Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy
Headline: Creates Commission to Open Asian and Pacific Markets for U.S. Businesses
What it does: Agencies must provide requested information and support to a presidential commission that will report by February 1, 1996 on opening Asian and Pacific markets to U.S. business.
- Creates unpaid 15-member commission to study U.S. access to Asian markets.
- Requires federal agencies to provide information and possibly staff or facilities.
- Delivers a presidential report by February 1, 1996 recommending trade actions.
Summary
This order creates the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy, a 15-member panel of private-sector representatives appointed by the President, with a Chair and Vice Chair chosen from among them. The Commission must report to the President by February 1, 1996, identifying trade and investment barriers in Japan, China, and other Asian and Pacific markets and recommending ways to open those markets to U.S. business. Federal agencies must provide information and may provide staff or facilities; the Commerce Department will provide administrative support. The Commission ends 30 days after its final report.
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