00857nam a2200133Ia 4500 09.05.08 S622 U.S. options for the Free Trade Area of the Americas SELA CaracasVE 1998 47 p. DC Reviews the current status of the trade debate in Washington and its implications for SELA member countries. Examines what the fast track negotiating authority is, and why it has been so difficult to obtain. Discusses the implications of extending a new grant of fast-track authority on the terms proposed by Congress, as well as the prospects for negotiations without fast track. Examines other pending issues in US trade legislation could either be acted upon as part of the fast-track bill in 1998 or advanced as separate legislative initiatives. 3/7/00 M2LMGR M S622 19594 19594 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 09.05.08 S622 0000000013608 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 M