Title III of the Bioterrorism Act: sacrificing U.S. trade relations in the name of food security.

Introduction.........................................................................................668 I. The Elements of a Trade Dispute: Title III of the Bioterrorism Act and the Basic Obligations under the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures .............................................................674 A. Title III: Protecting the Safety and Security of the U.S. Food Supply ........................................................................675 B. The SPS Agreement: Reducing Barriers to the Free Trade of Food ................................................................ 681 II. Title III Violates U.S. Trade Obligations Under the SPS Agreement and Fails to Provide Adequate Protection Against the Threat of Bioterrorism ..........................................689 A. In an Effort to Protect Americans from Food Bioterrorism, Title III Inadvertently Restricts International Trade and, Therefore, is Subject to the SPS Agreement ...................................................................690 B. Title III Violates U.S. Trade Obligations to the WTO......694