Number: RL32335
Title: Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administrations Plan
Authors: Mary Jane Bolle, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report compares and contrasts the Administrations Initiative with the Middle East Trade and Engagement Act. It (1) discusses the impetus for the initiatives; (2) describes the major elements of each plan; (3) compares how the two approaches define the Middle East; (4) presents trade data; and (5) compares the details of the two initiatives in terms of their trade preference programs, their plans for a free trade area, and their eligibility requirements for participating countries.
Pages: 20
Date: April 26, 2004