1、1 Examples of trade restrictive remedies are higher import tariffs obtained through anti-dumpingand countervailing duty actions. See: CRS Report RL31296, Trade Remedies and Agriculture.2 Although the program authorization expired, it continued to operate in FY2002 with fundsappropriated in P.L. 107-
2、116.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21182Updated August 2, 2002Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmersnae redactedSpecialist in Agricultural PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe 107th Congress
3、in late July and early August 2002 cleared for the Presidentssignature a wide-ranging trade bill (H.R. 3009) that includes reauthorization andexpansion of trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs for workers and firms. OneTAA provision authorizes a new $90 million annual program for agriculture, a
4、imed ataddressing low farm prices caused at least partly by imports. Among the issues is theneed for a new program designed specifically for farmers in ranchers, particularly afterCongressional approval, earlier in 2002, of a comprehensive 6-year farm bill thatsignificantly expands farm commodity su
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