To revoke the authority to extend permanent normal trade relations to the People's Republic of China.

Amends Federal law to repeal the President's authority to extend permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1497 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1497

 To revoke the authority to extend permanent normal trade relations to 
                    the People's Republic of China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

  Mr. Murtha (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Doyle, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
    Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To revoke the authority to extend permanent normal trade relations to 
                    the People's Republic of China.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVOCATION OF AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE 
              RELATIONS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Revocation of Authority.--Sections 101 and 102 of Public Law 
106-286 are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Public Law 106-286 is amended--
            (1) in division A, by striking the division heading and the 
        heading for title I and inserting the following:

              ``DIVISION A--RELIEF FROM MARKET DISRUPTION

              ``TITLE I--RELIEF FROM MARKET DISRUPTION'';

                and
            (2) in the table of contents, by striking the items 
        relating to division A and inserting the following:

              ``DIVISION A--RELIEF FROM MARKET DISRUPTION

                ``Title I--Relief From Market Disruption

``Sec. 101. [Repealed]
``Sec. 102. [Repealed]
``Sec. 103. Relief from market disruption.
``Sec. 104. Amendment to section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974--
                            Compensation authority.''.
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