PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 114 STAT. 295 with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that— (1) examines the applicability to agricultural commodity producers of trade adjustment assistance programs established under title II of the Trade Act of 1974; and (2) sets forth recommendations to improve the operation of those programs as the programs apply to agricultural commodity producers or to establish a new trade adjustment assistance program for agricultural commodity producers. (b) CONTENTS. — In preparing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) assess the degree to which the existing trade adjustment assistance programs address the adverse effects on agricultural commodity producers due to price suppression caused by increased imports of like or directly competitive agricultural commodities; and (2) examine the effectiveness of the program benefits authorized under subchapter B of chapter 2 and chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 in remedying the adverse effects, including price suppression, caused by increased imports of like or directly competitive agricultural commodities. (c) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.— The term "agricultural commodity" means any agricultural commodity, including livestock, fish or harvested seafood in its raw or natural state. (2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCER.— The term "agricultural commodity producer" means any person who is engaged in the production and sale of an agricultural commodity in the United States and who owns or shares the ownership and risk of loss of the agricultural commodity. SEC. 409. AGRICULTURAL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES AND CON- 7 USC 1736r SULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS. note. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) United States agriculture contributes positively to the United States balance of trade and United States agricultural exports support in excess of 1,000,000 United States jobs; (2) United States agriculture competes successfully worldwide despite the fact that United States producers are at a competitive disadvantage because of the trade distorting support and subsidy practices of other countries and despite the fact that significant tariff and nontariff barriers exist to United States exports; and (3) a successful conclusion of the current World Trade Organization agricultural negotiations is critically important to the United States agricultural sector. (b) OBJECTIVES. —The agricultural trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the current World Trade Organization agricultural negotiations include as matters of the highest priority— (1) the expeditious elimination of all export subsidies worldwide while maintaining bona fide food aid and preserving United States market development and export credit programs that allow the United States to compete with other foreign export promotion efforts;
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