Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 3.djvu/171

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PUBLIC LAW 103-182—DEC. 8, 1993 107 STAT. 2109 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) The term 'meat articles' does not include any article described in paragraph (2) that— "(A) origmates in a NAFTA country (as determined in accordance witii section 202 of the NAFTA Act), or "(B) originates in Canada (as determined in accordance with section 202 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988) during such time as the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement is in force with respect to, and the United States applies such Agreement to, Canada."; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) the following new paragraphs: (5) The term *NAFTA Act' means the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. "(6) The term 'NAFTA country* has the meaning given such term in section 2(4) of the NAFTA Act."; (2) in subsection (fKD, by striking the end period and inserting ", except that the IVesident may exclude any such article originating in a NAFTA country (as determined in accordance with section 202 of the NAFTA Act) or, if paragraph (3)(B) applies, any such article originating in Canada as determined in accordance with such paragraph (3)(B)."; and (3) in subsection (i), by inserting and Mexico" after "Canada" each place it appears. (b) SECTION 22 OF THE AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The President may, piu'suant to article 309 and Annex 703.2 of the Agreement, exempt from any quantitative limitation or fee imposed pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 624), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, any article which originates in Mexico, if Mexico is a NAFTA country. (2) QUALIFICATION OF ARTICLES.— The determination of whether an article originates in Mexico shall be made in accordance with section 202, except that operations performed in, or materials obtained from, any country other than the United States or Mexico sha11 be treated as if performed in or obtained from a country other than a NAFTA country. (c) TARIFF RATE QUOTAS.— In implementing the tariff rate auotas set out in the United States Schedule to Annex 302.2 of tie Agreement, the President shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that imports of agricultural goods do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United States. (d) PEANUTS.— (1) EFFECT OF THE AGREEMENT. — (A) IN GENERAL.— Nothing in the Agreement or this Act reduces or eliminates— (i) any penalty required under section 358e(d) of the Agricultural A4justment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359a(d)); or (ii) any requirement under Marketing Agreement No. 146, Regulating the Quality of Domestically Produced Pecuiuts, on peanuts in the domestic market,