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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1566

To urge the President to initiate consultations with the Governments of 
Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to determine the feasibility and 
 desirability of negotiations to create a free trade area between the 
                   United States and those countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2001

  Mr. Leach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To urge the President to initiate consultations with the Governments of 
Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to determine the feasibility and 
 desirability of negotiations to create a free trade area between the 
                   United States and those countries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONSULTATIONS REGARDING A UNITED STATES, SINGAPORE, 
              AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA.

    The President is urged to initiate consultations with the 
Governments of Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to determine the 
feasibility and desirability of negotiations with such Governments for 
the purpose of entering into a reciprocal and mutually advantageous 
trade agreement creating a free trade area between the United States 
and those 3 countries.
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