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 CIS NO: 92-H361-10
 TITLE: U.S. Trade Relations with Japan.
 SOURCE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+85 p.
 DATE: Apr. 24, 1991
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 102-1             SUDOC: Y4.En2/3:102-34
 ITEM NO: 1019-A; 1019-B
 LC CARD NO: 92-600189               MC ENTRY NO: 92-6954

 Committee Serial No. 102-34. Hearing before the Subcom on Commerce,
 Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness to consider H.R. 787, the Fair
 Trade and Export Expansion Act of 1991 (text, p. 4-10), to amend the Trade
 Act of 1974 to extend through 1995 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
 1988 expired provisions requiring the Office of the U.S. Trade
 Representative to identify major foreign trade barriers, negotiate
 agreements to end trade barriers, and impose import restrictions if
 negotiations fail.
   Also examines need for H.R. 787 in opening Japanese markets to U.S.
 businesses.
   Supplementary material (p. 81-85) includes a witness's written responses
 to Subcom questions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Foreign trade barriers identification and elimination
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER
     PROTECTION, AND COMPETITIVENESS. HOUSE; FOREIGN.TRADE (Trade barriers
     identification and elimination); IMPORT RESTRICTIONS; NEGOTIATIONS;
     TRADE AGREEMENTS; FAIR TRADE AND EXPORT EXPANSION ACT; TRADE ACT;
     OMNIBUS TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT; OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE
     REPRESENTATIVE; JAPAN
 BILLS: 102 H.R.787

 92-H361-10 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Apr. 24, 1991 p. 11-34
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     FARREN, J. MICHAEL (Under Secretary, International Trade
        Administration)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Status of trade relations with Japan, including
     negotiations to open Japanese markets; lack of position on H.R. 787.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Foreign trade barriers identification and elimination
 DESCRIPTORS: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

 92-H361-10 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Apr. 24, 1991 p. 34-45
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEVIN, SANDER M. (Rep, D-Mich)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Merits of sponsored H.R. 787 for opening
     Japanese markets.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Foreign trade barriers identification and elimination

 92-H361-10 TESTIMONY NO: 3         Apr. 24, 1991 p. 45-57
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PICKENS, T. BOONE, JR. (General Partner, Mesa Limited Partnership)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Support for H.R. 787; experiences as an investor
     in a Japanese corporation with exclusionary trade practices.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Foreign trade barriers identification and elimination
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.CORPORATIONS; MESA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 92-H361-10 TESTIMONY NO: 4         Apr. 24, 1991 p. 58-80
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HILL, DAVID C. (President, Fibers Division, Allied-Signal, Inc)
     VOSBECK, R. RANDALL (Chairman, International Engineering and
        Construction Industries Council)
     MAIBACH, MICHAEL C. (Director, Government Affairs, Intel Corp.;
        representing Semiconductor Industry Association)
     TURNER, JOHN (Georgia-Pacific Corp.; representing National Forest
        Products Association and Alliance for Wood Products Exports)
     HOWARD, JOHN E. (Executive Director, Market Access Subcommittee,
        Chamber of Commerce of the U.S)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Problems encountered by represented industries
     in penetrating Japanese markets, with recommendations; support for H.R.
     787.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Foreign trade barriers identification and elimination
 DESCRIPTORS: ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING AND
     CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES COUNCIL; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION;
     NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION; ALLIANCE FOR WOOD PRODUCTS
     EXPORTS; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.