Summary: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into on April 12, 2006 (and amended on June 24 and June 25, 2007) with the government of Peru and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on September 27, 2007. Provides for the Agreement's entry into force upon certain conditions being met on or after January 1, 2008.(Sec. 103) Authorizes the President to proclaim actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. government to issue regulations, necessary to ensure appropriate implementation of any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force. Declares that proclaimed actions that are not subject to consultation and layover requirements under this Act shall not take effect before the 15th day after the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register. Provides that presidential proclamations calling for action under this Act may be proclaimed only if: (1) the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from the appropriate advisory committees and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); (2) the President has reported to specified congressional committees with respect to such action; (3) a period of 60 days has expired; and (4) the President has consulted with the appropriate congressional committees during such 60-day period. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office to provide administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels established under the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 106) Authorizes the United States to resolve any claim against it covered by the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in the Agreement.Title II: Customs Provisions - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the President to proclaim necessary or appropriate modifications or continuation of duty, continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out the Agreement. Requires the President to terminate the designation of Peru as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the General System of Preferences program under the Trade Act of 1974 on the date the Agreement enters into force.Authorizes the President, subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this Act, to deem as necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions provided for by the Agreement such: (1) modifications or continuation of any duty; (2) modifications as the United States may agree to with Peru regarding the staging of any duty treatment specified in the Agreement; (3) continuation of duty-free or excise treatment; or (4) additional duties.(Sec. 202) Provides for additional duties, under specified conditions, on certain agricultural safeguard goods.(Sec. 203) Prescribes certain rules of origin with respect to the reduction and elimination of duties imposed by the United States and Peru on certain goods wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of the other country. Specifies content requirements allowing certain textile and apparel goods to be considered originating goods. Prescribes a special rule for certain automotive goods.(Sec. 204) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to prohibit the charge of a fee for certain customs services with respect to originating goods under the Agreement. Prohibits any service exempted from such fees from being funded with money from the Customs User Fee Account.(Sec. 205) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt: (1) an importer from penalties for making an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an originating good under the Agreement if the importer voluntarily and promptly makes a corrected declaration and pays any duties owing; and (2) an exporter or producer from penalties for making false certifications of origin under the Agreement if such person, promptly after issuing such certification, has reason to believe that it contains or is based on incorrect information, and voluntarily provides a written notice to every recipient of it. Exempts persons from penalties if: (1) the information was correct at the time it was provided in a Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) certification of origin but was later rendered incorrect because of a change in circumstances; and (2) the person promptly and voluntarily provides written notice of the change in circumstances to all recipients of such certification.Provides that, if the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security finds indications of a pattern of conduct by an importer, exporter, or producer of false or unsupported representations that goods qualify under the rules of origin, CBP may suspend preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement for entries of identical goods covered by subsequent representations by the individuals until it determines that the representations conform with such rules.(Sec. 206) Authorizes the Customs Service to reliquidate an entry and refund any excess duties (including merchandise processing fees) paid on a good qualifying under the rules of origin for which no claim for preferential treatment was made at the time of importation if the importer takes certain actions within one year after such importation.(Sec. 207) Requires a person who issues a PTPA certification of origin for a good exported from the United States to make, keep for at least five years after such certification is issued, and render for examination and inspection all records and supporting documents related to such certification.(Sec. 208) Authorizes the President to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, during the period of a verification procedure by the government of Peru, to determine: (1) that an exporter or producer in Peru is complying with applicable customs laws, regulations, and procedures regarding trade in textile or apparel goods; or (2) that a claim is accurate that such a good exported or produced by the exporter or producer qualifies as an originating good, or is a good of Peru.Requires the Secretary to: (1) suspend preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement of any textile or apparel good that a person subject to such verification has produced or exported if the Secretary believes there is insufficient information to sustain a claim for such treatment; (2) deny preferential treatment to such goods if the Secretary decides that a person has provided incorrect information to support a claim for such treatment; (3) detain such goods if the Secretary considers there is insufficient information to determine their country of origin; and (4) deny entry to such goods if the Secretary determines that a person has provided erroneous information of their origin.Authorizes: (1) the President to deny preferential treatment and entry into the United States to such textile and apparel goods, if the Secretary determines that the information obtained from verification is insufficient to make a determination; and (2) the Secretary to publish the name of any person engaged in circumvention of applicable laws, regulations, or procedures affecting trade in such goods, or who has failed to demonstrate that it produces or is capable of producing them.Title III: Relief From Imports - Subtitle A: Relief From Imports Benefiting From the Agreement - (Sec. 311) Authorizes an entity (including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers) to petition the ITC for an adjustment to U.S. obligations under the Agreement. Requires the ITC, upon the filing of a petition, to investigate promptly whether, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a duty provided for under the Agreement, a Peruvian article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry producing an article like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. Exempts from such an investigation any Peruvian articles receiving import relief under the Agreement.(Sec. 313) Requires the President, after receiving an affirmative injury determination from the ITC, to provide (including the extension) in the aggregate up to four-years of import relief to remedy or prevent such injury and to facilitate efforts of the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition. Includes among such relief measures: (1) suspension of any further reduction provided by the Agreement in the duty imposed on such article; and (2) an increase in the rate of duty imposed on such article to a level that does not exceed an amount determined according to a specified formula.(Sec. 314) Prohibits any import relief 10 years after the Agreement enters into force, except for articles whose period for tariff elimination exceeds 10 years.(Sec. 315) Applies to the four-year import relief provided by the President (see section 313, above) the compensation authority of the Trade Act of 1974 which authorizes the President to grant Peru new concessions as compensation for the imposition of import relief in a bilateral safeguard investigation in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal concessions under the Agreement. (Sec. 316) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to apply to ITC investigations conducted under this Act the procedural requirements of the Tariff Act of 1930 concerning release of confidential business information.Subtitle B: Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures - (Sec. 321) Authorizes an interested party to request the President to adjust U.S. obligations under the Agreement. Requires the President, pursuant to such a request, to determine whether, as a result of the elimination of a duty under the Agreement, a Peruvian textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to constitute a substantial cause or threat of serious damage to a domestic industry producing an article like, or directly competitive with, the imported article.(Sec. 322) Authorizes the President, if an affirmative serious damage determination is made, to provide certain import relief to remedy or prevent the damage and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry, including to increase the rate of duty imposed on the article to a level that does not exceed an amount determined according to a specified formula.(Sec. 323) Limits such relief (including the extension) in the aggregate to three years.(Sec. 326) Prohibits any import relief under this subtitle with respect to any article five years after the Agreement enters into force.(Sec. 327) Applies to any import relief provided by the President under this subtitle the compensation authority of the Trade Act of 1974, which authorizes the President to grant Peru new concessions as compensation for the imposition of import relief in a textile and apparel safeguard proceeding, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal concessions under the Agreement.(Sec. 328) Prohibits the President from releasing confidential business information received in connection with an investigation or determination under this subtitle unless the submitting party had notice, at the time of submission, that such information would be released, or the party subsequently consents to such release. Requires any party submitting such confidential business information also to provide a nonconfidential version of the information, in which the confidential business information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted.Subtitle C: Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974 - (Sec. 331) Requires the ITC, whenever it makes an affirmative determination that an imported article constitutes a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to a domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with it, also to find (and report to the President) whether imports from Peru that qualify as originating goods are a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to such industry. Authorizes the President to exclude goods of Peru from any import relief action if they are not a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry. Title IV: Procurement - (Sec. 401) Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to make eligible for U.S. government procurement products or services of a foreign country or instrumentality that is a party to the Agreement.Title V: Trade in Timber Products of Peru - (Sec. 501) Directs the President to establish an Interagency Committee to oversee and obtain verification whether the producer or exporter of Peruvian timber products to the United States has complied with applicable laws of Peru governing the harvest of, and trade in, such products. Authorizes the Committee to direct CBP to take certain action including to detain or deny entry of shipments of Peruvian timber products pending verification.(Sec. 502) Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to report to Congress on steps taken by the United States and Peru on carrying out the Agreement with respect to trade in timber products of Peru.Title VI: Offsets - (Sec. 601) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through December 13, 2014.(Sec. 602) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase the amount of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2012 to 115.75% of such amount.

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sec authorizes president establish designate department_of_commerce office provide administrative assistance dispute settlement panels established agreement authorizes authorizes united_states resolve claim covered agreement pursuant investor state dispute settlement procedures set forth agreement title customs provisions sec authorizes president proclaim necessary appropriate modifications continuation duty continuation duty free excise treatment additional duties carry agreement requires president terminate designation beneficiary developing country purposes general system preferences program trade act date agreement enters force authorizes president subject consultation requirements act deem necessary appropriate maintain general level reciprocal mutually advantageous concessions provided agreement modifications continuation duty modifications united_states agree duty treatment specified agreement continuation duty free excise treatment additional provides additional duties specified conditions certain agricultural safeguard prescribes certain rules origin respect reduction elimination duties imposed united_states certain goods wholly obtained produced entirely territory country specifies content requirements allowing certain textile apparel goods considered originating goods prescribes special rule certain automotive amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act prohibit charge fee certain customs services respect originating goods agreement prohibits service exempted fees funded money customs user fee amends tariff act exempt importer penalties making incorrect claim good qualifies originating good agreement importer voluntarily promptly makes corrected declaration pays duties owing exporter producer penalties making false certifications origin agreement person promptly issuing certification reason believe contains based incorrect information voluntarily provides written notice recipient exempts persons penalties information correct time provided trade promotion agreement certification origin later rendered incorrect change circumstances person promptly voluntarily provides written notice change circumstances recipients certification provides customs border_protection cbp immigration customs enforcement department_of_homeland_security finds indications pattern conduct importer exporter producer false representations goods qualify rules origin cbp suspend preferential tariff treatment agreement entries identical goods covered subsequent representations individuals determines representations conform authorizes customs service reliquidate entry refund excess duties including merchandise processing fees paid good qualifying rules origin claim preferential treatment time importation importer takes certain actions year requires person issues certification origin good exported united_states years certification issued render examination inspection records supporting documents related authorizes president direct secretary treasury period verification procedure government determine exporter producer complying applicable customs laws regulations procedures trade textile apparel goods claim accurate good exported produced exporter producer qualifies originating good good requires secretary suspend preferential tariff treatment agreement textile apparel good person subject verification produced exported secretary believes insufficient information sustain claim treatment deny preferential treatment goods secretary decides person provided incorrect information support claim treatment detain goods secretary considers insufficient information determine country origin deny entry goods secretary determines person provided erroneous information origin authorizes president deny preferential treatment entry united_states textile apparel goods secretary determines information obtained verification insufficient determination secretary publish person engaged circumvention applicable laws regulations procedures 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adjustment domestic industry including increase rate duty imposed article level exceed determined according specified limits relief including extension aggregate prohibits import relief subtitle respect article years agreement enters applies import relief provided president subtitle compensation authority trade act authorizes president grant new concessions compensation imposition import relief textile apparel safeguard proceeding order maintain general level reciprocal concessions prohibits president releasing confidential business information received connection investigation determination subtitle submitting party notice time submission information released party subsequently consents release requires party submitting confidential business information provide version information confidential business information necessary deleted subtitle cases title trade act sec requires itc makes affirmative determination imported article constitutes substantial cause threat injury domestic industry producing article like directly competitive find report president imports qualify originating goods substantial cause threat injury industry authorizes president exclude goods import relief action substantial cause threat injury domestic industry title procurement sec amends trade agreements act eligible government procurement products services foreign country instrumentality party agreement title trade timber products sec directs president establish interagency_committee oversee obtain verification producer exporter timber products united_states complied applicable laws governing harvest trade products authorizes committee direct cbp certain action including detain deny entry shipments timber products pending requires united_states_trade_representative ustr report congress steps taken united_states carrying agreement respect trade timber products title offsets sec amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act extend certain customs fees processing merchandise entered 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Summary: Fair Trade for All Act of 2007 - Directs the President to withdraw the United States from the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into on April 12, 2006, with the government of Peru.

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Summary: Amends the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act to allow a U.S. citizen to commence a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against any person (including the United States or any other governmental instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the 11th amendment to the Constitution) who is alleged to have knowingly failed to perform an act or duty under the Agreement. (Currently, only the United States can bring actions with respect to the Agreement.)

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Summary: NAFTA Accountability Act - Provides that unless the specified conditions set forth in this Act are met: (1) Congress withdraws its approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) effective October 1, 2009; and (2) the President, not later than April 1, 2009, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries and that trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to the approval of any such NAFTA expansion.

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Summary: Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and authorize appropriations for the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs for workers, firms, and farmers from December 31, 2007, through March 31, 2008. Provides for the following offsets: (1) increases by 0.25 percentage points the current increased percentage of any required installment of corporate estimated tax otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2012; and (2) amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the authority for collection of customs user fees from December 13, 2014, through December 20, 2014.

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Summary: Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to extend, through December 31, 2008, the ATPA program providing for the duty-free treatment of certain imported apparel articles assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru).Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through December 27, 2014. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013 by 0.25% of such amount.

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Summary: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Approves the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement) entered into with the government of Colombia. Provides for the Agreement's entry into force upon certain conditions being met on or after January 1, 2009.Authorizes the President to proclaim actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. government to issue regulations, necessary to ensure appropriate implementation of any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force.Provides for: (1) administration of dispute settlement proceedings; (2) arbitration of certain claims against the United States; and (3) specified tariff modifications. Prescribes requirements for: (1) enforcement of textile and apparel rules of origin; (2) actions for relief from imports benefiting from the Agreement; and (3) certain textile and apparel safeguard measures.Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to make eligible for U.S. government procurement products or services of a foreign country or instrumentality that is a party to the Agreement.Provides for the following offsets: (1) amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the authority for the collection of customs user fees for a specified period; and (2) amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by one percentage point the current increased percentage of any required installment of corporate estimated tax otherwise due in July, August, or September 2012, and by two percentage points the amount of any required installment of corporate estimated tax otherwise due in July, August, or September 2013.

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Summary: Supporting America's Manufacturers Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a recommendation from the International Trade Commission (ITC) before the President can impose increased duties or other import restrictions on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product. Revises the authority of the President and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consider an equally divided ITC vote regarding a determination on the question of whether an imported Chinese product causes or threatens market disruption in the United States. Repeals the authority of the President and the TR to consider the determination of either group of equally divided Commissioners to be the ITC's determination. Requires such a deadlocked vote to be considered an affirmative ITC determination. Provides that if the Commissioners voting are equally divided with respect to its determination, then the determination agreed upon by either group of Commissioners may be considered by the President and the Trade Representative as the determination of the Commission. Requires the USTR to make available promptly to the public reports recommending the President to take action, if any, to remedy market disruption. Revises requirements involving ITC determinations of critical circumstances and requests for provisional relief with respect to a Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. Product Requires the President to provide import relief from Chinese products that cause or threaten market disruption to a like U.S. product within a specified time if an agreement is not reached with the People's Republic of China (PRC) or if the President determines that an agreement reached with the PRC is not remedying the market disruption. Authorizes the President to provide import relief (including provisional relief in critical circumstances) that differs from that recommended by the ITC, or to deny such import relief only: (1) in extraordinary cases; and (2) if the President determines that providing such relief would have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy (as under current law) or would cause serious harm to U.S. national security. Requires the President's decision on import relief to be reported to specified congressional committees. Requires import relief recommended by the ITC to take effect upon enactment of a congressional joint resolution in the event that the President: (1) takes action that differs from that recommended by the ITC; or (2) declines to provide import relief (including that recommended by the ITC) because it would have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy

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Summary: Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act - Subjects bills implementing trade agreements to a point of order in both the Senate and the House of Representatives unless certain conditions are met. Withdraws congressional approval of a bill implementing a trade agreement if a report by the International Trade Commission (ITC) indicates that certain benchmarks and predictions made with respect to an agreement are not being met unless a joint resolution waiving such benchmarks and predictions is enacted by Congress. Describes the benchmarks as analyses of the following effects of the agreement: (1) resulting job creation and job losses; (2) resulting improvement in wages for U.S. workers; (3) implementation and enforcement of the labor and environmental standards by each country that is a party to the agreement; and (4) the extent to which the agreement will result in an increase in access by U.S. businesses to the market of each country that is a party to the agreement, particularly those sectors identified by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as of special importance.

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Summary: Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008, or the TRADE Act of 2008 - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to: (1) review biennially certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and foreign countries; and (2) report to the Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee regarding such agreements, including analyses of specified subjects and of each agreement, as well as whether the country has a democratic form of government that respects certain core labor rights and fundamental human rights, protects intellectual property rights, and enforces environmental laws. Declares that implementing bills of new trade agreements shall not be subject to expedited consideration or special procedures limiting amendment,unless such agreements include certain standards with respect to: (1) labor; (2) environment and public safety; (3) food and product health and safety; (4) provision of services; (5) investment; (6) procurement; (7) intellectual property; (8) agriculture; (9) trade remedies and safeguards; (10) rules of origin; (11) dispute resolution and enforcement; (12) technical assistance; (13) national security; and (14) taxation. Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan for the renegotiation of existing trade agreements to bring them into compliance with such standards. Establishes a Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) certain requirements urging the attainment of certain trade goals shall apply to all existing and new trade agreements; and (2) a certain process for U.S. trade negotiations should be followed when Congress considers legislation providing special procedures for implementing bills of trade agreements.

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Summary: Trade and Environment Enforcement (Green 301) Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) identify foreign country trade practices that cause negative impacts on the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, or the conservation of exhaustible natural resources in the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally; (2) review petitions requesting certain action with respect to such trade practices; and (3) consult with an identified foreign country and seek to negotiate an agreement that mitigates, reduces, or eliminates those negative impacts.

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Summary: Establishes the Trade Agreement Enforcement Commission to oversee enforcement of worker rights provisions in: (1) trade agreements between the United States and other countries; and (2) trade preference programs.

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Summary: Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an earned import allowance program, which shall provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in the Dominican Republic, based on specified elements. Specifies as eligible apparel articles cotton (but not denim) trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, skirts and divided skirts, and pants. Declares that such apparel articles wholly assembled in, and imported directly from, the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if they are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate that reflects the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles. Requires the issuance of one credit to a producer or an entity controlling production for every two square meter equivalents of qualifying fabric that the producer or entity has purchased for the manufacture in an eligible country (Dominican Republic) of articles like or similar to any article eligible for preferential treatment. Authorizes the redemption of such credits for earned import allowance certificates reflecting the number of earned credits. Authorizes any textile mill or other entity located in the United States that exports qualifying fabric to an eligible country to submit to the Secretary of Commerce, upon such export or upon request, the Shipper's Export Declaration, or successor documentation: (1) verifying that the qualifying fabric was exported to a producer or entity controlling production in an eligible country; and (2) identifying such producer or entity and the quantity and description of qualifying fabric exported to it. Defines "qualifying fabric," as woven fabric of cotton wholly formed in the United States from yarns (other than nylon filament yarn) wholly formed in the United States and certified suitable for use in the manufacture of apparel items such as trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, skirts and divided skirts or pants. Directs the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to review annually and report to Congress on the effectiveness of such program. (Sec. 2) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with respect to duty-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country. Repeals provisions granting preferential treatment for imported apparel articles produced in lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries (LDCs) of yarn or fabric that is produced in beneficiary sub-Saharan countries in commercial quantities for use by LDCs. Adds Mauritius as an LDC for preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more LDCs, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles. Directs the ITC to review and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the U.S. Comptroller General on yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs that through new or increased investment or other measures can be produced competitively in an LDC. Requires the Comptroller General, in turn, to report to Congress recommendations for changes to U.S. trade preference programs (including rules of origin requirements) to provide incentives to increase investment and other measures to improve the competitiveness of LDCs in the production of such textiles and apparel identified in the report. (Sec. 3) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the duty-free Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program through December 31, 2009. (Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend through January 31, 2018, the authority for certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States. (Sec. 5) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 1.75% the amount of any estimated tax installment otherwise due in July, August, or September 2013 from a corporation with assets of at least $1 billion.

amends dominican_republic-central_america-united_states_free_trade_agreement implementation act direct secretary commerce establish earned import allowance program shall provide earned import allowance certificates producer entity controlling production eligible apparel articles dominican_republic based specified elements specifies eligible apparel articles cotton divided declares apparel articles wholly assembled imported directly dominican_republic shall enter united_states free duty regard source fabric yarns articles accompanied earned import allowance certificate reflects credits equal total square meter equivalents fabric apparel articles requires issuance credit producer entity controlling production square meter equivalents qualifying fabric producer entity purchased manufacture eligible country dominican_republic articles like similar article eligible preferential treatment authorizes redemption credits earned import allowance certificates reflecting number earned credits authorizes textile mill entity located united_states exports qualifying fabric eligible country submit secretary commerce export request shipper export declaration successor documentation verifying qualifying fabric exported producer entity controlling production eligible country identifying producer entity quantity description qualifying fabric exported defines qualifying fabric woven fabric cotton wholly formed united_states yarns filament yarn wholly formed united_states certified suitable use manufacture apparel items divided directs united_states international_trade_commission itc review annually report congress effectiveness program sec amends african_growth opportunity act respect duty free treatment certain textile apparel articles imported directly customs territory united_states beneficiary sub saharan african country repeals provisions granting preferential treatment imported apparel articles produced lesser developed beneficiary sub saharan african countries yarn fabric produced beneficiary sub saharan countries commercial quantities use adds preferential treatment apparel articles wholly assembled knit shape wholly assembled regardless country origin fabric yarn articles directs itc review report appropriate congressional committees comptroller_general yarns fabrics textile apparel inputs new increased investment measures produced competitively requires comptroller_general turn report congress recommendations changes trade preference programs including rules origin requirements provide incentives increase investment measures improve competitiveness production textiles apparel identified report sec amends trade act extend duty free generalized_system_of_preferences gsp program december sec amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act extend january authority certain customs fees processing merchandise entered united_states sec amends tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act increase estimated tax installment july august september corporation assets billion


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to terminate, by September 6, 2008, the one-year cross-border pilot project started on September 6, 2007, as part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border motor carrier provisions, to demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border. Prohibits the Secretary, unless expressly authorized by Congress, from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border after September 6, 2008.Requires certain reports to Congress, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, by: (1) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation; (2) the independent review panel established to monitor the demonstration project; and (3) the Secretary of Transportation on the project's implementation and the participation of motor carriers.

directs secretary transportation terminate september year cross border pilot project started september federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration implementation north_american_free_trade_agreement nafta cross border motor carrier provisions demonstrate ability mexico domiciled motor carriers operate safely united_states commercial zones border prohibits secretary expressly authorized congress granting authority motor carrier domiciled mexico operate municipalities commercial zones united_states mexico border september certain reports congress days enactment act inspector_general department_of_transportation independent review panel established monitor demonstration project secretary transportation project implementation participation motor carriers


Summary: NAFTA Modernization Trade Negotiating Authority Act - Requires that any renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resulting in any new trade agreement with Canada, Mexico, or both to: (1) meet the standards established in the areas of labor and environment, dispute settlement, intellectual property, services, foreign investment, and agriculture of trade agreements negotiated under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; and (2) take into account specified U.S. domestic objectives set out in this Act, including protection of health and safety, security, environmental, consumer, and employment opportunity interests. Authorizes the President before August 1, 2009, to enter into a trade agreement with such countries to: (1) reduce or eliminate a duty, restriction, barrier, or other distortion of trade that unduly burdens or restricts U.S. trade or adversely affects the U.S. economy; or (2) prohibit, or limit the imposition of, such barrier or other distortion. Sets forth congressional notification and consultation requirements for implementation of any trade agreement. Directs the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, within 30 days after the convening of each Congress, to convene the Congressional Oversight Group. Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to develop written guidelines to facilitate the useful and timely exchange of information between the USTR and the Group, particularly for the closest practicable coordination between them at all critical periods during NAFTA renegotiations. Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan for implementing and enforcing any agreement.

nafta modernization trade negotiating authority act_-_requires renegotiation north_american_free_trade_agreement nafta resulting new trade agreement canada mexico meet standards established areas labor environment dispute settlement intellectual property services foreign investment agriculture trade agreements negotiated bipartisan trade promotion authority act account specified domestic objectives set act including protection health safety security environmental consumer employment opportunity interests authorizes president august enter trade agreement countries reduce eliminate duty restriction barrier trade unduly burdens restricts trade adversely affects economy prohibit limit imposition barrier sets forth congressional notification consultation requirements implementation trade agreement directs chairman committee ways_and_means house_of_representatives chairman committee finance senate days convening congress convene congressional oversight group requires united_states_trade_representative ustr develop written guidelines facilitate useful timely exchange information ustr group particularly closest practicable coordination critical periods nafta requires president submit congress plan implementing enforcing agreement


Summary: Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend the ATPA program through December 31, 2009. Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 0.5% the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013.

amends andean_trade_preference_act extend program december extends fy2010 preferential treatment apparel articles assembled beneficiary countries regional fabrics regional components specified type apparel amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act extend certain customs fees processing merchandise entered united_states amends tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act increase effect date enactment act corporate estimated tax installment corporation assets billion july august september


Summary: Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to prohibit the extension of duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment to: (1) Colombia or Peru after December 31, 2009; (2) Ecuador after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, unless the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Ecuador does not satisfy certain beneficiary country designation requirements; and (3) Bolivia after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, only if the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Bolivia satisfies certain beneficiary country designation requirements.(Sec. 1) Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).(Sec. 2) Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in the Dominican Republic, based on specified elements.Declares that eligible apparel articles wholly assembled in the Dominican Republic and imported directly from the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate reflecting the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles.Directs the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to review and report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the earned import allowance program.(Sec. 3) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to repeal certain special rules for fabrics and yarns in commercial quantities in Africa. Adds Mauritius as a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country (LDC) for purposes of the application of preferential treatment to apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more LDCs, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles, that are imported into the United States.Directs the ITC to review, identify, and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General on yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs that through new or increased investment or other measures can be produced competitively in beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.Directs the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on recommendations for changes to U.S. trade preference programs, including changes to rules of origin, to provide incentives to increase investment and other measures to improve the competitiveness of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries in the production of yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs. (Sec. 4) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences program through December 31, 2009.(Sec. 5) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States.(Sec. 6) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 2% the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013.

amends andean_trade_preference_act prohibit extension duty free treatment preferential treatment colombia december june preferential treatment shall remain effect december president reports specified congressional committees june satisfy certain beneficiary country designation requirements june preferential treatment shall remain effect december president reports specified congressional committees june satisfies certain beneficiary country designation extends fy2010 preferential treatment apparel articles assembled beneficiary countries regional fabrics regional components specified type apparel amends dominican_republic-central_america-united_states_free_trade_agreement implementation act direct secretary commerce establish program provide earned import allowance certificates producer entity controlling production eligible apparel articles dominican_republic based specified elements declares eligible apparel articles wholly assembled dominican_republic imported directly dominican_republic shall enter united_states free duty regard source fabric yarns articles apparel articles accompanied earned import allowance certificate reflecting credits equal total square meter equivalents fabric apparel articles directs united_states international_trade_commission itc review report annually appropriate congressional committees effectiveness earned import allowance amends african_growth opportunity act repeal certain special rules fabrics yarns commercial quantities africa adds lesser developed beneficiary sub saharan african country purposes application preferential treatment apparel articles wholly assembled knit shape wholly assembled regardless country origin fabric yarn articles imported united_states directs itc review identify report appropriate congressional committees comptroller_general yarns fabrics textile apparel inputs new increased investment measures produced competitively beneficiary sub saharan african countries directs comptroller_general report appropriate congressional committees recommendations changes trade preference programs including changes rules origin provide incentives increase investment measures improve competitiveness beneficiary sub saharan african countries production yarns fabrics textile apparel inputs sec amends trade act extend generalized_system_of_preferences program december amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act extend certain customs fees processing merchandise entered united amends tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act increase effect date enactment act corporate estimated tax installment corporation assets billion july august september


Summary: Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.

veterans mental health outreach access act directs secretary veterans_affairs establish program provide veterans operations iraqi_freedom enduring_freedom particularly veterans served operations national_guard reserves peer outreach support services readjustment counseling related services mental health services directs secretary provide immediate family members veterans year period following return veterans deployment education support counseling mental health services assist readjustment civilian life recovery injury illness incurred deployment readjustment family following veteran return authorizes secretary contract community health centers qualified entities provide services areas adequately served health_care facilities department_of_veterans_affairs secretary contract program train veterans provide peer outreach support services conduct training program clinicians community health centers entities contracted provide services extends eligibility hospital care medical services nursing home care veterans served active duty theater combat operations years discharge release duty


Summary: False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the production, transfer, possession, and use of false travel documents.

false travel documents prohibition act amends federal criminal code prohibit production transfer possession use false travel documents


Summary: Australian Wheat Board Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate an investigation in accordance with title III of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine if actions by the Australian Wheat Board with respect to the Board's abuse of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme constitutes an act, policy, or practice and justifies taking action against unfair trade practices and to enforce U.S. rights under trade agreements. Deems economic damage suffered by U.S. wheat farmers as a result of the practices of the Australian Wheat Board related to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme during the period 1999 to 2003 to be such an act, policy, or practice. Requires the USTR to seek a negotiated settlement with the Australian government upon an affirmative determination that the actions of the Australian Wheat Board have resulted in barriers to U.S. wheat exports or meet the requirements for mandatory action. Imposes additional duties upon Australian imports in the event of failure to reach a negotiated settlement.

wheat board accountability_act directs trade representative ustr initiate investigation accordance title iii trade act determine actions wheat board respect board abuse united_nations oil food constitutes act policy practice justifies taking action unfair trade practices enforce rights trade agreements deems economic damage suffered wheat farmers result practices wheat board related united_nations oil food period act policy practice requires ustr seek negotiated settlement government affirmative determination actions wheat board resulted barriers wheat exports meet requirements mandatory action imposes additional duties imports event failure reach negotiated settlement


Summary: Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting de novo review of a U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) decision concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights with respect to presidential authority and the responsibility of the Trade Representative. Permits the Trade Representative to take further action to enforce U.S. rights, based on the Trade Representative's monitoring, when a petitioner considers that the actions of a foreign country in implementing a measure have not been satisfactory.

trade complaint litigation accountability improvement measures act trade claim act_-_amends federal judicial code grant court international_trade exclusive jurisdiction civil action commenced petitioner requesting novo review trade representative trade representative decision concerning enforcement trade rights amends trade act revise requirements concerning enforcement trade rights respect presidential authority responsibility trade representative permits trade representative action enforce rights based trade representative monitoring petitioner considers actions foreign country implementing measure satisfactory


Summary: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities.

withholding tax relief_act repeals provisions tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act requiring federal state local governmental entities withhold payments vendors providing goods services entities


Summary: Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to add growth hormone, recombinant human growth hormone, or human growth hormone as a schedule III controlled substance; and (2) establish a good faith standard for practitioners in dispensing prescriptions of controlled substances.

controlling abuse prescriptions act amends controlled substances act add growth recombinant human growth human growth schedule iii controlled substance establish good faith standard practitioners dispensing prescriptions controlled substances


Summary: Amends the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environment and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for training in tribal leadership, management, and policy.

amends morris udall scholarship excellence national environment native american public policy act authorize appropriations training tribal leadership management policy


Summary: Furthering the Independence of Federal Prosecutors Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for intentionally coercing, pressuring, or attempting to influence the decision of a U.S. attorney to conduct a criminal investigation or pursue a prosecution of any person based upon that person's race, sex, national origin, political activities, or political beliefs. Requires the appointment of a special prosecutor for enforcement of this Act. Prohibits a federal government attorney, in determining whether to prosecute or take other action against an individual in a criminal matter, from considering: (1) the race, religion, sex, national origin, or political association, activities or beliefs of such individual; (2) the personal feelings of such attorney concerning such individual, the associates of such individual, or the victim; or (3) the possible effect of a decision on the professional or personal circumstances of such attorney.

furthering independence federal prosecutors act amends federal criminal code impose fine prison term year intentionally coercing attempting influence decision attorney conduct criminal investigation pursue prosecution person based person race sex national origin political activities political beliefs requires appointment special prosecutor enforcement act prohibits federal_government attorney determining prosecute action individual criminal matter considering race religion sex national origin political association activities beliefs individual personal attorney concerning individual associates individual victim possible effect decision professional personal circumstances attorney


Summary: Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate, under the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation into Canada's personal exemption allowance scheme (no personal exemption from duty for Canadian residents returning from foreign travel lasting less than 24 hours, but an exemption of $50 Canadian for foreign travel lasting between 24 and 48 hours) to: (1) determine whether U.S. rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada are being denied by such scheme, or that such act, policy, or practice of Canada violates or otherwise denies benefits to the United States under such agreement or is unjustifiable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce; and (2) report the results of such investigation to Congress, including action the USTR is taking to remedy such scheme. Waives provisions requiring the USTR to consult with private and non-federal sectors prior to initiating an investigation by means other than petition.

directs trade representative ustr initiate trade act investigation canada personal exemption allowance scheme personal exemption duty canadian residents returning foreign travel lasting hours exemption canadian foreign travel lasting hours determine rights north_american_free_trade_agreement nafta canada denied scheme act policy practice canada violates denies benefits united_states agreement burdens restricts commerce report results investigation congress including action ustr taking remedy scheme waives provisions requiring ustr consult private non federal sectors prior initiating investigation means petition


Summary: Trade-Related American National Security Enhancement and Accountability Act - Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR), before commencing negotiations with a foreign country for a free trade agreement, to report to Congress on the national security considerations likely to result from it. Prohibits the United States from entering into a trade agreement unless it authorizes the President to suspend it, or any part of it, whenever necessary to ensure U.S. national security. Establishes the Congressional Executive Commission on Trade Security. Requires transmittal to the Commission of each final report on a presidential decision to suspend part or all of a trade agreement. Requires the Commission to: (1) review the report and in turn report to Congress on whether or not the suspension authority should be exercised; and (2) review on an ongoing basis and report to Congress on the same issue with respect to every existing free trade agreement. Directs the President to exercise the suspension authority if approved by a joint resolution of Congress.

trade related american national security enhancement accountability act_-_requires united_states_trade_representative ustr commencing negotiations foreign country free trade agreement report congress national security considerations likely result prohibits united_states entering trade agreement authorizes president suspend necessary ensure national security establishes congressional executive commission trade security requires transmittal commission final report presidential decision suspend trade agreement requires commission review report turn report congress suspension authority exercised review ongoing basis report congress issue respect existing free trade agreement directs president exercise suspension authority approved joint resolution congress


Summary: Sudan Disclosure and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should bring before the U.N. Security Council a resolution requiring multilateral sanctions against the government of Sudan in response to its acts of genocide against the people of Darfur and its continued refusal to allow the implementation of a peacekeeping force. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require specified securities issuers who are involved in the petroleum industry in Sudan to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): (1) such activities if they result in annual gross receipts of $1 million or more; and (2) the geographic area within Sudan where such activities occurred, and specifically if such activities took place solely within Southern Sudan and designated areas. Authorizes a national security waiver. Terminates disclosure requirements if the Secretary of State: (1) determines that Sudan no longer supports acts of international terrorism; and (2) certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Sudan has demonstrated significant improvement in protecting Darfur's civilian population. Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase civil penalties and establish criminal penalties for violations of such Act. Authorizes additional appropriations for the Office of Foreign Assets Control to support intelligence gathering, licensing, compliance, and administrative activities associated with sanctions against Sudan and persons operating in Sudan. Requires the President to publish notice in the Federal Register if specified sanctions have been terminated. Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to repeal specified reporting requirements respecting companies performing natural resource extraction activities, including oil-related activities and mining of minerals, in Sudan.

sudan disclosure enforcement act expresses sense congress president bring security_council resolution requiring multilateral sanctions government sudan response acts genocide people darfur continued refusal allow implementation peacekeeping force amends securities_exchange_act require specified securities issuers involved petroleum industry sudan disclose securities_and_exchange_commission sec activities result annual gross receipts million geographic area sudan activities occurred specifically activities took place solely southern sudan designated areas authorizes national security waiver terminates disclosure requirements secretary state determines sudan longer supports acts international terrorism certifies appropriate congressional committees sudan demonstrated significant improvement protecting darfur civilian population amends international_emergency_economic_powers_act increase civil penalties establish criminal penalties violations act authorizes additional appropriations office_of_foreign_assets_control support intelligence gathering licensing compliance administrative activities associated sanctions sudan persons operating sudan requires president publish notice federal_register specified sanctions terminated amends troop readiness veterans care katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act repeal specified reporting requirements respecting companies performing natural resource extraction activities including oil related activities mining minerals sudan


Summary: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.

arbitration fairness act declares predispute arbitration agreement shall valid enforceable requires arbitration employment consumer franchise dispute dispute arising statute intended protect civil rights regulate contracts transactions parties bargaining power declares validity enforceability agreement arbitrate shall determined court federal law arbitrator irrespective party resisting arbitration challenges arbitration agreement specifically conjunction terms contract containing agreement exempts arbitration provisions collective bargaining agreements act


Summary: Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise certain trade provisions to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify and report to Congress on: (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) U.S. trade enforcement actions taken during the previous year and their impact in addressing foreign trade barriers; and (3) priority foreign country trade practices the USTR will focus U.S. trade enforcement efforts. Requires the USTR to seek satisfactory resolution of any identified priority foreign country trade practice (including elimination or compensatory trade benefits) with the country concerned under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to a bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a party, or by any other means. Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission. Requires a recommendation from the International Trade Commission (ITC) before the President can impose any duty or other import restriction on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product. Requires an ITC recommendation to take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution by Congress disapproving presidential action where the President takes action that differs from such recommendation or declines to take action because it would have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply countervailing duty provisions to nonmarket economy countries. Establishes: (1) the position of Chief Trade Enforcement Officer in the Office of the USTR; (2) an interagency Trade Enforcement Working Group. Grants the ITC authority to appoint hearing officers (other than administrative law judges) to preside over intellectual property rights infringement cases before the ITC. Defines the role of the interagency trade organization with respect to the performance of the functions of the USTR.

trade enforcement act amends trade act revise certain trade provisions require united_states_trade_representative ustr identify report congress trade enforcement priorities trade enforcement actions taken previous year impact addressing foreign trade barriers priority foreign country trade practices ustr focus trade enforcement efforts requires ustr seek satisfactory resolution identified priority foreign country trade practice including elimination compensatory trade benefits country concerned world_trade_organization wto pursuant bilateral regional trade agreement united_states party means establishes wto dispute settlement review commission requires recommendation international_trade_commission itc president impose duty import restriction imported chinese product causes threatens market disruption like product requires itc recommendation effect enactment joint resolution congress disapproving presidential action president takes action differs recommendation declines action adverse impact economy amends tariff act apply countervailing duty provisions nonmarket economy countries establishes position chief trade enforcement officer office ustr interagency trade enforcement working_group grants itc authority appoint hearing officers administrative law judges intellectual property rights infringement cases itc defines role interagency trade organization respect performance functions ustr