S.Amdt. 3293
What it does: Adds Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to negotiate any trade agreement or treaty with the People's Republic of China unless the President first certifies to Congress that, in the one-year period preceding the certification, the Government of the People's Republic of China has not engaged in the intervention or manipulation of the exchange rate between the renminbi and the United States dollar for the purposes of-- after section 110 of title I of division A
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4660
Adds Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to negotiate any trade agreement or treaty with the People's Republic of China unless the President first certifies to Congress that, in the one-year period preceding the certification, the Government of the People's Republic of China has not engaged in the intervention or manipulation of the exchange rate between the renminbi and the United States dollar for the purposes of-- after section 110 of title I of division A
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to negotiate any trade agreement or treaty with the People's Republic of China unless the President first certifies to Congress that, in the one-year period preceding the certification, the Government of the People's Republic of China has not engaged in the intervention or manipulation of the exchange rate between the renminbi and the United States dollar for the purposes of--
Inserted: (1) preventing the effective balance of payments adjustments; or
Inserted: (2) gaining an unfair competitive advantage in international trade.
Original wording
In title I of division A, insert after section 110 the following:
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As printed
SA 3293. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In title I of division A, insert after section 110 the following:
Sec. 111. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to negotiate any trade agreement or treaty with the People's Republic of China unless the President first certifies to Congress that, in the one-year period preceding the certification, the Government of the People's Republic of China has not engaged in the intervention or manipulation of the exchange rate between the renminbi and the United States dollar for the purposes of--
(1) preventing the effective balance of payments adjustments; or
(2) gaining an unfair competitive advantage in international trade.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 19, 2014