S.Amdt. 708Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 708

What it does: Adds SEC. 16. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS at the end of the bill
Submitted October 4, 2011

What it changes

1 change to S. 1619 · shown in the bill's text

Adds a section
  1. Adds SEC. 16. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS at the end of the bill

    Adds a section

    In 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 is repealed.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. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.

    Inserted: There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Trade Representative $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to initiate any proceeding to resolve a dispute relating to a barrier to market access with a country--

    Inserted: (1) that is a WTO member (as that term is defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10))); or

    Inserted: (2) with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.

    Original wording

    At the end, add the following:

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As printed

SA 708. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts 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. IMPROVING ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Trade Representative $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2014 to initiate any proceeding to resolve a dispute relating to a barrier to market access with a country--

(1) that is a WTO member (as that term is defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10))); or

(2) with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.

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October 4, 2011