§2804 Actions to Reduce or Eliminate Tariff and Nontariff Barriers Affecting United States Wine

Summary

The President must tell the U.S. Trade Representative to meet with each major wine‑trading country to try to reduce or remove tariffs and other trade barriers that hurt U.S. wine exports. Within 30 days after the 12‑month period that began on October 30, 1984, the President must send each of the Committees a separate written report for each major wine‑trading country. Each report must update the earlier report under section 854(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 and must describe the laws or practices that block U.S. wine, say whether those limits are covered by international agreements the United States joined, list actions taken or planned (including actions under the Trade Act of 1974 and any talks with foreign governments), explain why no action was taken if that is the case, and give any recommendations for new laws or other steps Congress should take. The U.S. Trade Representative must prepare and coordinate these reports through the interagency trade group set up by section 1872(a). After getting this information and advice, the President may decide a response is needed when a foreign measure either violates or denies U.S. benefits under a trade agreement, or is unjustified, unreasonable, discriminatory, and harms U.S. commerce.