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| 113-sres-601 | 113 | sres | 601 | A resolution recognizing 35 years of cooperation in science and technology between the United States and the People's Republic of China. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6790) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 3 | Recognizes the cooperation in science and technology between the governments of the United States and China since 1979. Emphasizes the importance of open markets, intellectual property rights, and the free exchange of information to the development of science and technology. Supports the principles of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology, done at Washington January 31, 1979, to which both countries remain committed. | 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z | |
| 113-hr-5870 | 113 | hr | 5870 | To prohibit the negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the "Buy American Act". | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for FY2015 or any ensuing fiscal year for negotiating a trade agreement that includes a waiver of Buy American Act requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z | |
| 113-s-2994 | 113 | s | 2994 | Leveling the Playing Field Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 0 | Leveling the Playing Field Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the administration and enforcement of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders. Declares that neither the administering authority (the Secretary of Commerce, or another U.S. officer given the responsibility by law) nor the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), as the case may be, is required to determine, or make any adjustments to, a countervailable subsidy rate or weighted average dumping margin based on any assumptions about information the interested party would have provided if it had complied with a request for information. Specifies circumstances in which neither the administering authority nor the USITC is required to corroborate information, including that relating to any dumping margin or subsidy rate calculated on the basis of it, when the administering authority or the USITC uses an inference adverse to the interests of a party that has failed to cooperate with an investigation, even if the information was submitted by that party in a separate proceeding or a separate segment of the same proceeding. Prescribes requirements for the kinds of subsidy rates or dumping margins used in the relevant proceedings when the administering authority uses an inference adverse to a party's interests. Prescribes additional economic factors for the USITC to evaluate when determining whether imports have caused or threatened material injury to a domestic industry. Requires such factors to be evaluated within the context of the business cycle and conditions of competition that are distinct to the affected industry. Repeals the requirement that, in the course of a review of an AD or CVD order for merchandise a new exporter or producer claims it did not export to the United States, the administering authority direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to allow the importer to post a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the subject merchandise. Makes an exporter or producer eligible for an indivi… | 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z | |
| 113-s-2964 | 113 | s | 2964 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 12 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the TAA program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021), for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses. Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms, communities, and farmers. Prescribes TAA eligibility requirements for adversely affected workers in public agencies. Revises trade readjustment allowance (TRA) program requirements. Limits to 130 weeks the length of TRA payments for an adversely affected worker who requires a program of remedial education or of prerequisite education in order to complete approved training. Increases from 65 to 78 additional weeks of TRA payments in a 78-week period the length of additional time permissible to complete training. Repeals the authority of a state to use funds for employment and case management services and relocation allowances to allow an adversely affected worker who is certified to file an application for a job search allowance and relocation allowance. (Continues to authorize adversely affected workers to apply for the job search allowance as well as the relocation allowance.) Revises the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Increases from: (1) $50,000 to $55,000 the maximum amount an RTAA-eligible worker may earn in wages from r… | 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z | |
| 113-hr-5646 | 113 | hr | 5646 | U.S. OUTDOOR Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 15 | United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. | 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z | |
| 113-s-2838 | 113 | s | 2838 | U.S. OUTDOOR Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 7 | United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. Establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing. | 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z | |
| 113-hr-5424 | 113 | hr | 5424 | Made-in-America Bank Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Made-in-America Bank Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to redesignate the Export-Import Bank as the Made-in-America Bank. Declares that all guarantees, loans, insurance, and any other benefits historically provided by the Export-Import Bank may only be made to a domestic entity that is not majority-owned by any foreign person or entity, and only for the purpose of acquiring goods or services made in America. Extends the termination date of the Export-Import Bank from 2014 to 2016. | 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z | |
| 113-hres-712 | 113 | hres | 712 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the Republic of South Africa. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-08-01 | 2014-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the Republic of South Africa. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hr-5291 | 113 | hr | 5291 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to goods exported for processing abroad and reimported, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] | NY | D | O000169 | 2 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to prescribe requirements for the duty treatment of certain textile and apparel goods exported for processing abroad and subsequently reimported into the United States. Revises requirements granting duty-free treatment of previously imported articles, for which a duty was paid or where no duty was paid, if: reimported, without having been advanced in value or improved in condition while abroad, after having been exported under bailment agreements or for warehousing, repackaging, or both; and (as under current law) reimported by or for the account of the person who imported it into, and exported it from, the United States. Declares that, with respect to the duty imposed on the value of repairs or alterations made abroad to articles and subsequently imported into the United States: the article shall be considered to be the same article that was exported without regard to whether it contains one or more components recovered from an identical or similar article that was also exported from the United States, and the cost or value of any such components shall not be included in the value of the article when it enters the United States. Permits, with respect to such articles, the commingling of fungible goods exported from the United States, as well as use of an inventory management method to account for the origin, value, and classification of such goods. Permits use of the manufacturer's identification (MID) code of the facility that repairs, alters, assembles, processes, stores, or otherwise handles the textile and apparel goods on any customs entry documentations or electronic data transmissions. | 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z | |
| 113-s-2709 | 113 | s | 2709 | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-31 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 14 | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY2019. Extends, for FY2015-FY2019, the Bank's authority to use a specified amount of its surplus for information technology system updates. Extends, through FY2019, the termination date of the sub-Saharan Africa advisory committee. Prescribes limitations on outstanding Bank loans, guarantees, and insurance for FY2015-FY2018 and each fiscal year thereafter. Extends, through FY2019, Bank authority to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles and defense services whose primary end use is for civilian purposes. Directs the Bank to submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) a business plan that includes an estimate of the Bank's appropriate exposure limits for FY2015-FY2019. Directs GAO to study the Bank's medium-term financing programs. | 2019-02-20T12:35:22Z | |
| 113-hr-5247 | 113 | hr | 5247 | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 0 | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor. | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-4950 | 113 | hr | 4950 | Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-06-24 | 2014-06-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] | WA | D | H001064 | 201 | Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY2021. Extends through FY2021 and gradually increases (with a specified exception) the Bank's aggregate outstanding loan, guarantee, and insurance authority. Extends through FY2021 Bank authority to provide financing for the export of nonlethal defense articles or services whose primary end use will be for civilian purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z | |
| 113-hr-4955 | 113 | hr | 4955 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-06-24 | 2014-06-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] | FL | R | S001186 | 1 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through December 31, 2025, the duty-free treatment on a specified quantity of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods imported into the United States from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z | |
| 113-hr-4763 | 113 | hr | 4763 | Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-05-29 | 2014-05-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] | CA | D | C001097 | 9 | Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise certain legal standards used to consider whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being established with respect to foreign countries that unlawfully import articles into the United States in violation of U.S. infringement laws. Considers an industry to exist if there is in the United States substantial investment in licensing activities that leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design of protected articles. Prohibits a complainant alleging a violation from relying upon activities by its licensees unless the license leads to such adoption and development. Prescribes requirements with respect to U.S. International Trade Commission investigations of alleged violations. | 2023-01-11T13:26:25Z | |
| 113-hr-4768 | 113 | hr | 4768 | To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-05-29 | 2014-05-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 2 | Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: (1) is designed to generate electricity, and (2) if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the project. | 2023-01-11T13:26:25Z | |
| 113-s-2384 | 113 | s | 2384 | Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-05-22 | 2014-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 3 | Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 - Requires the President to report annually to Congress on foreign countries that engage in economic and industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information. Requires each report to: (1) identify countries that engage in such espionage, including countries that facilitate, support, fail to prosecute, or otherwise permit such espionage; (2) specify the countries that engage in the most egregious forms of such espionage; and (3) describe actions taken and progress made by the President to decrease the prevalence of such espionage. Authorizes the President to block and prohibit transactions in property, and interests in property, of a foreign person the President determines knowingly requests, engages in, supports, facilitates, or benefits from the significant appropriation, through economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace, of technologies or proprietary information developed by U.S. persons if such property and interests in property: (1) are in the United States; (2) come within the United States; or (3) are, or come within, the possession or control of a U.S. person. Prohibits the President from imposing sanctions on the importation of goods under such authority. | 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z | |
| 113-s-2352 | 113 | s | 2352 | Russian Weapons Embargo Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-05-15 | 2014-07-28 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 5 | Russian Weapons Embargo Act of 2014 - Prohibits the head of any executive agency from entering into a contract, subcontract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any subsidiary or affiliate of it, or any entity that has a business relationship with Rosoboronexport regarding the design, manufacture, or sale of military equipment. Requires the head of each executive agency to terminate any such arrangement. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if : (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing military equipment for, the government of Syria; (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea (other than forces present on certain military bases); and (3) agents of the Russian Federation are not taking measures to destabilize the control of the government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. Authorizes the President to reprogram Economic Support Fund assistance or security assistance for the government of any country that enters into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or makes a grant or loan to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary or affiliate of it in an amount up to or equal to the total amount of each such arrangement. | 2023-01-11T13:26:21Z | |
| 113-hr-4349 | 113 | hr | 4349 | Crude Oil Export Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-04-01 | 2014-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 8 | Crude Oil Export Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and (2) materials or equipment which he determines necessary for either exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplies, or for construction or maintenance of energy facilities within the United States. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal limitations on exports of oil. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to repeal limitations on export of Outer Continental Shelf oil or gas on the lands within its purview. Declares without force or effect: (1) the limitation placed upon crude oil exports by the Export Administration Act of 1979, and (2) a specified regulation relating to crude oil. Directs the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce to grant licenses to export crude oil to a country unless: (1) the country is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States, or (2) either the President or Congress has designated the country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national security. Authorizes the President, subject to a congressional resolution of disapproval, to ban the export of crude oil from the United States for a maximum period of 90 days during a national emergency. Permits renewal of such ban during periods of national emergency. Subjects any act of imposing or renewing a ban to a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. | 2023-01-11T13:26:42Z | |
| 113-hr-4322 | 113 | hr | 4322 | American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-03-27 | 2014-03-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] | WV | R | M001180 | 1 | American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to distribute semiannually all funds (including any interest earned) from duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order or finding (antidumping and subsidy protection amount) to affected domestic producers for qualifying expenditures and cash to eligible employees. Defines "affected domestic producer" to mean a currently operating manufacturer or producer that was a petitioner or interested party in support of a petition for which an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order has been entered. Defines "eligible employee" of an affected domestic producer as an individual who: (1) has been totally or partially separated from employment with that producer because of dumping or a subsidy for which an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order has been entered; or (2) is an employee of the affected domestic producer at the time a distribution is made. Defines "qualifying expenditures" to mean certain expenditures incurred by an affected domestic producer after the issuance of an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order. Requires the CBP Commissioner to establish in the Treasury a special account for each such order or finding and to deposit in those accounts all funds (including any interest earned) from antidumping or countervailing duties assessed on or after October 1, 2014. Declares that the requirements of this Act shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico. | 2023-01-11T13:26:48Z | |
| 113-hr-4271 | 113 | hr | 4271 | Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-03-14 | 2014-03-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 6 | Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, subject to appropriations, to use up to 3% of the Bank's surplus, for each of the 5 fiscal years following enactment of this Act, to cover its administrative expenses. Requires the Bank to use at least one-third of that 3% of surplus to expand or establish Bank regional offices. | 2023-01-11T13:26:49Z | |
| 113-hr-4242 | 113 | hr | 4242 | Humanitarian Firefighter Relief Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-03-13 | 2014-03-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | N000127 | 1 | Humanitarian Firefighter Relief Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment of donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies imported by or on behalf of a qualified tax-exempt nonprofit charitable organization for purposes of the inspection and subsequent donation and export of those items to countries and organizations in need. | 2023-01-11T13:26:50Z | |
| 113-hr-4163 | 113 | hr | 4163 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-03-06 | 2014-03-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 45 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the TAA program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021), for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses. Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms, communities, and farmers. Prescribes TAA eligibility requirements for adversely affected workers in public agencies. Revises trade readjustment allowance (TRA) program requirements. Limits to 130 weeks the length of TRA payments for an adversely affected worker who requires a program of remedial education or of prerequisite education in order to complete approved training. Increases from 65 to 78 additional weeks of TRA payments in a 78-week period the length of additional time permissible to complete training. Repeals the authority of a state to use funds for employment and case management services and relocation allowances to allow an adversely affected worker who is certified to file an application for a job search allowance and relocation allowance. (Continues to authorize adversely affected workers to apply for the job search allowance as well as the relocation allowance.) Revises the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Increases from: (1) $50,000 to $55,000 the maximum amount an RTAA-eligible worker may earn in wages from… | 2023-01-11T13:26:52Z | |
| 113-hr-4057 | 113 | hr | 4057 | Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-02-11 | 2014-02-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | P000595 | 4 | Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct U.S. Customs and Border Protection customs plazas at land ports of entry, with priority given to those that have the highest trade volume by value of shipments, including exports and imports. | 2023-01-11T13:26:59Z | |
| 113-hr-3961 | 113 | hr | 3961 | To provide Israel a license exception to the Export Administration Regulations currently made available to 36 other nations. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-01-29 | 2014-01-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Directs the President to direct the Secretary of State to undertake discussions with Israel to identify the steps necessary to include Israel within the list of countries eligible for the Strategic Trade Authorization exception to the requirement for a license for the export, re-export, or in-country transfer of an item subject to certain export controls. (This exception authorizes exports, re-exports, and transfers [in-country], including releases within a single country of software source code and technology to foreign nationals, in lieu of a license that would otherwise be required. The list of countries eligible for the license exception covers those countries with respect to which the reasons for control that would ordinarily impose the license requirement include national security, chemical or biological weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, regional stability, crime control, and/or significant items authorized for destinations in or nationals of a specified Country Group.) | 2023-01-11T13:27:06Z | |
| 113-hr-3846 | 113 | hr | 3846 | United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-01-10 | 2014-07-29 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | M001150 | 2 | United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish formally, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) (formerly the U.S. Customs Service), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Establishes in the CBP: a Deputy Commissioner; the U.S. Border Patrol; an Office of Air and Marine Operations; an Office of Field Operations, including a National Targeting Center; an Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison; an Office of International Affairs; and an Office of Internal Affairs. Requires the CBP Commissioner to establish, and update triennially, certain standard operating procedures for CBP personnel. Directs the CBP Commissioner to require all CBP agents and officers to participate in a specified amount of continuing education to maintain an understanding of federal legal rulings, court decisions, and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines. Requires the CBP Commissioner to ensure that: adequate access to food and water is provided as soon as possible to individuals apprehended and detained between a U.S. port of entry, and detainee rights are provided at CBP processing centers. Directs the CBP Commissioner to publish wait times at the 20 U.S. airports with the highest volume of international travel and make this information available to the public on the CBP website. (Sec. 4) Makes technical conforming amendments. Declares that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall be maintained as a distinct entity within DHS. Removes the Office for Domestic Preparedness from within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security and establishes it simply within DHS. Transfers all functions of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security to the DHS Secretary. Authorizes the DHS Secretary (currently, the Under Secretary) to impose disciplinary action on any employee of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and CB… | 2023-01-11T13:26:03Z | |
| 113-hr-3830 | 113 | hr | 3830 | Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-01-09 | 2014-01-09 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 2 | Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - States the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives obtaining: (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; and (2) the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment and that decrease market opportunities for U.S. exports or otherwise distort U.S. trade. States the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to: (1) goods and services; (2) agriculture; (3) foreign investment; (5) intellectual property; (6) digital goods and services, as well as cross-border data flows; (7) regulatory practices; (8) state-owned and state-controlled enterprises; (9) localization barriers to trade; (10) labor and the environment; (11) currency; (12) the World Trade Organization and multilateral trade agreements; (13) trade institution transparency; (14) anti-corruption; (15) dispute settlement and enforcement; (16) trade remedy laws; (17) border taxes; and (18) textile negotiations. Authorizes the President to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries for the reduction or elimination of tariff or nontariff barriers before July 1, 2018, or July 1, 2021, if trade authorities procedures are extended to implementing bills (congressional approval) with respect to such agreements. Authorizes the President to proclaim necessary or appropriate modifications or continuation of any existing duty, continuation of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out any such agreement. Subjects trade agreements to congressional oversight and approval, consultations, and access to information requirements. Specifies presidential notifications and other actions and their deadlines that must take place for any t… | 2023-01-11T13:23:30Z | |
| 113-s-1900 | 113 | s | 1900 | Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2014-01-09 | 2014-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - States the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives obtaining: (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; and (2) the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment and that decrease market opportunities for U.S. exports or otherwise distort U.S. trade. States the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to: (1) goods and services; (2) agriculture; (3) foreign investment; (5) intellectual property; (6) digital goods and services, as well as cross-border data flows; (7) regulatory practices; (8) state-owned and state-controlled enterprises; (9) localization barriers to trade; (10) labor and the environment; (11) currency; (12) the World Trade Organization and multilateral trade agreements; (13) trade institution transparency; (14) anti-corruption; (15) dispute settlement and enforcement; (16) trade remedy laws; (17) border taxes; and (18) textile negotiations. Authorizes the President to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries for the reduction or elimination of tariff or nontariff barriers before July 1, 2018, or July 1, 2021, if trade authorities procedures are extended to implementing bills (congressional approval) with respect to such agreements. Authorizes the President to proclaim necessary or appropriate modifications or continuation of any existing duty, continuation of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out any such agreement. Subjects trade agreements to congressional oversight and approval, consultations, and access to information requirements. Specifies presidential notifications and other actions and their deadlines that must take place for any t… | 2023-01-11T13:27:04Z | |
| 113-s-1883 | 113 | s | 1883 | Extending Incentives for Exporting American Textiles Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-20 | 2013-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 1 | Extending Incentives for Exporting American Textiles Act of 2013 - Extends duty-free treatment, subject to specified quantitative limitations, for certain imported Nicaraguan woven trousers, breeches, or shorts. Requires those articles to be accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate indicating the use of fabric and yarns wholly formed in the United States. Extends such duty-free treatment for 10 years beginning on January 1, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:23:31Z | |
| 113-s-1839 | 113 | s | 1839 | GSP UPDATE Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-17 | 2013-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 6 | GSP Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act or GSP UPDATE Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain luggage and travel articles as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). | 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z | |
| 113-hr-3733 | 113 | hr | 3733 | Green 301 Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-12 | 2013-12-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 5 | Trade and Environment Enforcement Act or Green 301 Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain discretionary trade action against foreign countries that engage in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that fail to enforce their environmental laws effectively. Directs the USTR to identify foreign country trade practices that affect negatively the environment of the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally. | 2023-01-11T13:23:36Z | |
| 113-hr-3753 | 113 | hr | 3753 | Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-12 | 2014-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] | TX | D | O000170 | 6 | Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty by September 30, 2019, an additional: (1) 5,000 full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to serve on all inspection lanes and enforcement teams at U.S. land ports of entry on the northern and southern borders of the United States; and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) DHS plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient CBP officers and infrastructure for outbound inspections at southern border land ports of entry; and (2) each relevant department's plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient CBP agriculture specialists, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service entomologist identifier specialists, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consumer safety officers at such ports of entry. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows such officers to communicate between ports of entry and inspection stations and with law enforcement; and (2) establish a program for awarding grants for the purchase of identification and detection equipment and mobile, hand-held, two-way communication devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border. Authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to aid in the enforcement of federal customs, immigration, and agriculture laws by: (1) designing, constructing, and modifying U.S. ports of entry, living quarters for personnel, technology and equipment, and other structures and facilities; (2) acquiring land deemed necessary to carry out the Commissioner's duties; and (3) constructing additional ports of entry along the borders. Authorizes the Administrator, for purposes of facilitating the construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance of a new or existing facility or other infras… | 2023-01-11T13:23:36Z | |
| 113-s-1812 | 113 | s | 1812 | Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-12 | 2013-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 0 | Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to hire, train, and assign to duty by September 30, 2019, an additional: (1) 5,000 full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to serve on all inspection lanes and enforcement teams at U.S. land ports of entry on the northern and southern borders of the United States; and (2) 350 full-time support staff for all U.S. ports of entry. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) DHS plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient CBP officers and infrastructure for outbound inspections at southern border land ports of entry; and (2) each relevant department's plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient CBP agriculture specialists, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service entomologist identifier specialists, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consumer safety officers at such ports of entry. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that each CBP officer is equipped with a secure two-way communication and satellite-enabled device that allows such officers to communicate between ports of entry and inspection stations and with law enforcement; and (2) establish a program for awarding grants for the purchase of identification and detection equipment and mobile, hand-held, two-way communication devices for state and local law enforcement officers serving on the southern border. Authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to aid in the enforcement of federal customs, immigration, and agriculture laws by: (1) designing, constructing, and modifying U.S. ports of entry, living quarters for personnel, technology and equipment, and other structures and facilities; (2) acquiring land deemed necessary to carry out the Commissioner's duties; and (3) constructing additional ports of entry along the borders. Authorizes the Administrator, for purposes of facilitating the construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance of a new or existing facility or other infras… | 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z | |
| 113-s-1801 | 113 | s | 1801 | Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-11 | 2013-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws provide targeted, effective relief against unfair trade practices and must be protected and enhanced; and (2) the failure to include within antidumping duty calculations the real costs of inadequate wages and insufficient workplace safety conditions and environmental controls has a substantial negative effect on U.S. manufacturing and the U.S. economy and fails to support efforts to improve conditions for working families and the environment in the United States and around the world. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to a fair comparison, for purposes of an antidumping investigation or review, between the actual or constructed export price of subject merchandise and its normal value. Requires an increase in the normal value price determination by the difference, if any, between the actual cost of producing the merchandise and the estimated cost of producing that merchandise if the producer paid its employees adequate wages and maintained sustainable production methods. Requires the administering authority, at the request of an exporter or producer of subject merchandise, to reduce the amount of that increase (credit) by an amount that reflects the extent to which the merchandise was produced under conditions under which all employees receive adequate wages and sustainable production methods are maintained. Authorizes an exporter or producer seeking to import merchandise into the United States to request the administering authority to issue a precertification that the merchandise is eligible for credits before an investigation is initiated. Allows the administering authority to issue a precertification for all merchandise imported from a country if that country's government maintains and enforces laws requiring all producers of such merchandise in that country to pay its employees adequate wages and to maintain sustainable production methods. Authorizes the administ… | 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z | |
| 113-s-1788 | 113 | s | 1788 | Digital Trade Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-12-10 | 2013-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 2 | Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity to inform executive agency efforts related to digital trade. States that it shall be a U.S. negotiating principle in negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement, and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade. | 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z | |
| 113-hr-3575 | 113 | hr | 3575 | Putting Security First in Preclearance Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-11-21 | 2013-12-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 9 | Putting Security First in Preclearance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish conditions for commencing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security screening operations at preclearance facilities outside of the United States. Requires the Secretary to give Congress 90-days notice before entering into any agreement to commence security screening operations at such a facility. Prohibits the funding either directly or through reimbursement by a foreign government or a foreign person of CBP security screening positions at such facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:23:47Z | |
| 113-hr-3558 | 113 | hr | 3558 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-11-20 | 2013-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] | GA | R | G000560 | 27 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Textile and Trade Agreements (TTA) division of the Office of International Trade within CBP should ensure that seizures, detentions, special operations, and Textile Product Verification Teams (TPVTs) remain the primary focus of their efforts to enforce U.S. customs laws with respect to imports of textile or apparel articles, particularly as they relate to enforcement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and other free trade agreements and trade preference programs to prevent transshipments and origin fraud. Requires the seizure and forfeiture of an imported textile or apparel article for which a trade preference has been claimed in cases where the importer: (1) has either misdescribed, not verified the article's country of origin, or used accompanying false documentation; or (2) provides false information as to his or her address or does not meet certain documentation or informational requirements upon entry of an article. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the CBP Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury to use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of articles due to violations of the U.S. customs laws to pay for expenses directly related to special operations, TPVTs, and other enforcement actions, including expenses related to training and education of certain specialists who participate in the enforcement of such laws. Authorizes the use of such amounts also to pay for a reward of the lesser of at least 20% of that amount, value of property forfeited, or $20,000 to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest, conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of articles due to violations enforced by the Secretary, the Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Commissioner to ensure specified staffing of the Te… | 2023-01-11T13:23:48Z | |
| 113-s-1748 | 113 | s | 1748 | American Export Promotion Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-11-20 | 2013-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] | HI | D | S001194 | 0 | American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Industry and Analysis unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program. Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that will assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and: (1) create or sustain the greatest number of jobs, (2) obtain the maximum return on investment, (3) increase U.S. exports to the Asia and Pacific region, (4) increase U.S. exports in services, or (5) address Department export priorities. | 2023-01-11T13:23:42Z | |
| 113-hr-3488 | 113 | hr | 3488 | Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-11-14 | 2014-07-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] | PA | R | M001181 | 154 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 3, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance operations in a foreign country to: prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States; prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States; ensure merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable U.S. customs laws; and ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the United States. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify Congress not later than 180 days before entering into an agreement with a foreign country to establish CBP preclearance operations there, and (2) make certain certifications to Congress not later than 90 days before entering into an agreement to establish CBP preclearance operations at an airport in a foreign country. Directs the CBP Commissioner to: measure monthly the average customs processing time to enter the 25 U.S. airports with the highest volume of international travel; quarterly assess whether the average customs processing time for those airports significantly exceeds the average customs processing time to enter the United States through a preclearance operation; and provide Congress with a remediation plan for reducing that time in the event of an affirmative assessment. (Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), before commencement of CBP preclearance operations at an airport in a foreign country, to enter into an agreement requiring the country to adopt aviation security screening standards comparable to those of the United States. Directs the Administrator to require TSA rescreening in the United States of passengers and their property before they may deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports if they have come from an airport… | 2023-01-11T13:23:50Z | |
| 113-hr-3467 | 113 | hr | 3467 | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-11-13 | 2013-11-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] | NY | D | S000480 | 21 | Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from agreeing to the reduction or elimination of the existing rate of duty on any product in order to carry out a trade agreement with a foreign country until the President certifies to Congress that: (1) the United States has obtained that country's reduction or elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers and policies and practices with respect to U.S. exports of any product that has the same physical characteristics and uses as the product for which the President seeks to modify its rate of duty, and (2) any violation of the trade agreement is immediately enforceable by withdrawal of the duty modification until the President certifies to Congress that the United States has obtained the country's reduction or elimination of the tariff or nontariff barrier or policy or practice. Requires the withdrawal of such a modification in specified circumstances determined by the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center until the President makes such a certification to Congress. Requires the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), with respect to any proposed trade agreement that seeks a modification that would reduce or eliminate an existing duty on any product in order to carry out a trade agreement with a foreign country, to investigate the possible market access opportunities for similar U.S. exports to that country if such barriers and policies are modified or eliminated. | 2023-01-11T13:23:27Z | |
| 113-s-1633 | 113 | s | 1633 | Affordable Footwear Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-10-31 | 2013-10-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 8 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z | |
| 113-hr-3167 | 113 | hr | 3167 | Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-09-20 | 2013-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 1 | Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise Generalized System of Preferences Program eligibility requirements. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country in order for its products to receive duty-free treatment if that country: (1) fails to provide adequate protection for intellectual property rights; and (2) maintains local content requirements, other than requirements applicable only to the procurement of products by governmental agencies and not with a view to commercial resale or to use in the production of goods for commercial sale. | 2023-01-11T13:24:09Z | |
| 113-hr-3004 | 113 | hr | 3004 | Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-08-02 | 2013-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] | CA | D | B001287 | 0 | Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the head of each agency participating in the International Trade Data System (ITDS) and the Interagency Steering Committee to ensure that each such agency, among other duties, develops and maintains the necessary information technology infrastructure to support the operation of the ITDS, submit all data to the ITDS electronically, and arrange to share information between each agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency. | 2023-01-11T13:24:17Z | |
| 113-s-1412 | 113 | s | 1412 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-31 | 2013-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 1 | Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Textile and Trade Agreements (TTA) division of the Office of International Trade within CBP should ensure that seizures, detentions, special operations, and Textile Product Verification Teams (TPVTs) remain the primary focus of their efforts to enforce U.S. customs laws with respect to imports of textile or apparel articles, particularly as they relate to enforcement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), and other free trade agreements and trade preference programs to prevent transshipments and origin fraud. Requires the seizure and forfeiture of an imported textile or apparel article for which a trade preference has been claimed in cases where the importer: (1) has either misdescribed, not verified the article's country of origin, or used accompanying false documentation; or (2) provides false information as to his or her address or does not meet certain documentation or informational requirements upon entry of an article. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), the CBP Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury to use amounts from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of articles due to violations of the U.S. customs laws to pay for expenses directly related to special operations, TPVTs, and other enforcement actions, including expenses related to training and education of certain specialists who participate in the enforcement of such laws. Authorizes the use of such amounts also to pay for a reward of the lesser of at least 20% of that amount, value of property forfeited, or $20,000 to any person who furnishes information that leads to an arrest, conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of articles due to violations enforced by the Secretary, the Commissioner, or the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Commissioner to ensure specified staffing of … | 2023-01-11T13:24:21Z | |
| 113-hr-2806 | 113 | hr | 2806 | Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-24 | 2013-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] | TX | R | M001158 | 6 | Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt from the U.S. customs laws the importation of instruments of international traffic (certain reusable containers, but excluding communications satellites) containing de minimis residual matter. Defines the term "de minimis residual matter" to mean material remaining in the container after its contents have been unloaded before it is either refilled or cleaned. | 2023-01-11T13:24:29Z | |
| 113-s-1357 | 113 | s | 1357 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-24 | 2013-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 5 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program. Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021) for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses. Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms and farmers. Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to declare that TAA program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2021. | 2023-01-11T13:24:23Z | |
| 113-s-1331 | 113 | s | 1331 | A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-18 | 2013-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through September 30, 2015. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for certain customs services performed through January 21, 2022, and for other specified customs services performed through January 28, 2022. Prescribes a formula for required estimated corporate tax payments otherwise due in each of the quarters of 2018 from corporations with assets of at least $1 billion. | 2023-01-11T13:24:23Z | |
| 113-hr-2708 | 113 | hr | 2708 | United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-17 | 2013-07-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 7 | United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend or reduce temporarily certain rates of duty on specified chemicals and other items. Extends through December 31, 2015, certain existing duty suspensions, reductions, and other modification for specified chemicals, food, and other items. Directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of: (1) orange juice, (2) industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom, (3) polyester fleece sheet sets, (4) top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, and (5) digital still image video cameras. Makes a technical correction to the article description for stainless steel single-piece exhaust gas manifolds. | 2023-01-11T13:24:32Z | |
| 113-hr-2709 | 113 | hr | 2709 | To extend the Generalized System of Preferences. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-07-17 | 2013-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 10 | Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through September 30, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:24:32Z | |
| 113-hres-285 | 113 | hres | 285 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-28 | 2013-06-28 | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] | FL | R | B001260 | 90 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the importation of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning. Recognizes the threat shark finning poses to sharks and condemns the practice worldwide. | 2023-01-11T13:24:43Z | |
| 113-hr-2564 | 113 | hr | 2564 | To extend the additional duty on ethanol. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-27 | 2013-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | R000053 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through January 1, 2016, the duty on ethanol. | 2023-01-11T13:24:44Z | |
| 113-s-1179 | 113 | s | 1179 | Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 1 | Small Business Export Growth Act of 2013 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC). Requires the TPCC to: (1) identify opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices of federal agencies involved in export promotion and export financing activities; (2) assess the use and coordination of electronic databases among federal agencies in support of such activities; and (3) provide a detailed listing of current and future federal and state-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related activities to ensure better delivery of services to U.S. businesses. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make available information on federal and state-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related activities on the Export.gov website. Requires the governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts to: (1) clearly identify and explain the role, goals, and objectives of each agency represented on the TPCC with respect its export promotion and export financing activities; (2) include any recommendations of the Comptroller General relating to coordination of the agencies represented on the TPCC; and (3) reflect the recommendations of the U.S. Travel Association (currently, U.S. National Tourism Organization) to the degree considered appropriate by the TPCC. Directs the President to establish a State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group as a subcommittee of the TPCC to develop a strategy for improving coordination of federal and state resources for small business export promotion and export financing activities. Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to report annually to Congress on the extent to which the TPCC is successfully carrying out its duties. Requires the Associate Administrator for International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report to Congress on recommendations for improving the experience of the Export.gov website as a comprehensive export information resource and a single we… | 2023-01-11T13:24:40Z | |
| 113-hconres-39 | 113 | hconres | 39 | Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 14 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should seek through negotiated agreements under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) the elimination of all direct and indirect subsidies benefitting the production or export of sugar by any foreign country that: (1) exported more than 200,000 metric tons of sugar during 2013, or (2) has in effect a free trade agreement with the United States. Urges the President to: (1) report to Congress detailed information about how any of such countries has eliminated such subsidies, and (2) then propose legislation to implement a "zero for zero" sugar subsidy policy. | 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z | |
| 113-s-1136 | 113 | s | 1136 | Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-11 | 2013-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013 - Directs the President to proclaim an extension through December 31, 2024, of the preferential tariff treatment provided certain apparel goods imported into the United States from Nicaragua. | 2023-01-11T13:24:41Z | |
| 113-s-1114 | 113 | s | 1114 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-07 | 2013-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 23 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make public and report biannually to Congress on international monetary policy and currency exchange rates; and (2) appear, if requested, before certain congressional committees to testify regarding such reports. Prescribes report contents, including: (1) an analysis of currency market developments and the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of major economies and trading partners of the United States, (2) a review of the economic and monetary policies of major economies and trading partners of the United States and an evaluation of how such policies impact currency exchange rates, and (3) a list of currencies designated as fundamentally misaligned currencies. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) analyze semiannually the prevailing real effective exchange rates of foreign currencies; (2) determine whether any such currency is in fundamental misalignment; and (3) designate it for priority action if the issuing country engages in specified behavior, including excessive and prolonged official or quasi-official accumulation of foreign assets for balance of payments purposes. Prescribes procedures for: (1) negotiations and consultations; and (2) actions in response to failure, including persistent failure, to adopt appropriate policies, or take identifiable action to eliminate the fundamental misalignment. Requires the Secretary, before the United States approves a proposed change in the governance arrangement of any international financial institution, to determine whether any member of the international financial institution that would benefit from the proposed change, in the form of increased voting shares or representation, has a currency designated for priority action. Requires U.S. opposition to the proposed change if the Secretary renders an affirmative determination. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930, for purposes of an antidumping investigation or review, to require an adjustment in the price used… | 2023-01-11T13:24:42Z | |
| 113-s-1102 | 113 | s | 1102 | Export-Import Bank Termination Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-06 | 2013-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Export-Import Bank Termination Act - Abolishes the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:24:42Z | |
| 113-hr-2263 | 113 | hr | 2263 | Export-Import Bank Termination Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-06-05 | 2013-06-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] | MI | R | A000367 | 6 | Export-Import Bank Termination Act - Abolishes the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z | |
| 113-hr-2139 | 113 | hr | 2139 | GSP UPDATE Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-23 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] | FL | R | C001045 | 18 | GSP Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act or GSP UPDATE Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain luggage and travel articles as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). | 2022-03-03T21:28:44Z | |
| 113-s-1023 | 113 | s | 1023 | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-22 | 2013-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] | TN | R | C001071 | 5 | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. ability to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to U.S. long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and security; (2) it should be mindful of the potential impact upon the U.S. ability to attract foreign direct investment when evaluating proposed legislation; (3) it is a top national priority to enhance U.S. competitiveness, prosperity, and security by removing unnecessary barriers to foreign direct investment and the U.S. jobs it creates and promoting policies to ensure the United States remains the premier global destination in which to invest, hire, innovate, and manufacture products; (4) maintaining the U.S. commitment to open investment policy encourages other countries to do the same and enables the United States to open new markets abroad for U.S. companies and their products; and (5) U.S. policies regarding foreign direct investment should reflect national security interests and should not disadvantage domestic investors or companies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an interagency review of the U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment and report to Congress recommendations for making the United States more competitive in attracting foreign direct investment without undermining fundamental domestic labor, consumer, or environmental protections. | 2023-01-11T13:25:00Z | |
| 113-hr-2052 | 113 | hr | 2052 | Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-20 | 2014-09-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 9, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. ability to attract foreign direct investment is directly linked to U.S. long-term economic prosperity, global competitiveness, and security; (2) it is a top national priority to enhance U.S. global competitiveness, prosperity, and security by removing unnecessary barriers to foreign direct investment and the U.S. jobs it creates and promoting policies to ensure the United States remains the premier global destination in which to invest, hire, innovate, and manufacture products; (3) maintaining the U.S. commitment to open investment policy encourages other countries to reciprocate and enables the United States to open new markets abroad for U.S. companies and their products; (4) U.S. policies regarding foreign direct investment should reflect national security interests and should not disadvantage domestic investors or companies; and (5) U.S. efforts to attract foreign direct investment should be consistent with efforts to maintain and improve the U.S. standard of living. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group and the heads of other relevant federal agencies, to conduct an interagency review of the U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment and report to Congress recommendations for increasing that U.S. global competitiveness without weakening labor, consumer, financial, or environmental protections. | 2023-01-11T13:24:13Z | |
| 113-hjres-46 | 113 | hjres | 46 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-17 | 2013-05-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] | NY | D | C001038 | 3 | Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Deems this resolution a renewal resolution which shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2013, whichever occurs first. | 2019-11-15T21:47:34Z | |
| 113-hr-1909 | 113 | hr | 1909 | Export Coordination Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-09 | 2013-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 11 | Export Coordination Act of 2013 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC). Requires the TPCC to: (1) identify opportunities to consolidate or co-locate offices of federal agencies involved in export promotion and export financing activities; (2) assess the use and coordination of electronic databases among federal agencies in support of such activities; and (3) provide a detailed listing of current and future federal and state-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related activities to ensure better delivery of services to U.S. businesses. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make available information on federal and state-led trade missions, trade fairs, and related activities on the Export.gov website. Requires the governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts to: (1) clearly identify and explain the role, goals, and objectives of each TPCC member agency with respect its export promotion and export financing activities; (2) include the recommendations of the Comptroller General relating to coordination of the TPCC and member agencies; and (3) reflect the recommendations of the U.S. Travel Association (currently, U.S. National Tourism Organization) to the degree considered appropriate by the TPCC. Revises membership of the TPCC to include representatives from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as well as one or more presidential appointees representing state trade promotion agencies. Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to report annually to Congress on the extent to which the TPCC is successfully carrying out its duties. | 2022-11-15T16:33:12Z | |
| 113-hr-1916 | 113 | hr | 1916 | TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-09 | 2013-06-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 15 | Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act or TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to collect information on changes in foreign tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices affecting exports of U.S. goods and services other than U.S. agricultural commodities. Requires the Secretary to make such information available to U.S. exporters on the Export.gov website. | 2022-11-15T16:33:49Z | |
| 113-hr-1926 | 113 | hr | 1926 | State Trade Coordination Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-09 | 2013-07-24 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 8 | State Trade Coordination Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise membership of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to include one or more presidential appointees representing state trade promotion agencies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the TPCC and in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a plan to integrate resources and strategies of state trade promotion agencies into the overall federal trade promotion program. Directs the Secretary, acting through the head of the U.S. Commercial Service, to develop an annual federal-state export strategy for goods and services for each state that submits to the Secretary its export strategy for the upcoming year. Directs the Secretary, in coordination with representatives of state trade promotion agencies, to develop a framework to share export success information, and develop a coordinated set of reporting metrics. Revises the strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts to include an annual survey and analysis of the overall effectiveness of federal-state coordination and export promotion goals, as well as best practices, recommendations to better assist small businesses, and other relevant matters. | 2022-03-03T21:31:41Z | |
| 113-s-884 | 113 | s | 884 | Deter Cyber Theft Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-05-07 | 2013-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3166-3167) | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 3 | Deter Cyber Theft Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to annually report to specified congressional committees on foreign countries that engage in economic and industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information. Requires each report to identify countries that engage in such espionage as well as countries that engage in the most egregious forms of such espionage. Directs the President to exclude from entry into the United States any article produced or exported by an entity identified within any such report, as long as the President determines that such exclusion is warranted for the enforcement of intellectual property rights or to protect the integrity of the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain. | 2023-01-11T13:24:59Z | |
| 113-hr-1777 | 113 | hr | 1777 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-26 | 2013-11-21 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent . | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 2 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that focuses, among other things, on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports, and (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises. Requires the President to designate a Special Africa Export Strategy Coordinator. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce and other high-level U.S. officials with responsibility for export promotion, financing, and development should conduct a joint trade mission to Africa. Directs the Secretary to ensure that at least 10 total U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service officers are assigned to U.S. embassies in Africa for each of the first 5 fiscal years after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to assign at least one full-time officer to the office of the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank and the African Development Bank to: (1) increase access of U.S. businesses to procurement contracts with the bank; and (2) facilitate access of such businesses to risk insurance, equity investments, consulting services, and lending provided by the bank. Prescribes increases in the number of: (1) Export-Import Bank of the United States employees dedicated to expanding business development for Africa and assigned to bank field offices in Africa and the United States, and (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) staff needed to promote stable and sustainable economic growth and development in Africa as well… | 2022-11-15T16:33:39Z | |
| 113-hr-1708 | 113 | hr | 1708 | Affordable Footwear Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-24 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] | KS | R | J000290 | 51 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:23:17Z | |
| 113-hr-1682 | 113 | hr | 1682 | FREE Vietnam Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-23 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000397 | 6 | Fostering Rights through Economic Engagement in Vietnam Act or FREE Vietnam Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add Vietnam to the list of countries ineligible for designation as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of duty-free treatment of its products under the generalized system of preferences unless the President certifies to Congress that Vietnam: (1) is not on the special watch list of countries not in compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; (2) does not engage in pervasive violations of internationally-recognized human rights, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion; and (3) otherwise meets the requirements of this Act. Authorizes the President to waive such requirements if it is in the U.S. national interest. | 2019-11-15T21:47:25Z | |
| 113-s-790 | 113 | s | 790 | Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-23 | 2013-04-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] | MO | D | M001170 | 19 | Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act of 2013 - Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to establish a process in which it will: (1) review each article in which a temporary duty suspension or reduction has been recommended at its own initiative or pursuant to a petition, and (2) submit a draft bill to the appropriate congressional committees containing each duty suspension or reduction that meets certain requirements. Requires the USITC to report to Congress on: (1) recommendations with respect to sectors of the U.S. economy that could benefit from duty suspensions or reductions without causing harm to other domestic interests, and (2) the feasibility of suspending or reducing duties on a sectoral basis rather than on individual articles. | 2022-03-03T21:29:08Z | |
| 113-s-718 | 113 | s | 718 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-11 | 2013-09-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 11 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that focuses, among other things, on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years; (2) promoting the alignment of U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa; (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa; (4) encouraging a greater understanding among U.S. business and financial communities of the opportunities Africa holds for U.S. exports; (5) fostering partnership opportunities between U.S. and African small- and medium-sized enterprises; and (6) monitoring market loan rates and the availability of capital for U.S. and foreign government investment in Africa, including predatory or market-distorting export financing policies of foreign governments. (Sec. 5) Requires the President to designate a Special Africa Export Strategy Coordinator to: (1) oversee the development and implementation of that strategy, and (2) coordinate with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), the interagency African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) committees, and development agencies with respect to developing and implementing the strategy. (Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce and other high-level U.S. officials with responsibility for export promotion, financing, and development should conduct a joint trade mission to Africa. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to ensure that at least 10 total U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service officers are assigned to U.S. embassies in Africa for each of the first 5 fiscal years after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to assign at least one full-time officer to the office of the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank and the African Development Bank to: (1) increase access of U.S. businesses to p… | 2023-01-11T13:24:03Z | |
| 113-hr-1409 | 113 | hr | 1409 | Export Promotion Reform Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-09 | 2013-07-24 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | E000179 | 6 | Export Promotion Reform Act - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), in assessing the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agencies in support of export promotion and export financing, to review the proposed annual budget of each agency before the agency submits it to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for inclusion in the budget the President submits to Congress. Requires the President to take necessary steps to grant the TPCC chairperson authority to ensure that the TPCC carries out each of its duties and develops and implements its governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts. Revises the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish foreign offices of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct every five years a global assessment of overseas markets to determine those with the greatest potential for increasing U.S. exports, and (2) deploy Commercial Service personnel and other resources on the basis of the global assessment. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the U.S. Foreign Service chief of mission to a foreign country, in promoting U.S. goods and services for export to that country, to do so through the development of a plan, drafted in consultation with the TPCC, for effective diplomacy to remove or reduce obstacles to exports of such goods and services. Requires the precepts for selection boards responsible for recommending promotions into and within the Senior Foreign Service, especially members with economic affairs responsibilities, to emphasize performance which demonstrates the effectiveness of efforts to promote the export of U.S. goods and services in accordance with a commercial diplomacy plan. Requires the inspections, investigations, and audits of the Inspector General of the Department of State to examine the effectiveness of commercial diplomacy relating to the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services. | 2022-11-15T16:33:36Z | |
| 113-hr-1420 | 113 | hr | 1420 | American Export Promotion Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-09 | 2013-04-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] | TX | D | G000572 | 4 | American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program. Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that: (1) assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, and (2) will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs or obtain the maximum return on investment. | 2021-09-27T21:23:26Z | |
| 113-hr-1440 | 113 | hr | 1440 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-04-09 | 2013-04-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] | MO | R | L000576 | 50 | Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate, upon petition or a referral from another federal agency, an investigation into claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative preliminary determination, to: (1) suspend liquidation of each unliquidated entry of the covered merchandise and extend the liquidation of covered merchandise entered before such determination, (2) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security required to be posted for each entry of covered merchandise, (3) require the posting of a cash deposit for each entry, and (4) take other appropriate measures to ensure the collection of any duties that may be owed on covered merchandise. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative final determination, to: (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of each entry of covered merchandise and extend the liquidation of covered merchandise entered before such determination, (2) notify the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce or other responsible U.S. officer) of the determination and request identification of the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries, (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties, (4) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security required to be posted for covered merchandise entered on or after the date of such determination, and (5) take appropriate additional enforcement measures.Requires the administering authority to apply the highest applicable cash deposit or antidumping or countervailing duty in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown. Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico. Requires the Commissio… | 2022-11-15T16:34:35Z | |
| 113-s-660 | 113 | s | 660 | Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-22 | 2013-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise the composition of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to include one Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, who shall: (1) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) conduct trade negotiations and enforce trade agreements with respect to U.S. intellectual property as well as take appropriate actions to address foreign acts, policies, and practices that have a significant adverse impact on the value of U.S. innovation. | 2019-11-15T21:52:27Z | |
| 113-s-662 | 113 | s | 662 | Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-22 | 2013-05-22 | Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-215. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Revises the organization, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and renames it the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP Agency), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to transfer all functions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of DHS to the CBP Agency. Requires appointment of between two and three Deputy Commissioners, including a Deputy Commissioner for Trade. Establishes in the office of the Commissioner a Trade Advocate. Directs the DHS Secretary to transfer to the Trade Advocate all functions of the CBP Agency Office of Trade Relations, which is hereby abolished. Establishes within the CBP Agency an Office of Trade, absorbing all functions of the CBP Office of International Trade, which is hereby abolished. Establishes within the CBP Agency an Office of International Affairs. Establishes in the Office of Field Operations of the CBP Agency a Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division. Directs the Commissioner to designate at least 40 commercial enforcement officers within the Office. Directs the Commissioner to establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Interagency Committee to improve coordination among federal agencies with respect to the movement of merchandise into and out of the United States (trade facilitation) and enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). Directs the Committee to establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Review Group. Requires two separate budget requests for the CBP Agency, one for commercial operations and one for noncommercial operations. Establishes in the DHS Office of Policy a Director of Trade Policy. Renames the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in DHS, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE Agency). Requires two separate budget requests for the ICE Agency, one for customs operations and one for ot… | 2022-11-15T16:33:40Z | |
| 113-hr-1322 | 113 | hr | 1322 | Customs Training Enhancement Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-21 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000563 | 7 | Customs Training Enhancement Act - Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve the ability of CBP personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the United States in accordance with U.S. customs laws, including their ability to identify and prevent the mislabeling and transshipment of such articles. | 2019-11-15T21:47:33Z | |
| 113-hr-1388 | 113 | hr | 1388 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI). | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-21 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] | NH | D | S001170 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI). | 2022-11-15T16:34:44Z | |
| 113-hr-1276 | 113 | hr | 1276 | Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-20 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | L000263 | 157 | Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced, and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued. Declares that the fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding. Requires the administering authority to determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months. Requires the use, for calculating a country's "real effective exchange rate undervaluation," of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic a… | 2022-11-15T16:33:35Z | |
| 113-hr-1085 | 113 | hr | 1085 | To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2025 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-12 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend through 2025 the production certificate program requiring the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly issue to producers of watches and watch movements in the U.S. insular possessions production certificates entitling the certificate holders to a refund of duties paid on such articles imported into the United States. | 2022-11-15T16:34:02Z | |
| 113-hr-1042 | 113 | hr | 1042 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Direct Red 243. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Direct Red 243. | 2019-11-15T21:47:09Z | |
| 113-hr-1043 | 113 | hr | 1043 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Blue 60. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Blue 60. | 2019-11-15T21:47:09Z | |
| 113-hr-1044 | 113 | hr | 1044 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Blue 79:1. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Blue 79:1. | 2022-11-15T16:34:41Z | |
| 113-hr-1045 | 113 | hr | 1045 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Blue 291:1. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Blue 291:1. | 2022-11-15T16:33:10Z | |
| 113-hr-1046 | 113 | hr | 1046 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Orange 29. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Orange 29. | 2022-11-15T16:33:04Z | |
| 113-hr-1047 | 113 | hr | 1047 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Orange 30. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Orange 30. | 2022-11-15T16:34:22Z | |
| 113-hr-1048 | 113 | hr | 1048 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Orange 73. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Orange 73. | 2022-11-15T16:34:41Z | |
| 113-hr-1049 | 113 | hr | 1049 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 60. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 60. | 2022-11-15T16:33:07Z | |
| 113-hr-1050 | 113 | hr | 1050 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 73. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 73. | 2022-11-15T16:34:15Z | |
| 113-hr-1051 | 113 | hr | 1051 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 92. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 92. | 2019-11-15T21:47:09Z | |
| 113-hr-1052 | 113 | hr | 1052 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 167:1. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 167:1. | 2019-11-15T21:47:09Z | |
| 113-hr-1053 | 113 | hr | 1053 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 177. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 177. | 2019-11-15T21:47:09Z | |
| 113-hr-1054 | 113 | hr | 1054 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 114. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 114. | 2022-11-15T16:32:22Z | |
| 113-hr-1055 | 113 | hr | 1055 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Violet 57. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Violet 57. | 2019-11-15T21:47:10Z | |
| 113-hr-1056 | 113 | hr | 1056 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Black 132. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Black 132. | 2019-11-15T21:47:10Z | |
| 113-hr-1057 | 113 | hr | 1057 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 21. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 21. | 2022-11-15T16:33:51Z | |
| 113-hr-1058 | 113 | hr | 1058 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Black 194. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Black 194. | 2022-11-15T16:34:25Z | |
| 113-hr-1059 | 113 | hr | 1059 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Orange 116. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Orange 116. | 2022-11-15T16:33:26Z | |
| 113-hr-1060 | 113 | hr | 1060 | To suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 225. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 225. | 2022-11-15T16:33:26Z | |
| 113-hr-1061 | 113 | hr | 1061 | To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Direct Black 22. | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-11 | 2013-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | W000207 | 0 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Direct Black 22. | 2022-11-15T16:33:24Z | |
| 113-s-489 | 113 | s | 489 | Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-07 | 2013-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 26 | Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should encourage other countries, through bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora, to establish commercially meaningful de minimis values for express and postal shipments of articles that are exempt from customs duties and certain entry documentation requirements, as appropriate. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $800 for 2014, and to $800 adjusted annually for inflation after 2014, the aggregate retail value in the country of shipment of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. | 2022-11-15T16:32:41Z | |
| 113-hr-1020 | 113 | hr | 1020 | Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 | Foreign Trade and International Finance | 2013-03-06 | 2013-03-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] | IL | R | S001179 | 242 | Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should encourage other countries, through bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora, to establish commercially meaningful de minimis values for express and postal shipments of articles that are exempt from customs duties and certain entry documentation requirements, as appropriate. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $800 for 2014, and to $800 adjusted annually for inflation after 2014, the aggregate retail value in the country of shipment of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. | 2022-01-05T16:49:13Z |
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