[19991105]RS20174_CBINAFTA Parity Proposals 比较.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20174Updated November 5, 1999CBI/NAFTA Parity Proposals: A Comparison(name redacted)Specialist in International Trade and FinanceForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe tariff and quota treatment of U.S. imports from Mexico under the NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement has resulted in a distinct and increasing competitivedisadvantage for imports from the beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin EconomicRecovery Act (CBERA). To eliminate this disadvantage, proposals have been made toextend to imports from Caribbean Basin countries preferential treatment equivalent tothat accorded imports of identical goods from Mexico. This report compares theprovisions of four such proposals: Title I of H.R. 984, Title I of S. 371, H.R. 1834, andS. 1389 (including a measure identical to S. 1389, included as Title II in a substituteamendment proposed in the Senate to H.R. 434 and passed subject to a restrictiveamendment). All four would accord, during a limited transition period, to imports ofcertain products (primarily textiles and textile apparel) from CBERA count