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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 2771 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 188.
August 2, 2012
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 2771 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 188.
August 2, 2012
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 2771 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 188.
August 2, 2012
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2771 proposed by Senator Coburn.(consideration: CR S5905-5907, S5919-5920; text: CR S5905)
August 2, 2012
Senate amendment submitted
August 2, 2012
Amendment SA 2771 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S5905-5907, S5919-5920; text: CR S5905) In the nature of a substitute.
August 2, 2012
Amendment SA 2771 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 58. Record Vote Number: 188.
August 2, 2012
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SA 2771. Mr. COBURN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3326, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third- country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. (a) Extension of Third-Country Fabric Program.--Section 112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is amended-- (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''; and (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2015''. (b) Addition of South Sudan.--Section 107 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) is amended by inserting after ``Republic of South Africa (South Africa).'' the following: ``Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan).''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102(2) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3701(2)) is amended by striking ``48''. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION, REDUNDANCY, AND OVERLAP OF FEDERAL TRADE PROGRAMS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant Federal agencies-- (1) to, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Federal programs and Federal agencies with duplicative or overlapping missions relating to trade; (2) to, not later than September 30, 2012, rescind the unobligated balances of all amounts made available for fiscal year 2012 for programs relating to trade for the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration, the Export- Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the Trade and Development Agency, with the amounts rescinded to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction; (3) to reduce spending on programs described in paragraph (2) by not less than $192,000,000 in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (including the amounts rescinded pursuant to paragraph (2)); and (4) to report to Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act with recommendations for any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Federal programs and Federal agencies with duplicative or overlapping trade missions. [[Page S5996]] ______