Transfers the functions of the United States Trade Representatives to the Secretary of Commerce with respect to: (1) identification of countries that deny adequate protection, or market access, for intellectual property rights; (2) enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements and response to certain foreign trade practices; and (3) the Uruguay Round Agreement Act regarding dispute settlement panels and procedures, related matters in the annual report to Congress on the World Trade Organization (WTO), access to the WTO dispute settlement process, specified actions for enforcement of U.S. rights under the Subsidies Agreement, and specified administrative actions following WTO panel reports.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3889 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3889
To transfer certain functions from the United States Trade
Representative to the Secretary of Commerce.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2004
Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To transfer certain functions from the United States Trade
Representative to the Secretary of Commerce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) Identification of Certain Countries.--Section 182 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``United States Trade
Representative'' and inserting ``Secretary of
Commerce''; and
(B) by striking ``Trade Representative'' each
subsequent place it appears and inserting
``Secretary''; and
(2) in subsections (b) through (g), by striking ``Trade
Representative'' each place it appears and inserting
``Secretary''.
(b) Enforcement of United States Rights Under Trade Agreements and
Response to Certain Foreign Trade Practices.--Chapter 1 of title III of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 301(a)(1) is amended by striking ``United
States Trade Representative'' and inserting ``Secretary of
Commerce''.
(2) Section 303(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``United
States Trade Representative'' and inserting ``Secretary of
Commerce.''
(3) Section 301(d)(8) is amended to read as follows:
``(8) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of
Commerce.''.
(4) Sections 301 through 310 are amended by striking
``Trade Representative'' each place it appears and inserting
``Secretary''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the amendments made by
section 1 shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) Pending Petitions, Investigations, and Determinations.--The
amendments made by section 1 shall not affect any petition filed
before, or investigation pending on, the effective date set forth in
subsection (a), under chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974.
Such petitions and investigations shall proceed as if section 1 had not
been enacted. The amendments made by section 1 shall not affect any
determination made or action taken under chapter 1 of title III of the
Trade Act of 1974 before the effective date set forth in subsection
(a).
SEC. 3. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.
(a) Transfer of Certain Functions.--Those functions of the United
States Trade Representative under the following provisions of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act are transferred to the Secretary of
Commerce, effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act:
(1) Section 123.
(2) Paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 124.
(3) Section 127.
(4) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 281.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Amendments.--Section 129 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3538) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Trade Representative'' each place
it appears and inserting ``Secretary of Commerce'';
(B) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ``direct the
administering authority to'';
(C) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the
administering authority and'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``shall,'' and all that follows through ``issue
a determination'' and inserting ``may issue a
determination'';
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the
administering authority and''; and
(iv) in paragraph (4)--
(I) by striking ``the administering
authority and''; and
(II) by striking ``direct the
administering authority to''; and
(D) in subsection (c)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
date on which'' and all that follows through
``determination,'' and inserting ``the date on
which the Secretary of Commerce revokes an
order pursuant to that determination,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the
date on which'' and all that follows through
the end of the sentence and inserting ``the
date on which the Secretary of Commerce
implements that determination''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287-288)
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (text of measure as introduced: CR E289)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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