Exempting Food and Agriculture Products from U.S. Economic Sanctions: Status and Implementation

Jurenas, Remy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Farm produce;    Sanctions (International law);    Agriculture;    Trade;   

RP-ID  :  IB10061
RP-ID  :  IB10061 2001-03-30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Falling agricultural exports and declining commodity prices led farm groups and agribusiness firms to urge the 106th Congress to pass legislation exempting foods and agricultural commodities from U.S. economic sanctions against certain countries. In completing action on the FY2001 agriculture appropriations bill, Congress codified the lifting of unilateral sanctions on commercial sales of food, agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical products to Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Sudan, and extended this policy to apply to Cuba (Title IX of H.R. 5426, as enacted by P.L. 106-387; Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000). Related provisions place financing and licensing conditions on sales to these countries. Those that apply to Cuba, though, are permanent and more restrictive than for the other countries. Other provisions give Congress the authority in the future to veto a President's proposal to impose a sanction on the sale of agricultural or medical products.