Wiited States REVIEW OF THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 60-662 O FEBRUARY 25 AND 27, 1986 Serial 99-70 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1986 KF21 W345 1986 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri ROBERT T. MATSUI, California JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan W. HENSON MOORE, Louisiana South Carolina WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California RAYMOND J. MCGRATH, New York HAL DAUB, Nebraska JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire JOSEPH K. DOWLEY, Chief Counsel M. KENNETH BOWLER, Deputy Chief of Staff ROBERT J. LEONARD, Chief Tax Counsel A.L. SINGLETON, Minority Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT J.J. PICKLE, Texas, Chairman FRANK J. GUARINI, New Jersey BERYL ANTHONY, JR., Arkansas RONNIE G. FLIPPO, Alabama BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota HAROLD FORD, Tennessee CECIL (CEC) HEFTEL, Hawaii RICHARD T. SCHULZE, Pennsylvania 86-602695 CONTENTS Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Ambassador Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative; Jon Rosenbaum, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Latin American, Caribbean, and African Affairs; and Ron Sorini, Deputy Chief Textile Negotiator. U.S. Department of Commerce: Bruce Smart, Under Secretary of Commerce, International Trade Administration; and Lawrence H. Theriot, Director, Page Agency for International Development: Michael Stone, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and Caribbean Alexander, Carlton, Grace Kennedy Group of Cos. in Jamaica, and Jamaica 714 American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic, Jaak E. Rannik. Chicago Association of Commerce & Industry, Samuel R. Mitchell Chiles, Hon. Lawton, a U.S. Senator from the State of Florida. Committee for Production Sharing, Cameron Clark, Jr.. 775 729 Costa Rica, Government of, His Excellency Federico Vargas-Peralta, Ambas- 360 CYN Industries, Inc., Anton J. Macaitis 571 Davis, Gordon, Uniforms To You & Co... 768 Dominican Republic, Government of, His Excellency Eulogio Santaella, Am- |