S.Amdt. 1703

SA 1703. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. INCREASE OF DUTY ON AUTOS ORIGINATING IN PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) In General.--Effective on the date of the enactment of
this Act, heading 8703 of the HTS shall be applied and
administered with respect to imports originating in the
People's Republic of China--
(1) in the column 1 general rate of duty column, by
substituting ``100%'' for the rate of duty otherwise
applicable; and
(2) in the column 2 rate of duty column, by substituting
``100%'' for the rate of duty otherwise applicable.
(b) Modification of Schedule of Concessions to GATT 1994.--
With due regard for the international obligations of the
United States, particularly Article XXXVIII of the GATT 1947
requiring any suspension of trade agreement concessions to be
made on a most-favored nation basis, the United States Trade
Representative shall take the necessary steps to modify the
Schedule of Concessions to accommodate the increase under
subsection (a) in the rate of duty applicable to articles
covered under heading 8703 of the HTS that originate in the
People's Republic of China.
(c) Rules of Origin.--For purposes of this section, an
article covered under heading 8703 of the HTS originates in
the People's Republic of China if the article is--
(1) produced in the People's Republic of China;
(2) produced by an entity organized under the laws of or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the People's
Republic of China, without regard to the country in which
that entity is located; or
(3) produced by an entity over which control is exercised
by an entity organized under the laws of or otherwise subject
to the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China,
without regard to the country in which either such entity is
located.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Control.--The term ``control'' has the meaning given
that term in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act).
(2) GATT 1947.--The term ``GATT 1947'' has the meaning
given that term in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
(3) HTS.--The term ``HTS'' means the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States.
(4) Schedule of concessions.--The term ``Schedule of
Concessions'' has the meaning given the term ``Schedule XX''
in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3501).
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