Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track,” or trade promotion, authority (TPA) cleared the 107th Congress, and was signed into law (P.L. 107-210) on August 6, 2002. Such authority enables the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Many agricultural and food industry interests were among the export-oriented enterprises that supported TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners would not seriously negotiate with an Administration that lacked i…
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Date:
November 7, 2002
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department