Summary: Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) require the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement small business export promotion programs that increase the number of small businesses that export as well as the volume of their exports; and (2) establish an Associate Administrator for International Trade as the head of the Office. Grants the SBA Administrator the authority to appoint additional Associate Administrators. Requires Export Assistance Centers (one-stop shops for U.S. exporters) to aid the Associate Administrator in: (1) maintaining a trade distribution network for trade promotion and trade assistance programs for small businesses; (2) aggressively marketing such programs and disseminate information to small businesses on exporting trends and international prospects for exports; (3) promoting export assistance programs through certain conduits; and (4) giving preference to the hiring of employees fluent in English to the Office. Requires the Associate Administrator to establish annual goals to enhance the export capabilities of small businesses and small manufacturers to compete against foreign entities. Directs the Associate Administrator, in order to provide small businesses access to certain export financing programs, to appoint at least one trade financial specialist within the SBA to oversee international loan programs and assist SBA employees with trade finance issues. Directs the SBA Administrator to establish an export and trade counseling certification program for employees of lead small business development centers and lead women's business centers in providing export assistance to small businesses. Requires the Associate Administrator to develop performance measures to support export growth goals for Office activities to promote exports by small businesses. Directs the SBA Administrator to carry out a comprehensive program to help small businesses to resolve international trade disputes. Directs the SBA Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to ensure that the number of export finance specialists assigned to the Export Assistance Centers is at least the number that were assigned on January 1, 2003. Requires at least three specialists in each SBA region. Requires the SBA Administrator to: (1) study and report on small business exporters and high- and low-export volume areas in each state; and (2) report to Congress on rural export promotion programs for small businesses. Requires a small business development center that counsels a small business concern on international trade issues to: (1) consult with state trade agencies and Export Assistance Centers to provide appropriate services to the small business concern; and (2) refer the small business concern to a State trade agency or an Export Assistance Center, as necessary, for further counseling or assistance.

small business export enhancement_act amends small_business_act require office_of_international_trade small_business_administration sba implement small business export promotion programs increase number small businesses export volume exports establish associate_administrator international_trade head office grants sba administrator authority appoint additional associate administrators requires export assistance centers stop exporters aid associate_administrator maintaining trade distribution network trade promotion trade assistance programs small businesses marketing programs disseminate information small businesses exporting trends international prospects exports promoting export assistance programs certain conduits giving preference hiring employees english office requires associate_administrator establish annual goals enhance export capabilities small businesses small manufacturers compete foreign entities directs associate_administrator order provide small businesses access certain export financing programs appoint trade financial specialist sba oversee international loan programs assist sba employees trade finance issues directs sba administrator establish export trade counseling certification program employees lead small business development centers lead women business centers providing export assistance small businesses requires associate_administrator develop performance measures support export growth goals office activities promote exports small businesses directs sba administrator carry comprehensive program help small businesses resolve international_trade disputes directs sba administrator coordination secretary commerce ensure number export finance specialists assigned export assistance centers number assigned january requires specialists sba region requires sba administrator study report small business exporters high- low export volume areas state report congress rural export promotion programs small businesses requires small business development center small business concern international_trade issues consult state trade agencies export assistance centers provide appropriate services small business concern refer small business concern state trade agency export assistance center necessary counseling assistance


Summary: Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish: (1) within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division; (2) the position of Deputy USTR for Trade Enforcement to head the Division; and (3) within the Division the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business. Requires the USTR to identify and report annually to Congress on: (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) U.S. trade enforcement actions taken during the previous year and their impact on trade barriers in foreign countries; and (3) priority foreign trade practices on which the USTR will focus U.S. trade enforcement efforts. Requires the USTR, with respect to a priority foreign country trade practice, to initiate: (1) dispute settlement consultations in the World Trade Organization (WTO); (2) dispute settlement consultations under any bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a party; (3) an investigation to determine whether the priority foreign country trade practice violates the rights of the United States under a trade agreement or is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce; (4) negotiations that seek an agreement for the elimination of the priority foreign country trade practice or, if elimination is not feasible, an agreement that provides for compensatory trade benefits; or (5) any other action to eliminate the priority foreign country trade practice. Establishes within the Office of the USTR the position of Chief Manufacturing Negotiator. Requires the Deputy USTR for Trade Enforcement to submit to Congress a plan to address nontariff barriers to market access by U.S. companies in a country in cases where the United States has entered into, or is negotiating, a bilateral or regional trade agreement with such country. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, who shall develop an annual strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Directs the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appoint coordinators of intellectual property rights enforcement activities. Delineates enforcement activities to combat the counterfeiting and piracy of products. Authorizes the Chief Counsel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to commence and participate in certain civil forfeiture proceedings. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary, to establish an Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement. Authorizes appropriations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for additional personnel to carry out specified responsibilities.

trade enforcement act amends trade act establish office united_states_trade_representative ustr trade enforcement division position deputy ustr trade enforcement head division division office trade assistance small business requires ustr identify report annually congress trade enforcement priorities trade enforcement actions taken previous year impact trade barriers foreign countries priority foreign trade practices ustr focus trade enforcement efforts requires ustr respect priority foreign country trade practice initiate dispute settlement consultations world_trade_organization wto dispute settlement consultations bilateral regional trade agreement united_states party investigation determine priority foreign country trade practice violates rights united_states trade agreement burdens restricts commerce negotiations seek agreement elimination priority foreign country trade practice elimination feasible agreement provides compensatory trade benefits action eliminate priority foreign country trade practice establishes office ustr position chief manufacturing requires deputy ustr trade enforcement submit congress plan address nontariff barriers market access companies country cases united_states entered negotiating bilateral regional trade agreement country establishes department_of_the_treasury position director intellectual property rights enforcement shall develop annual strategic plan enforcement intellectual property rights directs commissioner responsible customs border_protection assistant secretary immigration customs enforcement appoint coordinators intellectual property rights enforcement activities delineates enforcement activities combat counterfeiting piracy products authorizes chief counsel customs border_protection commence participate certain civil forfeiture proceedings directs secretary treasury acting commissioner assistant secretary establish advisory_committee import safety intellectual property rights enforcement authorizes appropriations customs border_protection immigration customs enforcement additional personnel carry specified responsibilities


Summary: Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP Agency), which shall be headed by a Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to transfer all functions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of DHS (formerly the U.S. Customs Service) to the CBP Agency. Establishes within the Agency an Office of Trade. Transfers all functions of the CBP Office of International Trade and the Office of International Affairs to the Office of Trade. Directs the Commissioner to appoint within the Office of Trade a Trade Advocate. Transfers all functions of the CBP Office of Trade Relations to the Office of Trade. Establishes within the Office of Field Operations of the CBP Agency a Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division. Directs the Commissioner to designate at least 40 Commercial Enforcement Officers within the Office. Establishes an interagency Customs Review Board to review changes to U.S. customs regulations, interpretations, or practices that are proposed or may be adopted by the CBP Agency. Establishes in the DHS the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE Agency). Establishes the position of Chief of Policy and Strategy for the ICE Agency. Amends the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Commissioner and the Director of Trade Policy to develop jointly every two years, and submit to specified congressional committees, a Joint Strategic Plan for enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws. Directs the DHS Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to develop additional trade benefits for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 participants in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the Commissioner to establish a voluntary Customs Facilitation Partnership Program to facilitate the entry of merchandise into the United States and provide certain trade benefits to importers that meet or exceed certain minimum program requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the DHS Secretary jointly to establish a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to require the deposit of $325 million from collected customs user fees into the Customs Commercial and Homeland Security Automation Account to complete development of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system. Directs the Secretary of DHS to establish within the CBP Agency Office of Trade a Commercial Targeting Division to conduct commercial risk assessment targeting and, when needed, issue trade alerts with respect to cargo destined for the United States. Directs the Commissioner and the Director jointly to develop and update, and report to Congress, a strategy for uniform enforcement of U.S. illegal drug control laws. Directs the DHS Secretary to establish a program to assign importer of record numbers. Establishes an interagency Import Safety Working Group. Directs the DHS Secretary to develop a Joint Import Safety Rapid Response Plan that sets forth protocols for the CBP Agency to coordinate federal responses to cargo entering the United States that poses a threat to the health or safety of U.S. consumers. Directs the DHS Secretary to establish within the ICE Agency a National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to coordinate U.S. activities to prevent the import and export of goods that infringe intellectual property rights. Revises eligibility requirements for the drawback (refund) of duties paid on eligible merchandise imported into the United States and later exported. Prescribes or revises requirements for: (1) penalties for a custom broker convicted of committing an act of terrorism; (2) duty-free treatment of imported articles exported and reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition; and (3) assignment of CBP Agency employees to perform customs services for charter flight passengers and their baggage. Directs the President to establish a pilot program for designating 24-hour commercial land border ports of entry on the northern and southern U.S. borders. Extends the prohibition against the importation of goods made with convict, forced, or indentured labor to include goods made by means of coercion (i.e., an employer withholding the passport of a foreign worker to compel production of the good) or by one or more individuals who were being subjected to human trafficking. Establishes within the ICE Agency an Office for Labor Enforcement. Requires the Commissioner to ensure that appropriate CBP Agency resources address concerns that honey as well as contraband archaeological or ethnological material is being imported into the United States in violation of U.S. customs laws. Increases from $200 to $500 the retail value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the entry of merchandise valued between $250 and $2,500.

customs facilitation trade enforcement reauthorization act establishes department_of_homeland_security dhs customs border_protection agency cbp agency shall headed commissioner customs border_protection amends homeland_security act transfer functions customs border_protection cbp dhs customs service cbp agency establishes agency office trade transfers functions cbp office_of_international_trade office international affairs office trade directs commissioner appoint office trade trade advocate transfers functions cbp office trade relations office trade establishes office field operations cbp agency customs facilitation trade enforcement division directs commissioner designate commercial enforcement officers office establishes interagency customs review board review changes customs regulations interpretations practices proposed adopted cbp agency establishes dhs immigration customs enforcement agency ice agency establishes position chief policy strategy ice agency amends customs trade act direct commissioner director trade policy develop jointly years submit specified congressional committees joint strategic plan enforcing customs trade laws directs dhs secretary acting commissioner develop additional trade benefits tier tier tier participants customs-trade_partnership_against_terrorism program amends tariff act direct commissioner establish voluntary customs facilitation partnership program facilitate entry merchandise united_states provide certain trade benefits importers meet exceed certain minimum program requirements directs secretary treasury dhs secretary jointly establish commercial customs operations advisory_committee amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act cobra require deposit million collected customs user fees customs commercial homeland_security automation account complete development automated commercial environment computer system directs secretary dhs establish cbp agency office trade commercial targeting division conduct commercial risk assessment targeting needed issue trade alerts respect cargo destined united_states directs commissioner director jointly develop update report congress strategy uniform enforcement illegal drug control laws directs dhs secretary establish program assign importer record numbers establishes interagency import safety working_group directs dhs secretary develop joint import safety rapid response plan sets forth protocols cbp agency coordinate federal responses cargo entering united_states poses threat health safety consumers directs dhs secretary establish ice agency national intellectual property rights coordination center coordinate activities prevent import export goods infringe intellectual property rights revises eligibility requirements drawback refund duties paid eligible merchandise imported united_states later exported prescribes revises requirements penalties custom broker convicted committing act terrorism duty free treatment imported articles exported having advanced value improved condition assignment cbp agency employees perform customs services charter flight passengers baggage directs president establish pilot program designating hour commercial land border ports entry northern southern borders extends prohibition importation goods convict forced labor include goods means coercion employer withholding passport foreign worker compel production good individuals subjected human trafficking establishes ice agency office labor enforcement requires commissioner ensure appropriate cbp agency resources address concerns honey contraband archaeological material imported united_states violation customs laws increases retail value articles imported duty free united_states person day requires secretary treasury prescribe regulations entry merchandise valued


Summary: Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) the position of Assistant USTR for Small Business to promote the trade interests of small businesses.

small business trade representation act amends trade act establish office united_states_trade_representative ustr position assistant ustr small business promote trade interests small businesses


Summary: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) promulgate rules prohibiting, as unfair and deceptive acts or practices, persons from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such persons provide abortion services if they do not provide such services; and (2) enforce violations of such rules as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.

stop deceptive advertising women services act requires federal_trade_commission ftc promulgate rules prohibiting unfair deceptive acts practices persons advertising intent deceptively create impression persons provide abortion services provide services enforce violations rules unfair methods competition unfair deceptive acts practices affecting commerce


Summary: Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct studies, prepare reports, and disclose information relating to insurance, without regard to whether the subject of the study, report, or information is for-profit or not-for-profit. Applies such Act to an insurer without regard to its for-profit or not-for-profit status.

insurance competition transparency_act amends federal_trade_commission_act authorize federal_trade_commission ftc conduct studies prepare reports disclose information relating insurance regard subject study report information profit profit applies act insurer regard profit profit status


Summary: Establishes the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission to examine, and report to the President and Congress on, the causes of the U.S. trade deficit, together with recommendations to address and reduce trade imbalances, such as the U.S. merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains.

establishes emergency trade deficit commission examine report president congress causes trade deficit recommendations address reduce trade merchandise trade deficit order promote sustainable economic growth provides broad based income employment gains


Summary: Duty Suspension Facilitation Act of 2010 - Directs the International Trade Commission (ITC) to propose to Congress temporary duty suspensions or duty reductions under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). Prohibits the ITC from recommending any suspension or reduction in duty if: (1) an interested federal agency determines it is not in the U.S. interest and that determination is included in the agency public hearing record; (2) a domestic producer objects to the suspension or reduction, demonstrating that there is domestic production of the article concerned in commercially available quantities; (3) the loss in revenue to the United States from the duty suspension or reduction exceeds $500,000 annually (adjusted for inflation); or (4) the duty suspension or reduction is for more than three years.

duty suspension facilitation act directs international_trade_commission itc propose congress temporary duty suspensions duty reductions harmonized_tariff schedule united_states prohibits itc recommending suspension reduction duty interested federal agency determines interest determination included agency public hearing record domestic producer objects suspension reduction demonstrating domestic production article concerned commercially available quantities loss revenue united_states duty suspension reduction exceeds annually adjusted inflation duty suspension reduction years


Summary: Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through June 30, 2012. Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after December 31, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act. Makes ineligible for such treatment certain imported sleeping bags. Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2012. Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after February 12, 2011, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act. Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country. Rescinds $2.3 billion in appropriated discretionary unexpired federal funds.

free fair trade act amends trade act extend duty free treatment generalized_system_of_preferences gsp june requires liquidation reliquidation refund duties articles entered united_states december 15th day enactment act makes ineligible treatment certain imported sleeping bags amends andean_trade_preference_act extend duty free treatment preferential treatment products colombia june extends fy2012 preferential treatment apparel articles assembled beneficiary countries regional fabrics regional components specified type apparel requires liquidation reliquidation refund duties articles entered united_states february 15th day enactment act extends president authority bilateral emergency action grant duty free treatment certain apparel articles imported atpdea beneficiary country rescinds billion appropriated discretionary unexpired federal funds


Summary: Establishes the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission to examine, and report to the President and Congress on, the causes of the U.S. trade deficit, together with recommendations to address and reduce trade imbalances, such as the U.S. merchandise trade deficit, in order to promote sustainable economic growth that provides broad-based income and employment gains. Prohibits the President from submitting to Congress any free trade agreement or legislation implementing one until the report has been delivered to Congress and to the President.

establishes emergency trade deficit commission examine report president congress causes trade deficit recommendations address reduce trade merchandise trade deficit order promote sustainable economic growth provides broad based income employment gains prohibits president submitting congress free trade agreement legislation implementing report delivered congress president


Summary: Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs. Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.

amends commodity_exchange_act revise requirement commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc promulgating regulation issuing order consider costs benefits action requires cftc office chief economist assess costs benefits qualitative quantitative intended regulation propose adopt regulation reasoned determination benefits justify costs lists additional mandatory considerations cftc evaluate making reasoned determination costs benefits including impact market liquidity futures swaps markets alternatives direct regulation


Summary: Trade Adjustment Assistance Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and authorize appropriations for the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program for workers through FY2014. Requires the Secretary of Labor, with respect to a petition for the certification of eligibility to apply for TAA for a group of workers adversely affected by import competition, to send written or electronic notification of the receipt of the petition, and the initiation of the investigation of such petition, directly to the petitioners. Requires the Secretary to obtain from the workers' firm, a customer of the workers' firm, or the petitioner, through questionnaires and other appropriate means, information that the Secretary determines is necessary to certify a group of workers as eligible to apply for TAA. Authorizes the Secretary to seek additional information by: (1) contacting officials, employees, or customers of the workers' firm, as well as officials of certified or recognized unions or other duly authorized workers' representatives, or one-stop operators or partners; and (2) reviewing all certifications or denials of petitions for TAA within the same industry as the petitioner and considering the impact of trade on such determinations. Requires the Secretary to notify the petitioner of any information submitted or certified as part of an investigation that was adverse to the petitioner's claim, as well as allow the petitioner to review any non-protected documents, in cases where the petition for certification has been denied and the petitioner appeals. Requires the Secretary to provide a written or electronic response to a written request for information from the petitioner regarding the status of the petition at least 60 days after a petition or appeal is filed.

trade adjustment assistance accountability_act amends trade act extend authorize appropriations trade adjustment assistance taa program workers fy2014 requires secretary labor respect petition certification eligibility apply taa group workers adversely affected import competition send written electronic notification receipt petition initiation investigation petition directly petitioners requires secretary obtain workers firm customer workers firm petitioner appropriate means information secretary determines necessary certify group workers eligible apply taa authorizes secretary seek additional information contacting officials employees customers workers firm officials certified recognized unions duly authorized workers representatives stop operators partners reviewing certifications denials petitions taa industry petitioner considering impact trade determinations requires secretary notify petitioner information submitted certified investigation adverse petitioner claim allow petitioner review non protected documents cases petition certification denied petitioner appeals requires secretary provide written electronic response written request information petitioner status petition days petition appeal filed


Summary: Inclusive Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities, including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds), or derivative financial instruments; and (2) allow an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on financial transactions under this Act.

inclusive prosperity act amends_the_internal_revenue_code impose tax transfer ownership certain securities including share stock corporation partnership beneficial interest partnership trust note bond debenture evidence indebtedness excluding tax exempt municipal bonds derivative financial instruments allow individual taxpayer modified adjusted gross income exceed tax credit tax paid financial transactions act


Summary: United States-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Act - Establishes the United States-Brazil Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade to address bilateral trade matters, seek removal of trade barriers, and promote commercial opportunities between the United States and Brazil.

united_states brazil joint commission commerce trade act establishes united_states brazil joint commission commerce trade address bilateral trade matters seek removal trade barriers promote commercial opportunities united_states brazil


Summary: Trade Extenders Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013. Amends the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 to extend the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than June 30, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through June 30, 2012, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients. Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through June 30, 2012. Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through June 30, 2012, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers. Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through June 30, 2012. Extends through June 30, 2012, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through June 30, 2012. Makes ineligible for such treatment certain imported sleeping bags, with specified exceptions. Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2012. Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through September 30, 2020, and other specified customs users fees through November 30, 2020. Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 4.5% to 126.0% of such amount.

trade extenders act amends trade adjustment assistance_act extend trade adjustment assistance taa programs june extends taa firms farmers june amends omnibus trade act extend single transition deadline implementing certain merit based personnel staffing requirements state administration taa date earlier june amends_the_internal_revenue_code irc extend june tax credit health insurance costs including advance payments taa pension_benefit_guaranty_corporation pbgc pension recipients makes taa recipients break training training program receiving unemployment compensation eligible tax credit period june amends irc employee retirement income security act erisa public_health_service_act phsa extend june taa pre certification period rule disregarding day lapse creditable health_care coverage taa workers extends continued eligibility credit qualifying family members certain qualified taa eligible individuals pbgc pension recipients cobra premium assistance june extends june coverage employee benefit plan funded voluntary employees beneficiary association established pursuant order bankruptcy court agreement authorized representative amends trade act extend duty free treatment generalized_system_of_preferences gsp june makes ineligible treatment certain imported sleeping bags specified exceptions amends andean_trade_preference_act amended expanded trade promotion drug eradication act atpdea extend duty free treatment preferential treatment products colombia june extends fy2012 preferential treatment apparel articles assembled atpdea beneficiary countries regional fabrics regional components specified type apparel amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act cobra extend certain customs users fees processing merchandise entered united_states september specified customs users fees november amends hiring incentives restore employment act increase required estimated tax payments corporations billion assets quarter


Summary: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking requiring security measures to be carried out by any person (defined in this Act as a "covered entity") collecting, using, transferring, or storing certain personal information (defined in this Act as "covered information") concerning over 5,000 individuals during any consecutive 12-month period who is also: (1) a person whom the FTC is directed to prevent from using unfair methods of competition or deceptive practices in or affecting commerce under specified provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act; (2) a common carrier subject to the Communications Act of 1934, notwithstanding specified terms and exceptions; or (3) a nonprofit organization, including certain tax-exempt organizations. Requires each such entity to implement a comprehensive information privacy program. Applies the requirements of this Act to: (1) personally identifiable information; (2) unique identifier information; and (3) any information that is collected, used, or stored in connection with such information in a manner that may reasonably be used to identify a specific individual. Excludes from such measures certain information obtained from public records, shared voluntarily in a forum, reported in the media, or dedicated as workplace contact information. Requires an FTC rulemaking to require each covered entity to: (1) notify individuals of its information use, storage, transfer, and collection practices, and the purposes of such practices; (2) offer mechanisms for opt-out or opt-in consent, as specified, under various circumstances including for unauthorized information use and use by third parties for behavioral advertising or marketing; (3) provide methods to correct inaccuracies; and (4) permit requests to render information personally unidentifiable or to cease unauthorized or marketing use after the entity's bankruptcy or a termination of service. Lists the restricted purposes for which collected information must be reasonably necessary. Limits the retention of such information. Sets forth the contract provisions necessary to use a service provider or to transfer such information to a third party. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) enforcement by the FTC and state attorneys general, (2) civil penalties, and (3) safe harbor programs to be administered by nongovernmental organizations. Prohibits any private right of action under this Act.

commercial privacy bill rights act directs federal_trade_commission ftc initiate rulemaking requiring security measures carried person defined act covered entity collecting transferring storing certain personal information defined act covered information concerning individuals consecutive month period person ftc directed prevent unfair methods competition deceptive practices affecting commerce specified provisions federal_trade_commission_act common carrier subject communications act notwithstanding specified terms exceptions nonprofit organization including certain tax exempt organizations requires entity implement comprehensive information privacy program applies requirements act personally identifiable information unique identifier information information collected stored connection information manner reasonably identify specific individual excludes measures certain information obtained public records shared voluntarily forum reported media dedicated workplace contact information requires ftc rulemaking require covered entity notify individuals information use storage transfer collection practices purposes practices offer mechanisms opt opt consent specified circumstances including unauthorized information use use parties behavioral advertising marketing provide methods correct inaccuracies permit requests render information personally cease unauthorized marketing use entity bankruptcy termination service lists restricted purposes collected information reasonably necessary limits retention information sets forth contract provisions necessary use service provider transfer information party sets forth provisions concerning enforcement ftc state attorneys general civil penalties safe harbor programs administered nongovernmental organizations prohibits private right action act


Summary: Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act - Allows, under specified conditions, certain U.S. persons supportive of the government's position before a dispute settlement panel or Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to participate in consultations and panel or Appellate Body proceedings. Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system. Amends the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to require congressional approval before any modification of an agency regulation or practice that has been adversely affected by a WTO decision. Directs the United States to negotiate with the WTO to determine clarification of its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreement due to an adverse WTO decision if the United States, Congress, or Commission finds that such decision created obligations never agreed to by the United States. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make specified changes to strengthen the Act's antidumping and countervailing duty provisions. Requires congressional approval for revocation of nonmarket economy country determinations made by the administering authority. Expands the authority of the administering authority or the International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose countervailing duties on products from a nonmarket economy country that have been provided a countervailable subsidy. Includes exchange-rate manipulation by a country as a countervailable subsidy. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a recommendation from the ITC before the President can impose a duty on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product. Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.

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Summary: Strengthening America's Trade Laws Act - Allows, under specified conditions, certain U.S. persons supportive of the government's position before a dispute settlement panel or Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to participate in consultations and panel or Appellate Body proceedings. Establishes the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system. Amends the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to require congressional approval before any modification of an agency regulation or practice that has been adversely affected by a WTO decision. Directs the United States to negotiate with the WTO to determine clarification of its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreement due to an adverse WTO decision if the United States, Congress, or Commission finds that such decision created obligations never agreed to by the United States. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make specified changes to strengthen the Act's antidumping and countervailing duty provisions. Requires congressional approval for revocation of nonmarket economy country determinations made by the administering authority. Expands the authority of the administering authority or the International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose countervailing duties on products from a nonmarket economy country that have been provided a countervailable subsidy. Authorizes the use of alternative methodologies in determining whether a subsidy is countervailable with respect to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Deems subsidies provided predominantly or disproportionately by the PRC to a state-owned enterprise as specific to that enterprise (and so vulnerable to a countervailing duty) if state-owned enterprises are the predominant recipients of such subsidies or state-owned enterprises receive disproportionately large amounts of them. Includes exchange-rate manipulation by a country as a countervailable subsidy. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a recommendation from the ITC before the President can impose a duty on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product. Requires congressional approval for an ITC recommendation to take effect in cases where the President takes action that differs from that recommended by the ITC. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement. Requires the Director to develop annually a strategic plan for more effective use of the authorities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce intellectual property rights. Prescribes requirements for the appointment of CBP and ICE coordinators of intellectual property rights enforcement activities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the CBP Commissioner, to accelerate efforts to apply risk assessment modeling techniques to border enforcement activities to combat counterfeiting and piracy of goods. Directs the Commissioner to: (1) ensure that the system for recordation of copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property does not impede the rapid seizure of goods that infringe the rights of the owners; (2) create a voluntary certification program for low-risk shippers that have taken specific measures to strengthen and protect their supply chains to prevent the infiltration of counterfeit and pirated goods; and (3) prepare a plan for a Watch List database of importers, shippers, freight forwarders, and others in the import, export, and transshipment process whose activities merit additional scrutiny at ports of entry. Directs the Secretary to increase CBP and ICE staffing and resources in providing training and technical assistance to customs services and enforcement agencies of foreign countries to improve their effectiveness in enforcing intellectual property rights. Expands the prohibitions on the importation or exportation of counterfeit or pirated goods to include goods protected by copyright. Subjects persons who violate such prohibition to a civil penalty, which in certain circumstances shall be tripled. Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.

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Summary: Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to repeal the December 31, 2011, termination date for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend TAA programs through December 31, 2016. Extends TAA through December 31, 2016, for: (1) workers, (2) firms, (3) farmers, and (4) communities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2016, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients. Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through December 31, 2016. Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through December 31, 2016, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers. Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through December 31, 2016. Extends through December 31, 2016, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative. Expands rules for valuing assets in grantor retained annuity trusts to require: (1) that the right to receive fixed amounts from an annuity last for a term of not less than 10 years and that such fixed amounts not decrease during the first 10 years of the annuity term, and (2) that the remainder interest have a value greater than zero when transferred.

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Summary: Trade Prosecutor Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) a Trade Enforcement Division. Establishes the position of Deputy United States Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement to head the Trade Enforcement Division. Requires the Deputy to ensure that our trading partners comply with trade agreements to which this country is a party. Establishes within the Trade Enforcement Division an Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business to provide technical and legal assistance and advice to certain small businesses that enables them to prepare and file petitions for a USTR response to violations of trade agreements by foreign governments. Establishes within the Office of the USTR the position of Chief Manufacturing Negotiator. Requires the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator to act as a vigorous advocate on behalf of this country's manufacturing interests.

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Summary: Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act of 2012 - Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to establish a process in which it will: (1) review each article in which a temporary duty suspension or reduction has been recommended at its own initiative or pusuant to a petition, and (2) submit a draft bill to the appropriate congressional committees containing each duty suspension or reduction that meets certain requirements. Requires the USITC to report to appropriate congressional committees on: (1) recommendations with respect to sectors of the U.S. economy that could benefit from duty suspensions or reductions without causing harm to other domestic interests, and (2) the feasibility of suspending or reducing duties on a sectoral basis rather than on individual articles.

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Summary:
American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program.

Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that: (1) assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, and (2) will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs or obtain the maximum return on investment.

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Trade and Environment Enforcement Act or Green 301 Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain discretionary trade action against foreign countries that engage in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that fail to enforce their environmental laws effectively.

Directs the USTR to identify foreign country trade practices that affect negatively the environment of the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally.

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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Revises the organization, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and renames it the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP Agency), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to transfer all functions of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of DHS to the CBP Agency.

Requires appointment of between two and three Deputy Commissioners, including a Deputy Commissioner for Trade.

Establishes in the office of the Commissioner a Trade Advocate. Directs the DHS Secretary to transfer to the Trade Advocate all functions of the CBP Agency Office of Trade Relations, which is hereby abolished.

Establishes within the CBP Agency an Office of Trade, absorbing all functions of the CBP Office of International Trade, which is hereby abolished.

Establishes within the CBP Agency an Office of International Affairs.

Establishes in the Office of Field Operations of the CBP Agency a Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Division. Directs the Commissioner to designate at least 40 commercial enforcement officers within the Office.

Directs the Commissioner to establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Interagency Committee to improve coordination among federal agencies with respect to the movement of merchandise into and out of the United States (trade facilitation) and enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). Directs the Committee to establish a Customs Facilitation and Enforcement Review Group.

Requires two separate budget requests for the CBP Agency, one for commercial operations and one for noncommercial operations.

Establishes in the DHS Office of Policy a Director of Trade Policy.

Renames the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in DHS, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE Agency).

Requires two separate budget requests for the ICE Agency, one for customs operations and one for other operations.

Amends the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Commissioner of the CBP Agency and the ICE Director to develop jointly every two years, and report to Congress, a joint strategic plan for improving trade facilitation and trade enforcement.

Directs the Commissioner to ensure that CBP Agency partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers or exporters that meet program requirements.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the Commissioner to establish a voluntary government-private sector trade facilitation partnership program, or modify an existing one, to enhance trade facilitation and trade enforcement and provide certain trade benefits to importers that meet certain minimum requirements.

Directs the Commissioner to develop and implement CBP Agency-wide Centers of Excellence and Expertise.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the DHS Secretary jointly to establish a Customs Operations Advisory Committee (effectively replacing the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service).

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 to complete development, and provide for the operation and maintenance, of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the head of each agency participating in the International Trade Data System (ITDS) and the Interagency Steering Committee to ensure that each such agency, among other duties, develops and maintains the necessary information technology infrastructure to support the operation of the ITDS, submit all data to the ITDS electronically, and arrange to share information between each agency and the CBP Agency.

Directs the DHS Secretary to establish within the CBP Agency Office of Trade a Commercial Targeting Division to conduct commercial risk assessment targeting and, when needed, issue trade alerts with respect to cargo destined for the United States.

Directs the Commissioner and the ICE Director jointly to develop or update, and report to Congress, a strategy for uniform enforcement of U.S. illegal drug control laws.

Requires the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of the Treasury to report to specified congressional committees on IG oversight of revenue protection and enforcement measures.

Requires the DHS Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to report jointly to specified congressional committees on security and revenue measures with respect to merchandise transported in bond.

Directs the DHS Secretary to establish a program to assign importer of record numbers.

Establishes an interagency Import Safety Working Group. Directs the DHS Secretary to develop a joint import safety rapid response plan that sets forth protocols for the CBP Agency to: (1) coordinate federal responses to cargo entering the United States that poses a threat to the health or safety of U.S. consumers, and (2) use in recovering from or mitigating the effects of actions and responses to such an incident.

Directs the DHS Secretary to establish within the ICE Agency a National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to coordinate U.S. activities to prevent the import and export of goods that infringe intellectual property rights.

Requires the Commissioner of the CBP Agency, upon suspicion that merchandise is being imported into the United States in violation of U.S. trademark or copyright infringement laws, and belief that testing of the merchandise by the owner of a trademark or a copyright would assist in determining a violation, to provide the trademark or copyright owner any information appearing on the merchandise and its packaging and labels, including any unredacted images of them.

Authorizes the DHS Secretary to establish in the ICE Agency priority trade enforcement coordination centers.

Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner, upon the filing of an allegation or a referral from another federal agency, to investigate claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States.

Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative determination based on substantial evidence, to: (1) suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of covered merchandise and extend the period for liquidation of covered merchandise entered before such determination, (2) request the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce or other responsible U.S. officer) to identify the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries, (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties, and (4) take appropriate additional enforcement measures.

Revises eligibility requirements for the drawback (refund) of duties paid on eligible merchandise imported into the United States and later exported or destroyed.

Prescribes or revises requirements for: (1) penalties for a custom broker convicted of committing an act of terrorism, (2) duty-free treatment under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of certain federal property exported and reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition while abroad, and (3) assignment under COBRA of CBP Agency employees to perform customs services for charter flight passengers and their baggage.

Directs the President to establish a pilot program for designating 24-hour commercial land border ports of entry on the northern and southern U.S. borders.

Eliminates the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor.

Requires the Commissioner to ensure that appropriate CBP Agency resources address concerns that honey as well as contraband archaeological or ethnological material is being imported into the United States in violation of U.S. customs laws.

Increases from $200 to $800 the retail value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the entry of merchandise valued between $250 and $2,500.

Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 to repeal the authority of the Commissioner to enter into reimbursable fee agreements for up to five years for the provision of CBP services, including additional services at existing and new CBP-serviced facilities (including but not limited to payment of overtime) and land border facilities.

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Summary:
Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act of 2013 - Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to establish a process in which it will: (1) review each article in which a temporary duty suspension or reduction has been recommended at its own initiative or pursuant to a petition, and (2) submit a draft bill to the appropriate congressional committees containing each duty suspension or reduction that meets certain requirements.

Requires the USITC to report to Congress on: (1) recommendations with respect to sectors of the U.S. economy that could benefit from duty suspensions or reductions without causing harm to other domestic interests, and (2) the feasibility of suspending or reducing duties on a sectoral basis rather than on individual articles.

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Summary:
American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Industry and Analysis unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program.

Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that will assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and: (1) create or sustain the greatest number of jobs, (2) obtain the maximum return on investment, (3) increase U.S. exports to the Asia and Pacific region, (4) increase U.S. exports in services, or (5) address Department export priorities.

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Summary: This bill designates the U.S. exclusive economic zone (as established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983) as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States."

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