Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 3.djvu/675

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS-^ULY 31, 1997 111 STAT. 2763 ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS—H.R. 2014 ^ July 31, 1997 [H. Con. Res. 138] '" '• To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2014), to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following corrections: (1) In the amendment proposed to be added by section 1085(c), strike "section 407(d)" and insert "paragraph (4) or (7) of section 407(d)". (2) Strike subparagraph (B) of section 1031(e)(2) and insert the following: "(B) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR TICKETS PUR- CHASED BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1997.—The amendments made by subsection (c) shall not apply to amounts paid before October 1, 1997; except that— "(i) the amendment made to section 4261(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to amounts paid more than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act for transportation beginning on or after October 1, 1997, and "(ii) the amendment made to section 4263(c) of such Code shall apply to the extent related to taxes imposed under the amendment made to such section 4261(c) on the amounts described in clause (i).". Agreed to July 31, 1997. HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP—MEXICO July 31, 1997 ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION [s.con.Res.43] Whereas the North American Free Trade Agreement (in this resolution, referred to as "the NAFTA") was intended to reduce trade barriers between Canada, Mexico and the United States; Whereas the NAFTA represented an opportunity for corn farmers and refiners to increase exports of highly competitive United States com and com products; Whereas com is the number one United States cash crop with a value of $25,000,000,000; Whereas United States corn refiners are highly efficient, provide over 10,000 nonfarm jobs, and add over $2,000,000 of value to the United States com crop; Whereas the Government of Mexico has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of high fructose com syrup from the United States which may violate the antidumping standards of the World Trade Organization; Whereas on June 25, 1997, the Government of Mexico published a Preliminary Determination imposing very high antidumping duties on imports of United States high fructose corn syrup; Whereas there has been concern that Mexico's initiation of the antidumping investigation was motivated by political pressure