1. All witnesses must include with their written statements a summary of the principal points included in the statement. 2. The written statements must be typed on lettersize paper (not legal size) and at least 100 copies must be delivered to room 2227, Dirksen Senator Office Building, not later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, July 9, 1979. 3. Witnesses are not to read their written statements to the Subcommittee, but are to confine their oral presentations to a summary of the points included in the statement. 4. All witnesses will be limited to no more than five minutes for their oral summary before the Subcommittee. Witnesses who fail to comply with these rules will forfeit their privilege to testify. Written statements.-Persons not scheduled to make an oral presentation, and others who desire to present their views to the Subcommittee, are urged to prepare a written statement for submission and inclusion in the printed record of the hearing. These written statements should be submitted to Michael Stern, Staff Director, Senate Committee on Finance, Room 2227, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, not later than Tuesday, July 17, 1979. To approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 19 (legislative day, MAY 21), 1979 Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. RIBICOFF, Mr. DOLE, Mr. ROTH, Mr. MOYNIHAN, 1 A BILL To approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSES. 2 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; purposes. Sec. 2. Approval of trade agreements. Sec. 3. Relationship of trade agreements to United States law. Sec. 102. Pending investigations; purposes. Sec. 103. Amendment of section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Sec. 104. Transition rules for countervailing duty orders. Sec. 201. Valuation of imported merchandise. Sec. 202. Conforming amendments. Sec. 203. Presidential report on operation of the Agreement. Sec. 204. Transition to valuation standards under this title. Sec. 221. Amendment of tariff schedules. Sec. 222. Final list rate conversions. Sec. 223. American selling price rate conversions. Sec. 224. Treatment of converted rates as existing rates for purposes of trade Sec. 301. General authority to modify discriminatory purchasing requirements. Sec. 304. Expansion of the coverage of the Agreement. Sec. 305. Monitoring and enforcement. Sec. 306. Labor surplus area studies. Sec. 307. Availability of information to Congressional advisers. 3 TITLE IV-TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) Subtitle A-Obligations of the United States Sec. 401. Certain standards-related activities. Sec. 402. Federal standards-related activities. Sec. 403. State and private standards-related activities. Subtitle B-Functions of Federal Agencies Sec. 411. Functions of Special Representative. Sec. 412. Establishment and operation of technical offices. Sec. 413. Representation of United States interests before international standards organizations. Sec. 414. Standards information center. Sec. 415. Contracts and grants. Sec. 416. Technical assistance. Sec. 417. Consultations with representatives of domestic interests. Subtitle C-Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding CHAPTER 1-REPRESENTATIONS ALLEGING UNITED STATES VIOLATIONS OF OBLIGATIONS Sec. 421. Right of action under this chapter. Sec. 422. Representations. Sec. 423. Action after receipt of representations. Sec. 424. Procedure after finding by international forum. CHAPTER 2-OTHER PROCEEDINGS REGARDING CERTAIN STANDARDS-RELATED ACTIVITIES Sec. 441. Finding of reciprocity required in administrative proceedings. Sec. 442. Not cause for stay in certain circumstances. Subtitle D-Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 451. Definitions. Sec. 452. Exemptions under title. Sec. 453. Reports to Congress on operation of Agreement. Sec. 454. Effective date. TITLE V-IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS Sec. 501. Amendment of tariff schedules. Sec. 502. Effective dates of certain tariff reductions. Sec. 503. Staging of certain tariff reductions. Sec. 504. Snapback of textile tariff reductions. Sec. 505. Goat and sheep (except lamb) meat. Sec. 508. Carrots. Sec. 509. Dinnerware. 4 Sec. 510. Tariff treatment of watches. Sec. 511. Brooms. Sec. 512. Agricultural and horticultural machinery, equipment, implements, and Sec. 513. Wool. parts. Sec. 514. Conversion to ad valorem equivalents of certain column 2 tariff rates. TITLE VI-CIVIL AIRCRAFT AGREEMENT Sec. 601. Civil aircraft and parts. TITLE VII-CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL MEASURES Sec. 701. Limitation on cheese imports. Sec. 702. Enforcement. Sec. 703. Limitation on imports of chocolate crumb. Sec. 704. Amendments to meat import law. TITLE VIII-TREATMENT OF DISTILLED SPIRITS Subtitle A-Tax Treatment Sec. 801. Short title; amendment of 1954 Code. Sec. 802. Repeal of wine-gallon method of taxing distilled spirits. Sec. 803. Repeal of rectification taxes on distilled spirits. Sec. 804. Determination and payment of tax. Sec. 805. All-in-bond method of determining excise tax on distilled spirits. Sec. 806. Removal of requirement of on-site inspection. Sec. 807. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments. Sec. 808. Transitional rules relating to determination and payment of tax. Sec. 809. Transitional rules relating to all-in-bond method. Sec. 810. Effective date. Subtitle B-Tariff Treatment Sec. 851. Repeal of provision that each wine gallon is to be counted as at least one proof gallon. Sec. 852. Changes in rates of duty. Sec. 853. Effective date for sections 851 and 852. Sec. 854. Review of international trade in alcoholic beverages. Sec. 855. Authority to proclaim existing rates for certain items. Sec. 856. Application of section 311 of the Tariff Act of 1930. TITLE IX-ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS Sec. 901. Enforcement of United States rights under trade agreements and re sponse to certain foreign practices. Sec. 902. Conforming amendments. Sec. 903. Effective date. |