We want to know why USTR has not yet acted to impose carousel. I am a co-sponsor of TICA, which also seeks to make retaliatory duties more effective. Currently, such duties are deposited in Treasury general revenue accounts. The Secretary of Agriculture would then release the money to a duly constituted U.S. Beef Industry promotion board, to promote U.S. Beef in foreign markets. The U.S. Beef Industry's real goal here is not retaliation, but rather, re-access to the European Market.
Retaliation is a just a means to that end.
TICA is a good method to accomplish that goal as we continue to seek total removal of the ban. The Subcommittee values your time, and appreciates your upcoming testimony. I am confident that we will make an excellent record this morning. In regard to the record, Ambassador Guenter Burghardt, of The Delegation of the European Commission, was invited to testify today on behalf of the European Union. Ambassador Burghardt responded that EU policy barred his appearance before the U.S. Congress.