[20180919]IN10968_北美自由贸易协定和美墨初步协议.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement (name redacted) Specialist in International Trade and Finance (name redacted) Specialist in International Trade and Finance September 19, 2018 Overview On August 31, 2018, President Trump notified Congress of his intention to “enter into a trade agreement with Mexico and with Canada if it is willing.” This notification and an announcement on August 27, 2018, that the United States and Mexico had reached a preliminary agreement in principlesubject to finalization and implementationserved as the culmination of a year of talks among the NAFTA partners. Talks with Canada have not concluded, and it is unclear whether Congress would support an agreement that does not include Canada. The United States and Mexico stated that they would like to sign the agreement before Mexicos president-elect is scheduled to take office on December 1, 2018. The final text of the agreement is not expected to be released until the end of September, pursuant to U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) requirements. USTR issued three fact sheets for the preliminary agreement between the Uni