Jimmy Carter

“ The Act of August 22, 1964 (78 Stat. 594; 19 U.S.C. 1202 note) , provides for the limitation of certain meat imports if import estimates exceed 110 percent of an adjusted base quantity for that year. The limitation applies to fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat and fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep, except lamb. ”

“ The limitation proclaimed in Paragraph 1 hereof is suspended during the period of calendar year 1978, which is the period that I determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 2 (d) of the Act. ”