S.Amdt. 679
What it does: Adds SEC. 16. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE at the end of the bill
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to S. 1619 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 16. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 1619 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 16. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.
Inserted: Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report--
Inserted: (1) describing the trade enforcement activities carried out by the Office of the United States Trade Representative during the year preceding the submission of the report, including any consultations initiated by the United States Trade Representative to resolve disputes under existing trade agreements;
Inserted: (2) assessing the economic impact of each such activity, including the impact on bilateral trade and on employment in the United States; and
Inserted: (3) assessing the cost of, and resources dedicated to, each such activity.
Original wording
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As printed
SA 679. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1619, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 16. ANNUAL REPORT ON TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report--
(1) describing the trade enforcement activities carried out by the Office of the United States Trade Representative during the year preceding the submission of the report, including any consultations initiated by the United States Trade Representative to resolve disputes under existing trade agreements;
(2) assessing the economic impact of each such activity, including the impact on bilateral trade and on employment in the United States; and
(3) assessing the cost of, and resources dedicated to, each such activity.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 4, 2011