Preserving America’s Interests and Security in Trade Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8010 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8010

 To modify designations of beneficiary countries under the Generalized 
                         System of Preferences.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2024

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To modify designations of beneficiary countries under the Generalized 
                         System of Preferences.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving America's Interests and 
Security in Trade Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO DESIGNATIONS OF BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.

    Section 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)) is 
amended as follows:
            (1) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(8) the extent to which such country allows, after the 
        date of the enactment of this paragraph, construction of 
        military bases by a covered nation (as such term is defined in 
        section 4872 of title 10, United States Code);
            ``(9) the extent to which such country is deepening its 
        economic, diplomatic, and military relations with covered 
        nations (as such term is defined in section 4872 of title 10, 
        United States Code); and
            ``(10) whether such country engages in activities that 
        undermine United States national security or foreign policy 
        interests.''.
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