,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,ms4   
,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,ms4      
,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to require a report on the             
competitiveness of ,united ,states      
exports of specialty crops4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,specialty ,crops ,reporting on         
,opportunities and ,promotion ,act of   
#bjbf or the ,specialty ,,crop ,act of  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,report on competitiveness  
of ,united ,states exports of specialty 
crops ,section #bjc7;e77#g7 of the      
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efbc7;e77#g77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#g7 ,annual report   
7,a7 ,in general ,each year1 the        
,secretary1 in consultation with the    

,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report        
detailing the competitiveness of ,united
 ,states exports of specialty crops4    
7,b7 ,elements ,the report required by  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 identify  
and analyze acts1 policies1 or practices
 of foreign countries that constitute   
significant barriers to1 or distortions 
of ,united ,states exports of specialty 
crops1 including the imposition of--    
7,i7 tariffs 7including retaliatory     
tariffs7 and quotas 7including          
tariff-rate quotas72 and  7,,ii7        
nontariff barriers1 including technical 
barriers to trade1 sanitary and         
phytosanitary measures1 import licensing
 procedures1 and subsidies2  7ii7 make  
an estimate-- 7,i7 of the impacts on the
 competitiveness of ,united ,states     
exports of specialty crops of any act1  
policy1 or practice identified under    
clause 7i72 and  7,,ii7 if feasible1 of 
the value of additional specialty crops 

that would1 during the year preceding   
submission of the report1 have been     
exported from the ,united ,states to    
each foreign country an act1 policy1 or 
practice of which is identified under   
clause 7i7 if each such act1 policy1 or 
practice of that country did not exist2 
7iii7 assess the extent to which each   
act1 policy1 or practice identified     
under clause 7i7 is subject to          
international agreements to which the   
,united ,states is a party2  7iv7       
include information with respect to any 
action taken by the executive branch    
during the year preceding submission of 
the report1 or expected to be taken     
after submission of the report1 to      
eliminate any act1 policy1 or practice  
identified under clause 7i71 including--
 7,i7 any action under section #cja2    
7,,ii7 negotiations or consultations    
with foreign governments1 which may     
include engagement through the standing 
committee on sanitary and phytosanitary 
matters established under a free trade  

agreement to which the ,united ,states  
is a party2 and  7,,iii7 action at the  
,world ,trade ,organization1 including  
dispute settlement actions1             
consultations1 or negotiations2 and  7v7
 a description of-- 7,i7 any funds      
provided under subsection               
7f77#c77;,a77iv7 that were not obligated
 in the fiscal year preceding submission
 of the report2 and  7,,ii7 the reason  
such funds were not obligated4  7,c7    
,comment period ,before preparing the   
report required by subparagraph 7,a71   
the ,secretary1 in coordination with the
 ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1
 shall-- 7i7 seek comment from the      
public and the ,agricultural ,technical 
,advisory ,committee for ,trade in      
,fruits and ,vegetables2 and  7ii7 take 
such comments into account in preparing 
the report4  7,d7 ,form of report  7i7  
,in general ,the report required by     
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be submitted in 
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7ii7 ,public         

availability ,the unclassified portion  
of the report required by subparagraph  
7,a7 shall be made available to the     
public in machine readable format4  4