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| 108-s-3000 | 108 | s | 3000 | Laotian Democracy Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 3 | Laotian Democracy Act - Prohibits the U.S. Trade Representative from entering into a trade agreement obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment between the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the United States. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/3000 |
| 108-s-2990 | 108 | s | 2990 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on palm fatty acid distillate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2007, the duty on palm fatty acid distillate. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2990 |
| 108-s-2991 | 108 | s | 2991 | New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2004 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to reviews by the administering authority to establish an individual weighted average dumping margin or an individual countervailing duty rate (as the case may be) for a new exporter or producer that: (1) did not export to the United States the merchandise that was the subject of an antidumping duty or countervailing duty order during the investigation period; and (2) was not affiliated with any exporter or producer who did. Suspends for three years the requirement that the administering authority direct the Customs Service to allow, at the option of the importer of such merchandise, the posting, until completion of the review, of a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the subject merchandise (bonding privileges). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to report on: (1) recommendations concerning extension of the suspension period; and (2) assessments of the effectiveness of any administrative measures taken to address the difficulties giving rise to this Act, including problems collecting antidumping duties from new shippers, administrative burdens imposed on the Department of Commerce by new shipper reviews, and the use of the bonding privilege by importers from new shippers to circumvent the effect of antidumping duty orders. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2991 |
| 108-s-2992 | 108 | s | 2992 | Softwood Lumber Duties Liquidation Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Requires the Department of Commerce to instruct the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate all unliquidated entries of certain softwood lumber from Canada: (1) subject to certain antidumping and countervailing duty orders as of May 22, 2004; and (2) entered into U.S. customs territory before Federal Register publication of a final binational panel decision or extraordinary challenge committee decision, to the extent the decision is not in harmony with specified Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission final determinations. Requires redistribution of such liquidated duties to eligible companies in accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2992 |
| 108-s-2944 | 108 | s | 2944 | A bill to provide that no funds may be expended by the United States Trade Representative to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10848) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise obligated to the U.S. Trade Representative from being expended to negotiate data exclusivity provisions with any country with respect to public health pharmaceutical products or to require actions of another country which interfere with a country's access to such products. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2944 |
| 108-s-2962 | 108 | s | 2962 | Outsourcing Information Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] | MN | D | D000596 | 0 | Outsourcing Information Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement a system for the collection and reporting of comprehensive information on the foreign operations of U.S. corporations and the foreign investments of certain covered individuals. Requires each U.S. corporation and covered individual to submit such required information to the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a U.S. corporation or covered individual to submit the information if it is readily available to the Secretary from another source. Sets forth civil penalties for non-compliance. | 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2962 |
| 108-s-2927 | 108 | s | 2927 | A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 4 | Amends the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 with respect to bilateral negotiations with countries considered to manipulate the rate of exchange between their currency and the U.S. dollar for purposes of preventing effective balance of payments adjustments or gaining unfair competitive advantage in international trade. Reduces the preconditions for the initiation of negotiations by the Secretary of the Treasury to possession of significant bilateral trade surpluses with the United States (removing the other current condition of possession of material global current account surpluses). Declares that a country shall be considered to be manipulating the rate of exchange between its currency and the U.S. dollar if there is a protracted large-scale intervention in one direction in the exchange markets. Requires the Secretary's annual report to specified congressional committees on international economic policy to include a detailed explanation of the test the Secretary uses to determine whether or not a country is manipulating the rate of exchange. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2927 |
| 108-s-2875 | 108 | s | 2875 | A bill to extend trade benefits to certain tents imported into the United States. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 0 | Directs the President to provide duty-free treatment for certain tents imported from Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen (beneficiary countries). Prohibits a country from being designated, and if designated, requires it to be withdrawn if it is: (1) listed by the U.S. Department of State as a state sponsor of terrorism; or (2) engaged in activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. Requires the President, after one year and annually thereafter, to review and determine if a basis exists for withdrawal of such duty-free treatment, taking into consideration: (1) whether or not each beneficiary country has established, or is making continual progress toward establishing, a market-based economy, the rule of law and the right to due process, political pluralism, and other specified economic and political goals; (2) the country's record on activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, and support of a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; (3) whether it is a signatory of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, does not engage in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and is making continuing and verifiable progress on the protection of internationally recognized human rights; (4) the country's participation in the primary, secondary, or tertiary economic boycott of Israel; and (5) whether it otherwise meets specified eligibility criteria of the Trade Act of 1974. Requires the President to terminate the designation of any beneficiary country determined no longer to meet the requirements of this Act. Authorizes the President to designate the Palestinian Authority or its successor political entity as a beneficiary political entity, which, if so designated, shall be eligible for the duty-free treatment under this Act as if it were a beneficiary country, if the Authori… | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2875 |
| 108-s-2786 | 108 | s | 2786 | Get Tough on Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-09-10 | 2004-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 1 | Get Tough on Trade Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from FY 2005 through 2009 (currently, 1995 only) the U.S. Trade Representative's mandate to identify and report on trade expansion priorities. Requires the Trade Representative, before initiating an investigation (as under current law), to seek consultations with each foreign country identified in the report as engaging in priority foreign country practices, for the purpose of reaching a satisfactory resolution of such priority practices. Requires initiation of an investigation only if a satisfactory resolution of such practices has not been reached. Modifies the composition of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to include a Chief Enforcement Negotiator to recommend investigating and prosecuting cases before the World Trade Organization and under trade agreements to which the United States is a party. | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2786 |
| 108-s-2722 | 108 | s | 2722 | A bill to maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 11 | Declares that the steel import licensing and monitoring program established by the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Commerce shall remain in effect and be established by the Secretary of Commerce as a permanent program. Requires the Secretaries to expand the program to include specified iron and steel, and articles of iron and steel. Requires release of the import and licensing data made available to the public as part of this program, based upon classifications at the tenth digit level of the Harmonized Schedule of the United States. Grants the Secretaries authority to maintain the program and to expand it as necessary and appropriate in accordance with this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2722 |
| 108-s-2762 | 108 | s | 2762 | A bill to encourage the use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-23 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9591) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 4 | Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 with respect to duty-free treatment for ethyl alcohol and mixtures of it for fuel use if they are indigenous products of a U.S. insular possession or Caribbean Basin Initiative beneficiary country. Revises the formula for the local feedstock requirement and the definition of base quantity. | 2023-01-11T13:23:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2762 |
| 108-s-2765 | 108 | s | 2765 | A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the conditions under which the Secretary should enter into negotiations to correct currency manipulations by other countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8754) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Amends the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 with respect to the conditions for required actions by the Secretary of the Treasury to initate expedited negotiations for exchange rate adjustments by a foreign country the Secretary considers to be manipulating the rate of exchange between its currency and the U.S. dollar in order to prevent effective balance of payments adjustments or gain unfair competitive advantage in international trade. Repeals the requirement that such a country have a material global account surplus as well as a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United States. (Thus requires only that it have a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United States; that is, the Secretary is required to take action to initiate exchange rate adjustment negotiations with any country that has a significant bilateral trade surplus with the United States, regardless of its material global account status.) Requires the Secretary's annual report to specified congressional committees to contain a detailed explanation of the test used to determine if a country is manipulating the rate of exchange between its currency and the dollar for such purposes. | 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2765 |
| 108-s-2677 | 108 | s | 2677 | United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-15 | 2004-08-31 | Star Print ordered on the written report. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval Of, And General Provisions Relating To, The Agreement - (Sec. 101) Grants congressional approval to the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (Agreement) entered into with Morocco on June 15, 2004, and the statement of administrative action for implementing such Agreement. Provides for the entry into force of the Agreement on or after January 1, 2005, if the President determines that Morocco has complied with certain provisions of the Agreement. (Sec. 102) Provides that: (1) any provision of the Agreement that conflicts with any law of the United States shall have no effect; (2) nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or modify any law of the United States or limit any authority conferred by U.S. law; (3) no State law may be declared invalid for inconsistency with any provision of the Agreement; and (4) only the United States shall have a cause of action or defense under the Agreement or may challenge agency actions (or inactions) that are inconsistent with the Agreement. (Sec. 103) Grants the President authority to proclaim actions and issue regulations to ensure that provisions of this Act that take effect on the date the Agreement enters into force are appropriately implemented. Requires the issuance of initial regulations under this Act, to the maximum extent feasible, within one year after the date the Agreement enters into force. (Sec. 104) Requires the President to take certain actions, including obtaining advice from the International Trade Commission (ITC) and consulting with the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, before implementing by proclamation provisions of this Act that are subject to consultation and layover requirements. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to establish an office in the Department of Commerce to provide administrative assistan… | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2677 |
| 108-s-2624 | 108 | s | 2624 | A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7838) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 3 | Requires the President to initiate consultations with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela to seek their elimination of any action that limits the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product, sets or maintains the price of any such product, or otherwise is an action in restraint of trade with respect to such products when such action constitutes an act, policy, or practice that is unjustifiable and burdens and restricts U.S. commerce. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to: (1) initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute proceedings if the consultation is not successful with respect to any such country; and (2) take appropriate action regarding the country under U.S. trade remedy laws. | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2624 |
| 108-s-2615 | 108 | s | 2615 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition against importation of goods manufactured by convict, forced, or indentured labor. (The consumptive demand exception allows importation of such prohibited goods if similar goods are not sufficiently produced in the United States to meet U.S. consumer demand.) | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2615 |
| 108-s-2610 | 108 | s | 2610 | United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-07-06 | 2004-08-25 | By Senator Grassley from Committee on Finance filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/22/04. Report No. 108-316. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into on May 18, 2004, with the Government of Australia, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on an unspecified date in 2004. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the President to proclaim such actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. Government to issue such regulations, as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force is appropriately implemented. Declares that proclaimed actions that are not subject to consultation and layover requirements under this Act shall not take effect before the 15th day after the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register. Provides that presidential proclamations calling for action under this Act may be proclaimed only if: (1) the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from the appropriate advisory committees and the U.S. International Trade Commission; (2) the President has reported to specified congressional committees with respect to such action; (3) a period of 60 days has expired; and (4) the President has consulted with the appropriate congressional committees during such 60-day period. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office to provide administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels established under the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Customs Provisions - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications or continuation of duty, continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties as are deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out the Agr… | 2023-01-14T22:48:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2610 |
| 108-s-2527 | 108 | s | 2527 | A bill to suspend the duty on certain educational toys and devices. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on certain educational toys and devices. | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2527 |
| 108-s-2529 | 108 | s | 2529 | AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 19 | AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 - Declares the sense of Congress that the preferential market access opportunities for eligible sub-Saharan African countries (SSA countries) will be complemented and enhanced if those countries implement specified existing obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Urges such countries to participate in and support mutual trade liberalization in ongoing negotiations under WTO auspices, recognizing that such commitments may need to reflect special and differential treatment for developing countries. States that eligible SSA countries will benefit from reduction of trade barriers in other developing countries. Urges all countries to make sanitary and phytosanitary decisions on the basis of sound science. Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive branch, including specified Federal agencies, should enforce African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provisions relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible SSA countries. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment for AGOA articles: (1) from FY 2008 through 2015; and (2) made from material produced in former beneficiary SSA countries. Defines former beneficiary sub-Saharan African country as a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA, ceased to be designated as such a country by reason of its entering into a free trade agreement with the United States. Amends AGOA to revise requirements for textile and apparel products from SSA countries receiving duty-free and other preferential import treatment, including extensions of such treatment to certain apparels. Authorizes duty-free and preferential treatment for certain apparel articles such as ethnic printed fabric of an SSA country that meets certain conditions. Extends preferential treatment to an article containing fibers or yarns not wholly formed in former beneficiary SSA countr… | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2529 |
| 108-s-2521 | 108 | s | 2521 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain rayon staple fibers. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain rayon staple fibers. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2521 |
| 108-s-2446 | 108 | s | 2446 | A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide that the calculation of the duty imposed on imported cherries that are provisionally preserved does not include the weight of the preservative materials of the cherries. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-05-19 | 2004-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide that the calculation of the duty imposed on imported cherries that are provisionally preserved is based only on their drained weight (excluding the weight of the preservative materials). | 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2446 |
| 108-s-2425 | 108 | s | 2425 | New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-05-14 | 2004-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5499) | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 25 | New Shipper Review Amendment Act of 2004 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to reviews by the administering authority to establish an individual weighted average dumping margin or an individual countervailing duty rate (as the case may be) for a new exporter or producer that: (1) did not export the merchandise that was the subject of an antidumping duty or countervailing duty order to the United States during the period of investigation; and (2) was not affiliated with any exporter or producer who did. Repeals the requirement that the administering authority direct the Customs Service to allow, at the option of the importer of such merchandise, the posting, until completion of the review, of a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the subject merchandise (bonding privileges). | 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2425 |
| 108-s-2372 | 108 | s | 2372 | A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 regarding identifying trade expansion priorities. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4701-4702) | Senate | Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | C001042 | 6 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend from FY 2005 through 2009 (currently, 1995 only) the U.S. Trade Representative's mandate to identify and report on trade expansion priorities. Requires the Trade Representative, before initiating an investigation (as under current law), to seek consultations with each foreign country identified in the report as engaging in priority foreign country practices, for the purpose of reaching a satisfactory resolution of such priority practices. Requires initiation of an investigation only if a satisfactory resolution of such practices has not been reached. | 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2372 |
| 108-s-2261 | 108 | s | 2261 | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-30 | 2004-09-29 | Message received in Senate: Returned to Senate pursuant to the request of the Senate and held at desk. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 19 | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide, beginning on October 1, 2003, and for each of the seven succeeding one-year periods, duty-free treatment for apparel items wholly assembled or knit-to-shape in Haiti (without regard to the country of origin of the fabrics, components, or yarns) if the President certifies to Congress that Haiti: (1) has established or is progressing toward specified political, economic, and social reforms; (2) does not engage in activities that undermine U.S. security or foreign policy; (3) does not engage in gross violations of human rights or activities in support of international terrorism; and (4) is meeting specified enforcement conditions aimed at preventing tariff or quota avoidance, customs evasion, unlawful transshipment, or false information or false document use in order to obtain such preferential treatment. States that such preferential treatment shall be: (1) for the first year, 1.5 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States during the 12-month period beginning October 1, 2002; and (2) for each of the succeeding years, a quantity of apparel articles equal to the product of the percentage applicable during the previous 12-month period plus 0.5 percent (but not over 3.5 percent) and the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States during the 12-month period ending on September 30 of such year. Applies such provisions to goods entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after October 1, 2003, including a retroactive application to certain warehouse entries or withdrawals made between such date and the date of enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2261 |
| 108-s-2246 | 108 | s | 2246 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sorbic acid. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-29 | 2004-05-17 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2006, the duty on certain sorbic acid. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2246 |
| 108-s-2247 | 108 | s | 2247 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on potassium sorbate. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-29 | 2004-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2006, the duty on potassium sorbate. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2247 |
| 108-s-2248 | 108 | s | 2248 | A bill to clarify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of certain leather goods. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-29 | 2004-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide that: (1) "plastic" and "sheeting of plastic" do not apply to goods having a plastic finish or coating of 0.15 mm or less in thickness; and (2) such plastic finish or coating shall not be considered in determining the exterior or outer surface of any good. Applies this Act retroactively to entries or withdrawals from warehouse for consumption of such goods that was made on or after November 18, 1999, and before the enactment of this Act, for which there would have been no duty or a lower duty (thus requiring liquidation or reliquidation of such duty). | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2248 |
| 108-s-2235 | 108 | s | 2235 | Domestic Workforce Protection Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-25 | 2004-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3186-3188) | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Domestic Workforce Protection Act - Renames the Department of Commerce as the Department of Trade and Commerce. Redesignates the Secretary of Commerce or any other official of the Department as the Secretary or official, as appropriate, of Trade and Commerce. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives from the Executive Office of the President to the Department of Trade and Commerce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise tax rules for determining amounts included in the gross income of U.S. shareholders of controlled foreign corporations. Disallows a tax deduction for certain royalty payments made by a corporation to an affiliated entity organized and operated outside the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to deny tax benefits for corporations that attempt to avoid U.S. taxation through the use of tax havens. Requires the Attorney General to appoint an Assistant Attorney General for Trade. Provides for employment of additional customs inspectors to detect and prevent illegal transshipments of textiles. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement a program to encourage and support increased domestic production of goods and products essential or critical to national security in order to decrease U.S. dependence upon such imports. Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should appropriate the full amount authorized by law to carry out the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program under the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act and the Advanced Technology Program authorized by that Act. Abolishes the U.S. International Trade Commission and transfers its functions to the Department of Commerce to be performed by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2235 |
| 108-s-2230 | 108 | s | 2230 | Workers Equity Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-24 | 2004-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Workers Equity Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow a group of workers (including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision), which also meets certain requirements regarding partial or total separation, to be certified by the Secretary of Labor as eligible to receive trade adjustment assistance if (as under current law) the Secretary determines that there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision and (new with this Act) the country has been extended permanent normal trade relations by the United States. | 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2230 |
| 108-s-2212 | 108 | s | 2212 | Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act of 2004 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-12 | 2004-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 18 | Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act of 2004 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries. | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2212 |
| 108-s-2200 | 108 | s | 2200 | A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Laos. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/12/2004 S2723) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 2 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2200 |
| 108-s-2205 | 108 | s | 2205 | A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment ) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 0 | Authorizes the President to extend unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory (permanent normal trade relations) treatment to the products of the Ukraine. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with Ukraine, including by: (1) urging Ukraine to fulfill its commitments as a participating member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and to continue its current policy with regard to human rights, rule of law, and media freedoms; (2) working with Ukraine to improve in the areas of its legal regime and enforcement of internationally recognized labor rights; (3) supporting Ukraine's efforts to make substantial and meaningful progress in enacting and enforcing the protection of intellectual property rights; (4) working with Ukraine to ensure quick resolution of trade disputes that may arise, particularly in the poultry and other agricultural sectors; and (5) continued monitoring by the United States of human rights, rule of law, and media freedoms in Ukraine, including the issues described in this Act, providing assistance to nongovernmental organizations and human rights groups involved in human rights, democracy, and rule of law activities in Ukraine, and attempting to establish annual discussions with Ukraine regarding those issues, including the participation of United States and Ukrainian nongovernmental organizations in such discussions. Applies to Ukraine to the same extent as to the People's Republic of China, so long as the 1992 trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine remains in force, the requirement of the Trade Act of 1974 that the President proclaim increased duties or other import restrictions with respect to any product of Ukraine being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to U.S. producers of a like or directly competitive product. Sets forth procedures with respect to: (1) notification by the … | 2023-01-15T11:03:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2205 |
| 108-s-2149 | 108 | s | 2149 | A bill to provide customs services after hours at certain airports. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 1 | Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to provide that if an air carrier specifically requests that customs services for passengers and their baggage be provided after normal operating hours at a customs serviced airport, and overtime funds for those services are not available, the appropriate customs officer shall assign sufficient customs employees (if available) to perform any such services, which could lawfully be performed during regular hours of operation. Requires the air carrier to pay any overtime fees incurred in connection with such service. | 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2149 |
| 108-s-2143 | 108 | s | 2143 | Service Workers Fairness Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-27 | 2004-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 4 | Service Workers Fairness Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend, under specified conditions, trade adjustment assistance to service workers in a firm or its subdivision. | 2023-01-15T10:03:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2143 |
| 108-s-2078 | 108 | s | 2078 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Liquid Crystal Device panel assemblies for use in Liquid Crystal Device projection type televisions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-12 | 2004-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on Liquid Crystal Device panel assemblies for use in Liquid Crystal Device projection type televisions. | 2023-01-15T10:03:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2078 |
| 108-s-2079 | 108 | s | 2079 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) for high definition televisions with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-12 | 2004-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) for high definition televisions with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9. | 2023-01-15T10:03:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2079 |
| 108-s-2080 | 108 | s | 2080 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on flat panel screen assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2004-02-12 | 2004-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on flat panel screen assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions. | 2023-01-15T10:03:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2080 |
| 108-s-1989 | 108 | s | 1989 | A bill to provide that, for purposes of making determinations for certain trade remedies and trade adjustment assistance, imported semi-finished steel slabs and taconite pellets produced in the United States shall be considered to be articles like or directly competitive with each other. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-12-09 | 2003-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] | MN | D | D000596 | 0 | Declares that U.S.-produced taconite pellets shall be considered an article like or directly competitive with semi-finished steel slabs for purposes of: (1) any International Trade Commission determination that semi-finished steel slabs are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury (or threat) to the domestic industry producing taconite pellets (thus requiring remedial action); (2) any investigation leading to the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's determination of the eligibility of a group of adversely-affected workers for trade adjustment assistance. | 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1989 |
| 108-s-1997 | 108 | s | 1997 | A bill to reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel products, as in effect on December 4, 2003. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-12-09 | 2003-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 2 | Reinstates the safeguard measures implemented under Proclamation 7529 of March 5, 2002, which imposed a tariff on certain steel products, and nullifies Proclamation 7741 of December 4, 2003, lifting such measures. | 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1997 |
| 108-s-1952 | 108 | s | 1952 | Mexican Agricultural Trade Compliance Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-25 | 2003-11-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Mexican Agricultural Trade Compliance Act - Determines that U.S. rights under the Uruguay Round Agreements are being denied by Mexico in connection with Mexico's imposition of a 20 percent tax on soft drinks containing high fructose corn syrup, an extension of Mexico's unjustified antidumping order on high fructose corn syrup from the United States. Directs the U.S. Trade Representative, unless certifying to Congress within 30 days after the enactment of this Act that Mexico has eliminated such tax and is otherwise preserving all U.S. trade agreement rights with respect to high fructose corn syrup, to either: (1) suspend, withdraw, or prevent the application of benefits of trade agreement concessions to carry out a trade agreement with Mexico; or (2) impose duties or other import restrictions on the goods of Mexico, and fees or restrictions on the services of Mexico. | 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1952 |
| 108-s-1900 | 108 | s | 1900 | United States-Africa Partnership Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-20 | 2004-03-25 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-512. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 13 | United States-Africa Partnership Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that certain non-apparel articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country (SSA country) under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) shall receive duty-free treatment only if the President determines that they are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries. Extends duty-free treatment for AGOA articles from FY 2008 through FY 2015. Amends AGOA to revise requirements for textile and apparel products from SSA countries receiving duty-free and other preferential import treatment. Permits certain articles to contain fabric or yarn not originating from an SSA country or the United States (third country fabric), regardless of commercial availability in the United States. Extends through FY 2008 the current special rule for lesser developed SSA countries. Extends duty-free treatment to ethnic printed fabric of an SSA country meeting certain criteria. Amends AGOA to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to develop a comprehensive plan for public policies and incentives for the private sector to: (1) identify SSA products that can be exported to the United States; (2) analyze critical constraints to U.S.-Africa agricultural trade; and (3) develop a strategy for increasing such SSA agricultural exports. Requires the President and the Secretary to direct the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to evaluate methods for training African agricultural producers and for implementing capacity building programs to help the producers meet U.S. food safety standards. Directs the President to assign at least 20 full-time APHIS personnel to at least ten eligible SSA countries with the greatest: (1) potential to increase marketable exports of agricultural products to the United States; and (2) need for technical training and capacity building in meeting phytosanitary standards for such products. Amends AGOA to condition the Presiden… | 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1900 |
| 108-s-1911 | 108 | s | 1911 | A bill to amend the provisions of title III of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to violations of the TRIPS Agreement, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-20 | 2003-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to make specified determinations about U.S. rights within 30 days after a dispute settlement procedure is concluded if the USTR considers that U.S. rights are involved under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) or the GATT 1994 relating to products subject to intellectual property protection. Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) to require the USTR to ensure a timely review and disposition of requests received from an interested party that the President reconsider the status of a country as a beneficiary country under such Acts. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, CBERA, and ATPA to revise the requirement that the President, when making a determination to designate a country as a beneficiary developing country entitled to certain trade benefits, to take into account, among other things, the extent to which such country is providing adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights. Requires the President to make such determination notwithstanding the fact that the country may be in compliance with TRIPS (thus making TRIPS compliance necessary but not sufficient evidence of adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights). | 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1911 |
| 108-s-1893 | 108 | s | 1893 | Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-11-19 | 2003-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Integrity of the United States Courts Act of 2003 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to permit a party or person to file with the U.S. Court of International Trade an appeal of a determination of a binational panel or committee, alleging that a panel or committee determination was based on a misinterpretation of U.S. law, a member of a binational panel or committee is guilty of gross misconduct, bias, or serious conflict of interest, or that the panel or committee seriously departed from a fundamental rule of procedure or exceeded its own authority, and such actions have materially affected panel or committee determinations with respect to antidumping and countervailing duty cases and threaten the integrity of the panel or committee review process. Authorizes a person to commence an action in the U.S. Court of International Trade if such person has requested a panel or committee review of an antidumping or countervailing duty determination, but such panel or committee is not convened within 120 days. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to grant the U.S. Court of International Trade jurisdiction over the review of a final determination of a binational panel or an investigating authority.Declares that the amendments made by this Act with respect to antidumping and countervailing duty law shall apply to goods from Canada and Mexico. | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1893 |
| 108-s-1794 | 108 | s | 1794 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ration of 16:9 and other parts used in plasma and LCD televisions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-29 | 2003-10-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9 and other parts used in plasma and LCD televisions. | 2023-01-15T08:03:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1794 |
| 108-s-1782 | 108 | s | 1782 | Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-23 | 2003-10-27 | Star Print ordered on the bill. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs on pouch tuna imported from member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), excluding the Union of Myanmar, up to the quantity of such duty-free imports from beneficiary nations of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Restricts eligibility to those ASEAN nations that provide and enforce internationally recognized worker rights and environmental protections. | 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1782 |
| 108-s-1758 | 108 | s | 1758 | Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-20 | 2004-07-15 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8186-8188) | Senate | Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] | OH | R | V000126 | 2 | Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to annually analyze the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to impose additional tariffs, if necessary, to equalize any currency manipulations. | 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1758 |
| 108-s-1739 | 108 | s | 1739 | Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-16 | 2003-10-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | Fair Trade in Pouch Tuna Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs on pouch tuna imported from member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), excluding the Union of Myanmar, up to the quantity of such duty-free imports from beneficiary nations of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. | 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1739 |
| 108-s-1722 | 108 | s | 1722 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-14 | 2003-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1722 |
| 108-s-1723 | 108 | s | 1723 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on plasma display panels for use in plasma flat screen televisions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-14 | 2003-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on plasma display panels for use in plasma flat screen televisions. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1723 |
| 108-s-1724 | 108 | s | 1724 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-10-14 | 2003-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1724 |
| 108-s-1592 | 108 | s | 1592 | Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-09-08 | 2003-10-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12965) | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 0 | Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2003 - Directs the President to: (1) begin bilateral and multilateral negotiations for a 90-day period with those governments of nations determined to be engaged most egregiously in currency manipulation; (2) seek a prompt and orderly end to such currency manipulation; and (3) ensure that the currencies of these countries are freely traded on international currency markets, or are established at a level that reflects a more appropriate and accurate market value. Requires the International Trade Commission (ITC), during the 90-day negotiation period, to study and report to the President, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the appropriate congressional committees on currency manipulation by trading countries to increase their exports to the United States and limit their imports of U.S. products. Directs the President, at the end of the negotiation period, if agreements are not reached to end currency manipulation promptly, to: (1) institute proceedings under the relevant U.S. and international trade law with respect to those countries that, based on the ITC findings, continue to engage in the most egregious currency manipulation; and (2) seek appropriate damages and remedies for the Nation's manufacturers and other affected parties. Requires reports to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the effects on U.S. national security of countries engaging in significant currency manipulations, as well as the effect of such manipulation on critical manufacturing sectors such as semiconductors; (2) other trade practices and trade barriers by major East Asian trading nations (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, among others) potentially in violation of international trade agreements; and (3) steps that could be taken to significantly improve trade enforcement efforts against unfair trade practices by competitor trading nations, and trade promotion for U.S. goods and services. | 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1592 |
| 108-s-1586 | 108 | s | 1586 | A bill to authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-09-05 | 2003-09-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 13 | Imposes an additional duty of 27.5 percent on Chinese goods imported into the United States unless the President submits a certification to Congress that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is no longer manipulating the rate of exchange and is complying with accepted market-based trading policies. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate with the PRC to ensure a process that leads to a market-based system of currency valuation. | 2023-01-15T07:03:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1586 |
| 108-s-1557 | 108 | s | 1557 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Armenia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-08-01 | 2003-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10910) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 23 | Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of Armenia. | 2023-01-15T06:32:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1557 |
| 108-s-1541 | 108 | s | 1541 | Economic Revitalization Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-31 | 2003-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] | NC | D | E000286 | 0 | Economic Revitalization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for economic revitalization zones designated by the Secretary of Labor in areas where: (1) the average unemployment rate for the most recent period for which data is available is at least 150 percent of the average national unemployment rate; (2) more than ten percent of the total employment in the area during 1993 consisted of employment in a trade-affected industry, or more than 15 percent consisted of employment in all of the trade-affected industries located in the area; and (3) employment in a trade-affected industry located in such area decreased by more than 20 percent during the period from 1993 through 2002. Requires priority for designation to be given to areas which: (1) are located in States that have experienced employment in a trade-affected industry decline by more than 50 percent since 1993; and (2) have suffered the loss of more than 1000 jobs in the trade-affected industry within the preceding year. Defines trade-affected industry as any industry listed in a three-digit North American industry classification system subsector: (1) which had a total labor force of at least 200,000 during 1994; (2) in which the number of employees has declined by more than 30 percent since 1993; and (3) in which the total number of workers certified through the trade adjustment assistance and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) transitional adjustment assistance programs under the Trade Act of 1974 from 1994 through 2002 was not less than an amount equal to ten percent of such industry's total labor force in 1994. Requires treatment of an economic revitalization zone as an empowerment zone for purposes of applying specified tax incentives, including the new markets tax credit. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the award of competitive grants to community colleges to establish job training programs for adversely affected workers. Presumes a group of workers at a textile or apparel firm to be adversely affected and eligible … | 2023-01-15T06:17:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1541 |
| 108-s-1416 | 108 | s | 1416 | United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-15 | 2003-07-29 | By Senator Grassley from Committees on Finance; the Judiciary jointly filed written report. Report No. 108-116. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into on June 6, 2003, with the Government of Chile, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on July 15, 2003. (Sec. 103) Provides that presidential proclamations calling for action under the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (this Act) may be proclaimed only if: (1) the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from the appropriate advisory committees and the U.S. International Trade Commission; (2) the President has reported to specified congressional committees with respect to such action; (3) a period of 60 days has expired; and (4) the President has consulted with the appropriate congressional committees during such 60-day period. Declares that proclaimed actions that are not subject to such consultation and layover requirements shall not take effect before the 15th day after the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register. Authorizes the President to proclaim such actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. Government to issue such regulations, as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force is appropriately implemented. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office to provide administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels established under the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 106) Provides for the arbitration of claims against the United States pursuant to Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in the Agreement. Title II: Customs Provisions - (Sec. 201)Authorizes the Presi… | 2023-01-15T06:02:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1416 |
| 108-s-1417 | 108 | s | 1417 | United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-07-15 | 2003-07-29 | By Senator Grassley from Committees on Finance; the Judiciary jointly filed written report. Report No. 108-117. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into on May 6, 2003, with the Government of Singapore, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on July 15, 2003. (Sec. 103) Provides that presidential proclamations calling for action under the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (this Act) may be proclaimed only if: (1) the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from the appropriate advisory committees and the U.S. International Trade Commission; (2) the President has reported to specified congressional committees with respect to such action; (3) a period of 60 days has expired; and (4) the President has consulted with the appropriate congressional committees during such 60-day period. Declares that proclaimed actions that are not subject to such consultation and layover requirements shall not take effect before the 15th day after the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register. Authorizes the President to proclaim such actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. Government to issue such regulations, as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force is appropriately implemented. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office to provide administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels established under the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 106) Provides for the arbitration of claims against the United States pursuant to Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in the Agreement. Title II: Customs Provisions - (Sec. 201)Autho… | 2023-01-15T06:02:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1417 |
| 108-s-1324 | 108 | s | 1324 | United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-06-24 | 2003-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8443-8444) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 4 | United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify those foreign countries that: (1) deny fair and equitable market access to U.S. agricultural products or apply standards for the importation of U.S. agricultural products that are not related to public health concerns or cannot be substantiated by reliable analytical methods; and (2) are determined by the USTR to be priority foreign countries. Limits the identification of priority foreign countries to those that engage in the most onerous or egregious acts which have the greatest adverse impact on the relevant U.S. products. Provides that if available information indicates that such action is appropriate, the USTR may at any time: (1) revoke the identification of any foreign country as a priority foreign country; or (2) identify any foreign country as a priority foreign country. Provides funding for additional staff for the Office of the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and Office of the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Monitoring and Enforcement. Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate an investigation (without waiting for a petition by an interested person) regarding any act, policy, or practice of a priority foreign country identified under this Act. | 2023-01-15T16:48:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1324 |
| 108-s-1299 | 108 | s | 1299 | Trade Readjustment and Development Enhancement for America's Communities Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-06-19 | 2003-06-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Trade Readjustment and Development Enhancement for America's Communities Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) provide leadership, support, and coordination for a comprehensive management program to address economic dislocation in eligible communities; (2) coordinate the Federal response, and provide technical assistance, to eligible communities; (3) establish specific criteria for submission and evaluation of strategic plans; (4) administer grant programs established by this Act; (5) establish an interagency Community Trade Readjustment and Development Enhancement Working Group to examine other options for addressing trade impacts on communities; and (6) determine if a community that files an application is negatively impacted by trade and, if so, to certify the community as eligible for assistance. Sets forth: (1) criteria for making that determination; and (2) priorities in making grants, with preference to rural communities. Repeals the continued dumping and subsidy offset program (under which sums are distributed to affected domestic producers). Establishes the Community Trade Readjustment and Development Enhancement Trust Fund, which shall be available for the payment of readjustment assistance to communities. | 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1299 |
| 108-s-1258 | 108 | s | 1258 | Stand With American Workers Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-06-12 | 2003-06-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 0 | Stand With American Workers Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to: (1) declare that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is the primary government official responsible for dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that involve the United States; and (2) designate a Deputy USTR to oversee dispute settlement proceedings involving the United States before the WTO, including negotiations regarding Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes. Amends the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to modify procedural guidelines for dispute settlement panels. Establishes the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the WTO in proceedings initiated by other parties to the WTO that are adverse to the United States and that are adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon the request of the USTR or specified congressional officials, any other report of a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the Commission to determine whether the panel or Appellate Body: (1) exceeded its authority or its terms of reference; (2) added to the obligations or diminished the rights of the United States under the Uruguay Round Agreement that is the subject of the report; (3) acted arbitrarily or capriciously, engaged in misconduct, or demonstrably departed from the procedures specified in the applicable Uruguay Round Agreement; (4) deviated from the applicable standard of review; and (5) if it makes an affirmative determination on these matters, further determine whether the action of the panel or Appellate Body materially affected the outcome of its report. Requires the President, if the Commission makes three such affirmative determinations in a five-year period, to submit to Congress a proposal for the fundamental reform of the dispute settlement system at the WTO and the rights and obligations of WTO member c… | 2023-01-15T16:48:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1258 |
| 108-s-1155 | 108 | s | 1155 | A bill to repeal section 801 of the Revenue Act of 1916. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-23 | 2003-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7153-7154) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Amends the Revenue Act of 1916 to repeal a specified antidumping provision that makes it a misdemeanor crime to import goods at less than their market value or wholesale price in the country of origin, with the intent of: (1) harming a U.S. industry; (2) preventing the establishment of an industry in the United States; or (3) restraining or monopolizing any part of trade and commerce in such articles in the United States. | 2023-01-15T15:48:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1155 |
| 108-s-1110 | 108 | s | 1110 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-22 | 2003-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 13 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Act of 2003 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the program for trade adjustment assistance for communities negatively impacted by trade. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Program at the Department of Commerce; (2) provide for a coordinated Federal response to economic dislocation in communities negatively impacted by trade; and (3) make a determination if a community is negatively impacted by a trade and certify such community for assistance. Allows communities negatively impacted by trade to develop strategic plans for community economic adjustment and diversification. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to communities that devise such strategic plans and to give preference to rural communities. Directs the Secretary to certify certain communities that were negatively impacted by trade on or after January 1, 1998, for adjustment assistance. | 2023-01-15T15:48:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1110 |
| 108-s-1120 | 108 | s | 1120 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-22 | 2003-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7004) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 15 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish in the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance to assist the Secretary of Commerce in carry out his or her responsibilities with respect to the provision of trade adjustment assistance to firms that have been adversely affected by import competition. | 2023-01-15T15:48:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1120 |
| 108-s-1006 | 108 | s | 1006 | A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-05-06 | 2003-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 4 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2006, the duty on certain articles of natural cork. | 2023-01-15T15:48:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1006 |
| 108-s-671 | 108 | s | 671 | Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-20 | 2004-03-04 | See also H. R. 1047. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003 - Title I: Tariff Provisions - (Sec. 1001) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to strike certain expired provisions. Subtitle A: Temporary Duty Suspensions and Reductions - Chapter 1: New Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 1101) Provides for temporary duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2005, for certain: (1) chemicals and dyes; (2) plastics; (3) helium; (4) acrylic fiber tow; (5) compound metals; (6) cases for certain children's products; (7) children's products; (8) optical instruments used in children's products; (9) epoxy molding compounds; (10) textile machinery; (11) filament yarns; (12) pesticides and herbicides; (13) refracting and reflecting telescopes; (14) rubber riding boots; (15) a specified ink; (16) sawing machines; (17) manufacturing equipment; (18) thermal release plastic film; (19) silver paints and pastes; (20) polymer masking material for aluminum capacitors; (21) necks used in cathode ray tubes; (22) combed cashmere and camel hair yarn; (23) carded cashmere yarn; (24) rayon filament yarns; (25) tire cord fabric; (26) carbon dioxide cartridges; (27) high-performance loudspeakers; (28) 12-volt batteries; (29) prepared or preserved artichokes; (30) low expansion laboratory glass; (31) stoppers, lids, and other closures; (32) railway car body shells for electric multiple units (EMUs); (33) railway passenger coaches; (34) railway EMU gallery commuter coaches of stainless steel; (35) snowboard boots; (36) hand-held radio scanners; (37) mobile and base radio scanners; (38) fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats; (39) R-core transformers; (40) decorative plates; (41) night vision monoculars; and (42) satellite radio broadcasting apparatus. Chapter 2: Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 1501) Extends the existing suspension of duty through December 31, … | 2022-02-03T05:37:47Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/671 |
| 108-s-676 | 108 | s | 676 | World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-20 | 2003-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4173-4174) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 3 | World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in proceedings initiated by other parties to the WTO that are adverse to the United States and that are adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon the request of U.S. Trade Representative or specified congressional officials, any other report of a dispute settlement panel, or the Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the Commission, with respect to such reports that are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body, to conduct a review and determine whether the panel or Appellate Body: (1) exceeded its authority or its terms of reference; (2) added to the obligations, or diminished U.S. rights under the Uruguay Round Agreement that is the subject of the report; (3) acted arbitrarily or capriciously, engaged in misconduct, or demonstrably departed from the procedures specified for panels and Appellate Bodies in the applicable Uruguay Round Agreement; and (4) deviated from the applicable standard of review, including in antidumping, countervailing duty, and other unfair trade remedy cases, the standard of review set forth in Article 17.6 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994. Requires the Commission, if it makes an affirmative determination about the action of a panel or an Appellate Body, to determine further whether the action materially affected the outcome of the report. | 2023-01-15T23:03:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/676 |
| 108-s-662 | 108 | s | 662 | A bill to extend to Nepal certain preferential treatment with respect to apparel articles. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-19 | 2003-03-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4001) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Allows certain apparel articles that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from Nepal during FY 2004 through 2005 to enter free of duty and free of any quantitative limitations as if they were articles of a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, if Nepal has satisfied specified requirements. | 2023-01-15T23:03:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/662 |
| 108-s-624 | 108 | s | 624 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-13 | 2003-03-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3643-3744) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the Russian Federation.Declares that it is the policy of the United States to remain fully committed to a multifaceted engagement with the Russian Federation, including by urging the Russian Federation to ensure that its laws and policies in conformity with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) standards provide for the free emigration of its citizens and recognize human rights.Declares that the trade agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation that entered into force on June 17, 1992, remains in force and provides the United States with important rights, including the right to use specific safeguard rules to respond to import surges from the Russian Federation. Requires the President to notify Congress not later than five days after the United States has entered into a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation on the terms of its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Provides for congressional disapproval of such agreement. | 2023-01-15T22:48:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/624 |
| 108-s-580 | 108 | s | 580 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Russia. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-10 | 2003-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 4 | Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Russia. | 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/580 |
| 108-s-560 | 108 | s | 560 | Milk Import Tariff Equity Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-06 | 2003-03-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 36 | Milk Import Tariff Equity Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to impose tariff-rate quotas (quantitative import limits) and provide various duty rates on certain casein, caseinates, milk protein concentrate, and other casein derivatives and glues imported into the United States (except imports from Mexico).Authorizes the President to: (1) enter into a trade agreement with a foreign country to grant new concessions as compensation in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions; and (2) proclaim any necessary modification or continuance of any existing duty, or continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or any quantitative limitation. Sets forth certain limits on the reduction of duties on such products. | 2023-01-15T22:48:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/560 |
| 108-s-539 | 108 | s | 539 | Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-03-05 | 2003-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3192-3193) | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 14 | Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act - Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) make specified personnel increases in the Department of Homeland Security's Bureaus of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection, respectively; (2) prepare an annual National Land Border Security Plan, which shall include a vulnerability assessment of each port of entry on the northern or southern border, and may provide for port security coordinators; and (3) carry out a three-to-five-site port of entry demonstration program.Directs the Administrator of General Services to make annual updates to the Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study.Directs the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to: (1) develop an expansion plan for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs along the northern and southern borders, including the Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition, the Carrier Initiative Program, the Americas Counter Smuggling Initiative, the Container Security Initiative, the Free and Secure Trade Initiative, and other Industry Partnership programs; (2) establish a Partnership demonstration program along the southern border; and (3) establish a demonstration program for a cooperative trade security system with respect to entities (maquiladora) in Mexico that assemble and produce goods from imported parts for export to the United States.Authorizes specified appropriations. | 2023-01-15T22:48:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/539 |
| 108-s-489 | 108 | s | 489 | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-02-27 | 2004-05-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4940-4941) | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 12 | Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2003 - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to allow specified apparel articles that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from Haiti to enter free of duty if Haiti has satisfied the requirements of this Act.Declares that such articles include apparel articles that are wholly assembled or knit-to-shape in Haiti exclusively from fabric components and yarns formed in: (1) the United States; (2) a country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States on January 1, 2003, that enters into a free trade agreement with the United States subject to trade promotion authority, or that has been designated as a beneficiary country; and (4) any country if the fabrics or yarns are designated as not being commercially available in the United States.Specifies the quantity of articles to which such preferential treatment shall extend.Declares that Haiti shall be eligible for such preferential treatment if the President determines and certifies to Congress that Haiti has met specified conditions, including: (1) establishing or making progress toward establishing a market-based economy that protects private property rights, the rule of law, the elimination of barriers to U.S. trade and investment, economic policies to reduce poverty, a system to combat corruption and bribery, and protection of internationally recognized worker rights; (2) not engaging in activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests or gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; (3) not providing support for international terrorism; and (4) cooperating in international efforts to eliminate human rights violations and terrorist activities. | 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/489 |
| 108-s-492 | 108 | s | 492 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to impose countervailing duties on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) semiconductors produced by Hynix Semiconductor. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-02-27 | 2003-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Customs Service immediately to: (1) suspend liquidation on entries into the United States of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) semiconductors produced or imported by Hynix Semiconductor (Republic of Korea); and (2) impose a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties in the amount of 80 percent ad valorem on all such imports. | 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/492 |
| 108-s-456 | 108 | s | 456 | A bill to exclude certain wire rods from the scope of any antidumping or countervailing duty order issued as a result of certain investigations relating to carbon and certain alloy steel rods. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-02-26 | 2003-02-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2848) | Senate | Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] | OH | R | V000126 | 0 | Excludes specified wire rods from the scope of any antidumping or countervailing duty issued as a result of certain investigations relating to carbon and certain alloy steel rods. | 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/456 |
| 108-s-446 | 108 | s | 446 | A bill to suspend the duty on triethyleneglycol bis(2-ethyl hexanoate). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-02-25 | 2003-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2005, the duty on triethyleneglycol bis(2-ethyl hexanoate). | 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/446 |
| 108-s-422 | 108 | s | 422 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the provisions relating to drawback claims, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-02-14 | 2003-02-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide a drawback (refund) of duties paid on unused merchandise which is entered into the United States and, within a specified time period, is later exported or destroyed. | 2023-01-15T22:18:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/422 |
| 108-s-219 | 108 | s | 219 | A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-01-28 | 2003-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 13 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to adjustments to the base price used to establish "export price" (at which the subject merchandise is first sold (or agreed to be sold) before the date of its importation by the merchandise producer or exporter outside the United States to an unaffiliated purchaser in the United States (or an unaffiliated purchaser for exportation to the United States)) and "constructed export price" (at which the subject merchandise is first sold (or agreed to be sold) in the United States before or after the date of its importation by or for the account of the merchandise producer or exporter or by a seller affiliated with the producer or exporter, to a purchaser not affiliated with the producer or exporter).Revises the adjustment formula to reduce the base price by an amount attributable to any countervailing duties imposed under such Act which are incident to bringing the merchandise from the original place of shipment in the exporting country to the place of delivery in the United States.Applies this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico. | 2023-01-15T21:34:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/219 |
| 108-s-107 | 108 | s | 107 | Southern Border Air Quality Protection Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-01-09 | 2003-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Southern Border Air Quality Protection Act - Prohibits natural gas from being exported to Mexico for the purpose of electric energy generation by certain electric energy generation units: (1) located within 50 miles of the United States; (2) whose generation capacity is greater than 50 megawatts; and (3) that do not comply with specified air quality control requirements.Directs the President to exercise certain authority granted under the Export Administration Act of 1979 and Executive Order No. 12924 in order to implement this Act.Establishes penalties for noncompliance with this Act. | 2023-01-15T21:19:32Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/107 |
| 108-s-136 | 108 | s | 136 | Expedited Remedy for Persistent Dumping Act of 2003 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2003-01-09 | 2003-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 5 | Expedited Remedy for Persistent Dumping Act of 2003 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements for monitoring cases of suspected persistent dumping to: (1) provide for an expedited antidumping investigation of merchandise from an additional supplier country if the Department of Commerce discerns imports of merchandise from the additional supplier country have increased by 15 percent or more during a period of 90 days or longer; and (2) establish Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission procedures and deadlines for making determinations as to whether or not dumping and injury have occurred. Adds specific conditions for reducing the price used to establish export price or "constructed export price," meaning the amount at which the merchandise is first sold or agreed to be sold in the United States by or for the producer or exporter. | 2023-01-15T21:34:11Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/136 |
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