(b) Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the President should negotiate with other parties to GATT to revise GATT rules and codes with the goal of reducing agricultural export subsidies, tariffs, and nontariff barriers to trade.

(Pub. L. 99 198, title XI, §1122, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1480.)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Food Security Act of 1985, and not as part of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.