Y4.W36:98-96 MARKET EXPANSION FOR U.S.- HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 39-936 O JULY 24, 1984 Serial 98-96 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida J.J. PICKLE, Texas CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York JAMES R. JONES, Oklahoma RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri CECIL (CEC) HEFTEL, Hawaii JAMES M. SHANNON, Massachusetts KENT HANCE, Texas ROBERT T. MATSUI, California BERYL ANTHONY, JR., Arkansas BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota BARBER B. CONABLE, JR., New York GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan JAMES G. MARTIN, North Carolina W. HENSON MOORE, Louisiana South Carolina WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California CONTENTS U.S. Trade Representative, Hon. William E. Brock. Department of Commerce, Alan F. Holmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for American Grape Growers Alliance for Fair Trade, John Weidert and Joseph Brown, Doreen L., Consumers for World Trade... Brown-Forman Corp., James H. Lundquist, Gunter von Conrad, and Matthew Clark, Matthew J., Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.; Schieffelin & Co.; Brown- Forman Corp.; Heublein Inc.; and Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc..... Lundquist, James H., Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.; Schieffelin & Co.; Brown-Forman Corp.; Heublein Inc.; and Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc. Matsui, Hon. Robert T., a Representative in Congress from the State of von Conrad, Gunter, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.; Schieffelin & Co.; Brown-Forman Corp.; Heublein Inc.; and Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc................ Weidert, John, American Grape Growers Alliance for Fair Trade.... Weiss, Abe, Food and Allied Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, and Dis- Wine Institute, Arthur H. Silverman and James B. Clawson... Association of American Vintners, Nathan G. Stackhouse, Jr., statement............ Conte, Hon. Silvio O., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massa- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, statement U.S. Council for an Open World Economy, David J. Steinberg, statement.. MARKET EXPANSION FOR U.S.-PRODUCED WINE TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1984 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON Ways and MEANS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE, The subcommittee met at 9:30 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room B-318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Sam M. Gibbons (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. [The press release announcing the hearing follows:] [Press release No. 44, Friday, July 13, 1984] THE HONORABLE SAM M. GIBBONS (D., FLA.), Chairman, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ANNOUNCES CONTINUATION OF HEARINGS ON LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR UNITED STATES PRODUCED WINE The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons (D., Fla.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, today announced the continuation of hearings previously announced in Subcommittee press release #19 and begun November 15, 1983, on legislation to reduce trade barriers and increase market opportunities for United States produced wine. The hearings will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 1984, in room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Subcommittee received testimony November 15, 1983, on H.R. 3795,1 to harmonize, reduce, and eliminate barriers to trade in wine on a basis which assures substantially equivalent competitive opportunities for all wine moving in international trade. Since then, a substitute proposal to expand and develop markets for United States produced wine has been developed and put forth by various interested parties. This substitute consists of the following main elements: (1) Presidential direction to the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into consultations with major trading countries to seek a reduction of foreign tariffs on U.S. wine; (2) Initiation by the President of an investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of nontariff barriers of major foreign trading countries on wine and other grape products to determine whether such barriers are unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce; (3) Action by the President under section 301(b) if negotiations to reduce foreign tariff and nontariff barriers on U.S. wine with each major trading country are unsuccessful by January 1, 1986; (4) Status reports from the U.S. Trade Representative to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance; (5) Authority for the President to use authority under section 135 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to make available at least $2 million but not more than $10 million to initiate wine export promotion programs with nongovernmental trade associations representing U.S. wineries; and (6) An amendment of the definition of domestic "industry" under the countervailing duty and antidumping laws in cases involving a processed agricultural product to include not only producers of that product but also producers of the principal raw agricultural input if they allege material injury from imports of the processed product. 'See "Miscellaneous Tariff and Trade Bills," Serial 98-76. (1) |