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 PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 3047

(2) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term "major company" means an enterprise whose raw steel production in the United States during 1983 exceeded 1,500,000 net tons. (B) The term "net cash flow" means annual net (after-tax) income plus depreciation, depletion allowances, amortization, and changes in reserves minus dividends and payments on short-term and long-term debts and liabilities. (3) For purposes of carrying out this subsection, the President shall take into account such information as may be available from the United States International Trade Commission and other appropriate sources relating to the modernization efforts of the steel industry. SEC. 807. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER ASSISTANCE PLAN.

19 USC 2253

Within 6 months after the effective date of this title, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare (in consultation with the Steel Advisory Committee established on November 3, 1983, by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor (48 F.R. 51165)) and submit to the Congress a proposed plan of action for assisting workers in communities that are adversely affected by imports of steel products; which assistance shall include retraining and relocation for former workers in the steel industry who will likely be unable to return to employment in that industry. The plan required under this section shall be based upon existing authorities for providing such assistance, but shall be accompanied by such recommendations for additional statutory authority as the Secretary of Labor considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the plan. SEC. 808. EFFECTIVE DATE.

19 USC 2253

This title shall take effect on October 1, 1984. TITLE IX—WINE TRADE SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

wine Equity and Export Expansion Act of 1984. 19 UgQ ggQl

This title may be cited as the "Wine Equity and Export Expansion ^°Act of 1984". SEC. 902. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Congress finds that— (1) there is a substantial imbalance in international wine trade resulting, in part, from the relative accessibility enjoyed by foreign wines to the United States market while the United States wine industry faces restrictive tariff and nontariff barriers in virtually every existing or potential foreign market; (2) the restricted access to foreign markets and the continued low prices for United States wine and grape products adversely affect the economic position of our Nation's winemakers and grape growers, as well as all other domestic sectors that depend upon wine production; (3) the competitive position of United States wine in international trade has been weakened by foreign trade practices, high domestic interest rates, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates; (4) wine consumption per capita is very low in many major non-wine producing markets and the demand potential for United States wine is significant; and

19 USC 2801.

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