PUBLIC LAW 104-295—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3557 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, SEC. 58. INVESTIGATION ON CATTLE AND BEEF TRADE. (a) IN GENERAL. — The United States International Trade Commission shall conduct a study pursuant to section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall report to the appropriate committees on— (1) the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Uruguay Round Agreements on United States imports and exports of live cattle for slaughter and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef; and (2) the steps that have been taken by the United States, since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to prevent the transshipment of live cattle and fresh, chilled, and frozen beef through Mexico and Canada for importation into the United States. (b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.— For purposes of subsection (a), the term "appropriate committees" means the Committee on Finsmce of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. SEC. 69. SPECIAL RULE FOR 6ENERAUZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. The President is authorized to greint waivers under subsections (c)(2)(F) and (d)(1) of section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 for those products that exceeded the limitations for 1994 under section 504(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on June 30, 1995, and lost eligibility for duty-free treatment under title V of that Act as of July 1, 1995. In granting such waivers, the President shall apply the provisions of subsections (c)(3) and (d)(2) of section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on July 31, 1995, and the references to "preceding calendar year" in such section 504 shall be references to 1994. Approved October 11, 1996. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3815: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-718 (Comm. on Ways and Means). SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-393 (Comm. on Finance). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): July 30, considered and passed House. Sept. 28 considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate amendment.
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