S.Amdt. 648Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 648

What it does: Adds TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS at the end of the bill
Submitted September 21, 2011

What it changes

1 change to H.R. 2832 · shown in the bill's text

Adds a section
  1. Adds TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS at the end of the bill

    Adds a title

    In H.R. 2832 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    Passed the House of Representatives September 7, 2011.

    Inserted: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS

    Inserted: SEC. _01. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE BY THE UNITED STATES IF MEMBERS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION FAIL TO DISCLOSE SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--The United States Trade Representative shall--

    Inserted: (1) review each notification of subsidies submitted under Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures by a member of the World Trade Organization with which the United States maintains a material and persistent trade deficit;

    Inserted: (2) identify any such member that, for 2 consecutive years--

    Inserted: (A) fails to submit such a notification; or

    Inserted: (B) omits information or includes inaccurate information in such a notification that is material with respect to the totality of the subsidies of the member; and

    Inserted: (3) notify the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures under Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of the subsidies of a member identified under paragraph (2) not later than 180 days after--

    Inserted: (A) in the case of a member identified under paragraph (2)(A), the date on which the second notification not submitted by the member was required to be submitted; or

    Inserted: (B) in the case of a member identified under paragraph (2)(B), the date of the submission of the second notification in which the information was omitted or the inaccurate information was included, as the case may be.

    Inserted: (b) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Defined.--The term "Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures" means the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)).

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As printed

SA 648. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2832, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. _01. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE BY THE UNITED STATES IF MEMBERS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION FAIL TO DISCLOSE SUBSIDIES UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES.

(a) In General.--The United States Trade Representative shall--

(1) review each notification of subsidies submitted under Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures by a member of the World Trade Organization with which the United States maintains a material and persistent trade deficit;

(2) identify any such member that, for 2 consecutive years--

(A) fails to submit such a notification; or

(B) omits information or includes inaccurate information in such a notification that is material with respect to the totality of the subsidies of the member; and

(3) notify the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures under Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of the subsidies of a member identified under paragraph (2) not later than 180 days after--

(A) in the case of a member identified under paragraph (2)(A), the date on which the second notification not submitted by the member was required to be submitted; or

(B) in the case of a member identified under paragraph (2)(B), the date of the submission of the second notification in which the information was omitted or the inaccurate information was included, as the case may be.

(b) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Defined.--The term “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures” means the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures referred to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)).

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September 21, 2011