Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be parity among the countries that are parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, and for other purposes.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Secretary of the Treasury should initiate discussions with Mexican and Canadian Government officials to achieve parity in the duty-free allowance structure (personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents) of the respective North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries and accelerate negotiations with the Government of Mexico to ensure that the expanded allowance enacted in 1995 for Mexican border zone residents will be implemented; (2) in the event that parity is not achieved within one year after enactment of this resolution, the USTR and the Secretary should submit recommendations to Congress on whether legislative changes are necessary to bring the United States duty-free allowance to a lower amount to conform to the allowance levels established by the other NAFTA countries.