Summary: Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) 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. Repeals the five-person limit on the number of additional Associate Administrators the SBA Administrator may appoint. (Sec. 4) Requires Export Assistance Centers (one-stop shops for U.S. exporters) to aid the Associate Administrator in promoting export assistance programs through SBA district and regional offices, the small business development center network, Export Assistance Centers, the network of women's business centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), state and local export promotion programs, and partners in the private sector. 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: (1) 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; and (2) ensure that each lead small business development center has at least 10% of its employees (or 5 employees, if lesser) certified in providing export assistance. 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. (Sec. 5) 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 that there are at least three specialists in each SBA region. Directs the SBA Administrator to study for each state: (1) its volume of exports; (2) the availability of export finance specialists; (3) the number as well as percentage of exporters that are small business concerns; (4) changes, if any, in the number of exporters that are small business concerns at 10-year intervals; (5) the total value of the exports by small business concerns; (6) the percentage of the total volume of exports attributable to small business concerns, and changes, if any, in those percentages at 10-year intervals. Requires recommendations to Congress on how to eliminate gaps between the supply of and demand for export finance specialists in the 15 states with the greatest volume of exports as well as in the 15 states with the lowest volume of exports. (Sec. 6) Increases from $1.75 million to $4.5 million the total amount of a small business loan outstanding and committed (by participation or otherwise) to the borrower from the business loan and investment fund. Increases from $1.25 million to $4 million the limit on the use of such a loan for working capital, supplies, or financings. Caps SBA participation in an international trade loan at 90%. Authorizes the SBA to make a guaranteed loan for working capital that will allow an eligible small business concern engaged in or adversely affected by international trade to improve its competitive position. Allows such a loan to be secured by a second lien position on the property or equipment financed by the loan or on other assets of the small business concern. (Currently, a first lien position or first mortgage on the property, equipment, or other business assets is required.) Names the foreign market development loan guarantee program the Export Working Capital Program, allowing a maximum loan guarantee of $5 million. Makes eligible to participate in the Preferred Lenders Program any lender participating in the Delegated Authority Lender Program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Establishes the Export Express Program to authorize the SBA Administrator to guarantee loans to small businesses for export development activities. Requires the guarantee of 90% of a loan of up to $350,000, and 75% of a higher loan up to $500,000. Directs the SBA Administrator to publish an annual list of the banks and participating lending institutions that, during the preceding year, have made loans guaranteed by the SBA under this section. (Sec. 7) Directs the Associate Administrator to establish a three-year State Trade and Export Promotion Grant (pilot) Program to make grants to states to carry out export promotion programs for small businesses, including those owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2012. (Sec. 8) Requires the SBA Administrator to report to Congress on rural export promotion programs for small businesses. (Sec. 9) 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. (Sec. 10) Requires: (1) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to notify the SBA Administrator at least 90 days before entering into trade agreement negotiations with a foreign country; and (2) the SBA Administrator to present recommendations relating to small business exporter concerns to the USTR at least 30 days before negotiations begin.

small business export enhancement international_trade act sec 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 repeals person limit number additional associate administrators sba administrator appoint sec requires export assistance centers stop exporters aid associate_administrator promoting export assistance programs sba district regional offices small business development center network export assistance centers network women business centers chapters service_corps_of_retired_executives score state local export promotion programs partners private sector 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 ensure lead small business development center employees employees lesser certified providing export assistance 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 sec directs sba administrator coordination secretary commerce ensure number export finance specialists assigned export assistance centers number assigned january requires specialists sba region directs sba administrator study state volume exports availability export finance specialists number percentage exporters small business concerns changes number exporters small business concerns year intervals total value exports small business concerns percentage total volume exports attributable small business concerns changes percentages year intervals requires recommendations congress eliminate gaps supply demand export finance specialists states greatest volume exports states lowest volume exports sec increases million million total small business loan outstanding committed participation borrower business loan investment fund increases million million limit use loan working capital supplies financings caps sba participation international_trade loan authorizes sba guaranteed loan working capital allow eligible small business concern engaged adversely affected international_trade improve competitive position allows loan secured second lien position property equipment financed loan assets small business concern currently lien position mortgage property equipment business assets required names foreign market development loan guarantee program export working capital program allowing maximum loan guarantee million makes eligible participate preferred lenders program lender participating delegated authority lender program export-import_bank united_states establishes export express program authorize sba administrator guarantee loans small businesses export development activities requires guarantee loan higher loan directs sba administrator publish annual list banks participating lending institutions preceding year loans guaranteed sba section sec directs associate_administrator establish year state trade export promotion grant pilot program grants states carry export promotion programs small businesses including owned controlled women socially economically disadvantaged individuals authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2012 sec requires sba administrator report congress rural export promotion programs small businesses sec 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 sec requires united_states_trade_representative ustr notify sba administrator days entering trade agreement negotiations foreign country sba administrator present recommendations relating small business exporter concerns ustr days negotiations begin


Summary: Open America's Waters Act - Directs the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to issue regulations to: (1) repeal certain (Jones Act) restrictions on the issuance of a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to engage in the coastwise trade; and (2) require a vessel permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet appropriate safety and security requirements.

open america waters act_-_directs commandant united_states coast_guard issue regulations repeal certain jones act restrictions issuance coastwise endorsement vessel engage coastwise trade require vessel permitted engage coastwise trade meet appropriate safety security requirements


Summary: Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties Implementation Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to exclude from the requirement to conclude a bilateral agreement in order to be exempt from defense export licensing requirements under such Act: (1) Canada; (2) the United Kingdom (UK) upon implementation of, and pursuant to the terms of, the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Washington and London on June 21 and 26, 2007 (London Treaty); and (3) Australia upon implementation of, and pursuant to the terms of, the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007 (Sydney Treaty). Permits the UK and Australia, pursuant to the appropriate Treaty's implementation, to retransfer defense items without prior consent of the President. Exempts from the scope of such Treaties specified: (1) rocket systems or unmanned aerial vehicle systems and associated production facilities, software, or technology; (2) individual rocket stages, reentry vehicles and equipment, and associated production facilities, software, and technology; (3) defense articles and defense services for use in rocket systems, including associated production facilities, software, or technology; (4) toxicological agents, biological agents, and associated equipment; (5) nuclear weapons-related defense articles and defense services along with associated defense articles and technology; (6) with regard to the London Treaty, U.S.-controlled defense articles and services; and (7) with regard to the Sydney Treaty, defense articles for which Australian laws would prevent Australian enforcement of control measures specified in the Treaty. (Sec. 3) Subjects a person who violates a Treaty or any implementing or enforcing rule or regulation to criminal penalties under the AECA. Includes defense article or defense service enforcement actions pursuant to a Treaty within the scope of the President's civil enforcement authority. Prohibits suppliers of defense articles or services exported pursuant to a Treaty from making incentive payments to satisfy part or all of an offset agreement with the UK and Australia. (Sec. 4) Requires the President to notify Congress in advance of approving a defense article or service transfer pursuant to a Treaty if such transfer meets the same monetary thresholds that apply to other such transfers. Includes specified Treaty transfers within the scope of existing: (1) antidiscrimination provisions; (2) annual estimate of sales provisions; (3) fee and political contribution provisions; and (4) export and technical assistance or manufacturing license congressional notification provisions. (Sec. 5) Prohibits an amendment (other than an administrative or technical amendment) to an implementing arrangement concluded pursuant to a Treaty from entering into effect for the United States unless Congress adopts and enacts legislation approving such amendment's entry into effect for the United States. Specifies amendments that such prohibition shall apply to. Requires the President to notify Congress 15 days prior to the entry into effect of any technical or administrative amendment to one of the implementing arrangements. Authorizes the President to notify Congress within 5 days after an amendment comes into effect if the President certifies to Congress that such immediate entry into effect is important to maintain a Treaty's viability. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the President to issue regulations to implement and enforce the Treaties. (Sec. 7) States that nothing in this Act, the Treaties, or in any regulation issued to implement either Treaty shall be construed to modify or supersede any provision of law or regulation other than the AECA, as amended by this Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

defense trade cooperation treaties implementation act sec amends arms_export_control_act exclude requirement conclude bilateral agreement order exempt defense export licensing requirements act canada united_kingdom implementation pursuant terms treaty government united_states_of_america government united_kingdom great northern ireland concerning defense trade cooperation washington london june london treaty australia implementation pursuant terms treaty government united_states_of_america government australia concerning defense trade cooperation september treaty permits australia pursuant appropriate treaty implementation defense items prior consent president exempts scope treaties specified rocket systems unmanned aerial vehicle systems associated production facilities software technology individual rocket stages reentry vehicles equipment associated production facilities software technology defense articles defense services use rocket systems including associated production facilities software technology agents biological agents associated equipment nuclear weapons related defense articles defense services associated defense articles technology regard london treaty defense articles services regard treaty defense articles laws prevent enforcement control measures specified treaty sec subjects person violates treaty implementing enforcing rule regulation criminal penalties includes defense article defense service enforcement actions pursuant treaty scope president civil enforcement authority prohibits suppliers defense articles services exported pursuant treaty making incentive payments satisfy offset agreement australia sec requires president notify congress advance approving defense article service transfer pursuant treaty transfer meets monetary thresholds apply transfers includes specified treaty transfers scope existing provisions annual estimate sales provisions fee political contribution provisions export technical assistance manufacturing license congressional notification provisions sec prohibits amendment administrative technical amendment implementing arrangement concluded pursuant treaty entering effect united_states congress adopts enacts legislation approving amendment entry effect united_states specifies amendments prohibition shall apply requires president notify congress days prior entry effect technical administrative amendment implementing arrangements authorizes president notify congress days amendment comes effect president certifies congress immediate entry effect important maintain treaty viability sec authorizes president issue regulations implement enforce treaties sec states act treaties regulation issued implement treaty shall construed modify supersede provision law regulation amended act international traffic arms regulations


Summary: Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010 - 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. Extends 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 expand the TAA grant program for community college and career training to include individuals who are, or are likely to become, eligible for unemployment compensation or who remain unemployed after exhausting their unemployment benefits. 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 March 31, 2020, and other specified customs users fees through April 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 adjustment assistance extension act amends trade adjustment assistance_act extend trade adjustment assistance taa programs june extends taa firms farmers june extends 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 expand taa grant program community college career training include individuals likely eligible unemployment compensation remain unemployed unemployment benefits amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act cobra extend certain customs users fees processing merchandise entered united_states march specified customs users fees april amends hiring incentives restore employment act increase required estimated tax payments corporations billion assets quarter


Summary: Withdraws Congress's approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.

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Summary: Freedom Trade Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to deny nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) from the products of a foreign country that: (1) engages in violations of religious freedom, (2) restricts the freedom of workers to associate and to organize and bargain collectively, or (3) prohibits or limits the functioning of free and independent labor unions.

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Summary: 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, 2011. 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. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to decrease the appropriation of funds for the community college and career training grant program for FY2014.

amends andean_trade_preference_act extend duty free treatment preferential treatment products colombia june extends president authority bilateral emergency action grant duty free treatment certain apparel articles imported atpdea beneficiary country amends trade act decrease appropriation funds community college career training grant program fy2014


Summary: Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova.

authorizes president extend nondiscriminatory treatment normal trade relations treatment products moldova


Summary: Trade Enforcement Priorities Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements for investigations by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) of priority foreign country practices which if eliminated will likely have the most significant potential to increase U.S. exports. Urges the USTR, before initiating an investigation, to seek consultations with each foreign country identified as engaging in priority foreign country trade practices in order to reach a satisfactory resolution of such practices. Requires the USTR to initiate an investigation only if a satisfactory resolution has not been reached within 90 days after a report on the practices to the appropriate congressional committees.

trade enforcement priorities act_-_amends trade act revise requirements investigations united_states_trade_representative ustr priority foreign country practices eliminated likely significant potential increase exports urges ustr initiating investigation seek consultations foreign country identified engaging priority foreign country trade practices order reach satisfactory resolution practices requires ustr initiate investigation satisfactory resolution reached days report practices appropriate congressional committees


Summary: Technology Security and Antiboycott Act - Technology Security Act - Directs the President to control the transfer of items (any goods, technology, software, and services) by U.S. persons and by foreign persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction in order to: (1) prevent the transfer of items that would pose a risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy; (2) secure the cooperation of other governments and multilateral organizations to impose similar controls; (3) maintain U.S. leadership in science, engineering, technology, and manufacturing; (4) sustain the viability of commercial firms, academic institutions, and research establishments; (5) sustain the domestic defense industrial base; and (6) enforce the controls through regulations, compliance requirements, controlled item lists, and lists of foreign persons who threaten U.S. national security or foreign policy. Requires a license for the transfer of items to a country if: (1) such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and (2) such items could make a significant contribution to such country's military potential, or could enhance its ability to support acts of international terrorism. Requires congressional notification before any license may be issued. Authorizes the President to establish a Transfer Policy Committee. Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations of such control and license provisions. Repeals the Export Administration Act of 1979. Antiboycott Act - Directs the President to issue regulations prohibiting, with specified exceptions, any U.S. person from taking specified actions to support (or actions to evade such regulations) any foreign-imposed or -fostered boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and is not itself the object of any form of U.S. boycott. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such regulations. Directs the President to impose specified sanctions against a U.S. person that knowingly: (1) exports, transfers, or otherwise engages in the trade of controlled defense items or missiles or related technology; or (2) conspires to, or facilitates, such export, transfer, or trade. Directs the President to impose procurement sanctions against a foreign person that knowingly and materially contributed to the efforts of a foreign country, project, or entity to use, develop, produce, or stockpile chemical or biological weapons through the export from: (1) the United States of any item that is subject to U.S. jurisdiction under this Act; or (2) any other country of any item that would be, if they were U.S. goods or technology, subject to such U.S. jurisdiction. Applies such sanctions to: (1) a foreign country, project, or entity that after January 1, 1980 has used or made preparations to use, chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or against its own nationals; or (2) a foreign country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) waiver or termination of sanctions, and (2) congressional notification.

technology security act technology security act_-_directs president control transfer items goods technology software services persons foreign persons subject jurisdiction order prevent transfer items pose risk national security foreign policy secure cooperation governments multilateral organizations impose similar controls maintain leadership science engineering technology manufacturing sustain viability commercial firms academic institutions research establishments sustain domestic defense industrial base enforce controls regulations compliance requirements controlled item lists lists foreign persons threaten national security foreign policy requires license transfer items country country repeatedly provided support acts international terrorism items significant contribution country military potential enhance ability support acts international terrorism requires congressional notification license issued authorizes president establish transfer policy committee sets forth criminal civil penalties violations control license provisions repeals export administration act act_-_directs president issue regulations prohibiting specified exceptions person taking specified actions support actions evade regulations foreign imposed boycott country friendly united_states object form boycott sets forth civil penalties violations regulations directs president impose specified sanctions person knowingly exports transfers engages trade controlled defense items missiles related technology conspires facilitates export transfer trade directs president impose procurement sanctions foreign person knowingly materially contributed efforts foreign country project entity use develop produce stockpile chemical biological weapons export united_states item subject jurisdiction act country item goods technology subject jurisdiction applies sanctions foreign country project entity january preparations use chemical biological weapons violation international law nationals foreign country government repeatedly provided support acts international terrorism sets forth provisions waiver termination sanctions congressional notification


Summary: NADBank Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Mexico to change the purposes and functions of the North American Development Bank (NADBank), including changes that would allow it to finance infrastructure projects in the border region between the two countries that promote growth in trade and commerce between them, support sustainable economic development, reduce poverty, foster job creation, and promote social development in the region.

enhancement_act amends north_american_free_trade_agreement implementation act authorize president agree amendments border environment cooperation agreement united_states mexico change purposes functions north american development bank including changes allow finance infrastructure projects border region countries promote growth trade commerce support sustainable economic development reduce poverty foster job creation promote social development region


Summary: Prohibits any U.S. department or agency from entering into any contract with any Chinese entity for the procurement of goods or services until the People's Republic of China signs the Agreement on Government Procurement as provided for in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Defines "Chinese entity" as any entity located in the People's Republic of China, the majority of which is owned or controlled by the Chinese government or by Chinese nationals.

prohibits department agency entering contract chinese entity procurement goods services people republic china signs agreement government procurement provided uruguay round agreements act defines chinese entity entity located people republic china majority owned controlled chinese government chinese nationals


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 one year after enactment of this Act; and (2) the President, not later than 200 days after enactment of such Act, shall provide written notice of withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico. Specifies among such conditions that the President confers with the governments of Canada and Mexico and renegotiates NAFTA to correct: (1) trade deficits, (2) currency distortions, and (3) the impact of agricultural imports on U.S. production. Prescribes requirements also for: (1) gains in U.S. jobs and living standards, (2) increased domestic manufacturing, (3) health and environmental standards, (4) a non-increase in crime with illegal drugs, and (5) democracy and human freedoms. Expresses the sense of Congress that until such conditions are met: (1) the President should not engage in negotiations to expand NAFTA to include other countries, and (2) trade promotion authority should not be renewed with respect to approval of any such NAFTA expansion.

nafta accountability_act provides specified conditions set forth act met congress withdraws approval north_american_free_trade_agreement nafta effective year enactment act president later days enactment act shall provide written notice withdrawal governments canada mexico specifies conditions president confers governments canada mexico nafta correct trade deficits currency impact agricultural imports production prescribes requirements gains jobs living standards increased domestic manufacturing health environmental standards non increase crime illegal drugs democracy human freedoms expresses sense congress conditions met president engage negotiations expand nafta include countries trade promotion authority renewed respect approval nafta expansion


Summary: Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend, through FY2015, the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles. Revises the term "sub-Saharan African country" to include the Republic of South Sudan under such Act.

amends african_growth opportunity act extend fy2015 country fabric rule granting duty free treatment apparel articles wholly assembled knit shape wholly assembled lesser developed beneficiary sub saharan african countries regardless country origin fabric yarn articles revises term sub saharan african country include republic south_sudan act


Summary: European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prohibit an operator of a U.S. civil aircraft from participating in any emissions trading scheme unilaterally established by the European Union. Directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other appropriate U.S. government officials to use their authority to conduct international negotiations and take other actions necessary to ensure that operators of U.S. civil aircraft are held harmless from any such scheme.

european_union emissions trading scheme prohibition act directs secretary transportation dot prohibit operator civil aircraft participating emissions trading scheme unilaterally established european_union directs secretary administrator federal_aviation_administration faa appropriate government officials use authority conduct international negotiations actions necessary ensure operators civil aircraft held harmless scheme


Summary: Border Tax Equity Act of 2011 - Requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to certify to Congress whether or not U.S. objectives for revision of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on border tax treatment of goods and services from countries with indirect tax systems have been met in WTO negotiations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on imports of goods and services from any foreign country that employs an indirect tax system and grants rebates of indirect taxes paid on goods or services exported from that country. Requires deposit of such taxes into a special account. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Commissioner responsible for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, upon request of a U.S. exporter, to grant a rebate from this special account to an exporter of goods or services from the United States to such a foreign country of the equivalent of any indirect taxes the foreign country imposes or applies to such goods and services at its border, with certain adjustments.

border tax equity act requires united_states_trade_representative ustr certify congress objectives revision world_trade_organization wto rules border tax treatment goods services countries indirect tax systems met wto negotiations amends_the_internal_revenue_code impose tax imports goods services foreign country employs indirect tax system grants rebates indirect taxes paid goods services exported country requires deposit taxes special account requires secretary homeland_security dhs acting commissioner responsible bureau_of_customs_and_border_protection request exporter grant rebate special account exporter goods services united_states foreign country equivalent indirect taxes foreign country imposes applies goods services border certain adjustments


Summary: Emergency China Trade Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a persistent trade deficit with the People's Republic of China (PRC) is harmful to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and must be corrected, and (2) the President should begin immediate negotiations with the PRC to eliminate the trade deficit within four years. Withdraws the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) from PRC products. Requires the President to: (1) negotiate a balanced trade relationship between the United States and the PRC within four years after enactment of this Act; and (2) submit trade implementing legislation to Congress, which shall be considered on an expedited basis.

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Summary: Pakistan Accountability Act - Prohibits assistance to Pakistan, except for assistance to ensure the security of nuclear weapons.

pakistan accountability_act prohibits assistance pakistan assistance ensure security nuclear weapons


Summary: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement) entered into on November 22, 2006, with the government of Colombia, as amended by both governments on June 28, 2007, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on October 3, 2011. Allows for the Agreement's entry into force upon certain conditions being met on or after January 1, 2012. (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. (Sec. 104) Permits presidential proclamations calling for action under this Act to 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 Colombia as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the General System of Preferences program under the Trade Act of 1974 and preferential treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act 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 Colombia 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) Prescribes requirements 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 Colombia on certain goods wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of the other country. Prescribes a special rule for certain automotive goods. Specifies content requirements allowing certain textile and apparel goods to be considered originating goods. (Sec. 204) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) 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 Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) 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. Declares that, if the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 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 CBP/ICE (formerly the U.S. 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 CTPA 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 Colombia, to determine: (1) that an exporter or producer in Colombia 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 Colombia. 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 Colombian 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 Colombian 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 Colombia 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 Colombian 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 Colombia 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 Colombia are a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to such industry. Authorizes the President to exclude goods of Colombia 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: Extension of Andean Trade Preference Act - (Sec. 501) Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through July 31, 2013. Extends through FY2013 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Extends through FY2013 the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country. 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. Title VI: Offsets - (Sec. 601) Amends COBRA to eliminate certain exemptions for Canada and Mexico from the payment of customs user fees for arriving passengers whose journey originated in, or originated in the United States and was limited to, Canada, Mexico, or any adjacent island. (Retains the current customs user fee exemptions for arriving passengers whose journey originated in, or originated in the United States and was limited to, a U.S. territory and possession.) (Sec. 602) Extends user fees for certain customs services performed between August 3, 2021, and September 30, 2021, and other specified user fees for customs services performed between December 9, 2020, and August 31, 2021. (Sec. 603) Increases by 0.50% the required estimated tax payments otherwise due in the third quarter of 2016 from corporations with assets of at least $1 billion.

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agreement person promptly issuing certification reason believe contains based incorrect information voluntarily provides written notice recipient exempts persons penalties information correct time provided colombia trade promotion agreement certification origin later rendered incorrect change circumstances person promptly voluntarily provides written notice change circumstances recipients certification declares customs border_protection cbp immigration customs enforcement ice department_of_homeland_security dhs 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 rules sec authorizes cbp ice 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 importation sec requires person issues certification origin good exported united_states years certification issued render examination inspection records supporting documents related certification sec authorizes president direct secretary treasury period verification procedure government colombia determine exporter producer colombia complying applicable customs laws regulations procedures trade textile apparel goods claim accurate good exported produced exporter producer qualifies originating good good colombia 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 affecting trade goods failed demonstrate produces capable producing title iii relief imports subtitle relief imports benefiting agreement sec authorizes entity including trade association firm certified recognized union group workers petition itc adjustment obligations agreement requires itc filing petition investigate promptly result reduction elimination duty provided agreement article imported united_states increased quantities substantial cause threat injury domestic industry producing article like directly competitive imported article exempts investigation articles receiving import relief agreement sec requires president receiving affirmative injury determination itc provide including extension aggregate years import relief remedy prevent injury facilitate efforts domestic industry positive adjustment import competition includes relief measures suspension reduction provided agreement duty imposed article increase rate duty imposed article level exceed determined according specified formula sec prohibits import relief years agreement enters force articles period tariff elimination exceeds years sec applies year import relief provided president section compensation authority trade act authorizes president grant colombia new concessions compensation imposition import relief bilateral safeguard investigation order maintain general level reciprocal concessions agreement sec amends trade act apply itc investigations conducted act procedural requirements tariff act concerning release confidential business information subtitle textile apparel safeguard measures sec authorizes interested party request president adjust obligations agreement requires president pursuant request determine result elimination duty agreement textile apparel article imported united_states increased quantities constitute substantial cause threat damage domestic industry producing article like directly competitive imported article sec authorizes president affirmative damage determination provide certain import relief remedy prevent damage facilitate adjustment domestic industry including increase rate duty imposed article level exceed determined according specified formula sec limits relief including extension aggregate years sec prohibits import relief subtitle respect article years agreement enters force sec applies import relief provided president subtitle compensation authority trade act authorizes president grant colombia new concessions compensation imposition import relief textile apparel safeguard proceeding order maintain general level reciprocal concessions agreement sec 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 colombia substantial cause threat injury industry authorizes president exclude goods colombia 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 extension andean_trade_preference_act sec amends andean_trade_preference_act extend duty free treatment preferential treatment products colombia july extends fy2013 preferential treatment apparel articles assembled beneficiary countries regional fabrics regional components specified type apparel extends fy2013 president authority bilateral emergency action grant duty free treatment certain apparel articles imported atpdea beneficiary country requires liquidation reliquidation refund duties articles entered united_states february 15th day enactment act title offsets sec amends cobra eliminate certain exemptions canada mexico payment customs user fees arriving passengers journey originated originated united_states limited canada mexico adjacent island retains current customs user fee exemptions arriving passengers journey originated originated united_states limited territory possession sec extends user fees certain customs services performed august september specified user fees customs services performed december august sec increases required estimated tax payments quarter corporations assets billion


Summary: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Title I: Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement - (Sec. 101) Approves the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement) entered into on June 28, 2007, with the government of Panama, and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement, both submitted to Congress on October 3, 2011. Allows for the Agreement's entry into force upon certain conditions being met on or after January 1, 2012. (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. (Sec. 104) Permits presidential proclamations calling for action under this Act to 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 Panama as a beneficiary developing country (BDC) for purposes of the General System of Preferences program under the Trade Act of 1974 and preferential treatment under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) on the date the Agreement enters into force. Makes exceptions to this termination of Panama's designation as a BDC under CBERA with respect to: (1) Panama's exception from certain aspects of the process of determining material injury in a countervailing or antidumping investigation, (2) specified duty-free treatment, and (3) certain excise tax purposes. 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 Panama 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) Prescribes requirements 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 Panama on certain goods wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of the other country. Prescribes a special rule for certain automotive goods. Specifies content requirements allowing certain textile and apparel goods to be considered originating goods. (Sec. 204) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) 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 Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (Panama TPA) 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. Declares that, if the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 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 CBP/ICE (formerly the U.S. 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 Panama TPA 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 Panama, to determine: (1) that an enterprise in Panama 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 enterprise qualifies as an originating good, or is a good of Panama. 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 intentional 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 Panamanian 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 Panamanian 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 Panama 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 Panamanian 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 Panama 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 Panama are a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to such industry. Authorizes the President to exclude goods of Panama from any import relief action if they are not a substantial cause or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry. Title IV: Miscellaneous - (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. (Sec. 402) Amends CBERA to remove Panama from the list eligible for designation as a beneficiary country for duty-free treatment under CBERA of eligible Panamanian products imported into the United States. Title V: Offsets - (Sec. 501) Amends COBRA to extend user fees for certain customs services performed in the period September 1-30, 2021. (Sec. 502) Increases by 0.25% the required estimated tax payments which are otherwise due in the third quarters of 2012 and of 2016 for corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion.

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committees day period sec authorizes president establish designate department_of_commerce office provide administrative assistance dispute settlement panels established agreement authorizes appropriations sec 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 panama beneficiary developing country purposes general system preferences program trade act preferential treatment caribbean_basin_economic_recovery_act date agreement enters force makes exceptions termination panama designation respect panama exception certain aspects process determining material injury countervailing antidumping investigation specified duty free treatment certain excise tax purposes 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 panama duty treatment specified agreement continuation duty free excise treatment additional duties sec prescribes requirements additional duties specified conditions certain agricultural safeguard goods sec prescribes certain rules origin respect reduction elimination duties imposed united_states panama certain goods wholly obtained produced entirely territory country prescribes special rule certain automotive goods specifies content requirements allowing certain textile apparel goods considered originating goods sec amends consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act cobra prohibit charge fee certain customs services respect originating goods agreement prohibits service exempted fees funded money customs user fee account sec 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 panama trade promotion agreement panama certification origin later rendered incorrect change circumstances person promptly voluntarily provides written notice change circumstances recipients certification declares customs border_protection cbp immigration customs enforcement ice department_of_homeland_security dhs 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 rules sec authorizes cbp ice 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 importation sec requires person issues panama certification origin good exported united_states years certification issued render examination inspection records supporting documents related certification sec authorizes president direct secretary treasury period verification procedure government panama determine enterprise panama complying applicable customs laws regulations procedures trade textile apparel goods claim accurate good exported produced enterprise qualifies originating good good panama 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 intentional circumvention applicable laws regulations procedures affecting trade goods failed demonstrate produces capable producing title iii relief imports subtitle relief imports benefiting agreement sec authorizes entity including trade association firm certified recognized union group workers petition itc adjustment obligations agreement requires itc filing petition investigate promptly result reduction elimination duty provided agreement article imported united_states increased quantities substantial cause threat injury domestic industry producing article like directly competitive imported article exempts investigation articles receiving import relief agreement sec requires president receiving affirmative injury determination itc provide including extension aggregate years import relief remedy prevent injury facilitate efforts domestic industry positive adjustment import competition includes relief measures suspension reduction provided agreement duty imposed article increase rate duty imposed article level exceed determined according specified formula sec prohibits import relief years agreement enters force articles period tariff elimination exceeds years sec applies year import relief provided president section compensation authority trade act authorizes president grant panama new concessions compensation imposition import relief bilateral safeguard investigation order maintain general level reciprocal concessions agreement sec amends trade act apply itc investigations conducted act procedural requirements tariff act concerning release confidential business information subtitle textile apparel safeguard measures sec authorizes interested party request president adjust obligations agreement requires president pursuant request determine result elimination duty agreement textile apparel article imported united_states increased quantities constitute substantial cause threat damage domestic industry producing article like directly competitive imported article sec authorizes president affirmative damage determination provide certain import relief remedy prevent damage facilitate adjustment domestic industry including increase rate duty imposed article level exceed determined according specified formula sec limits relief including extension aggregate years sec prohibits import relief subtitle respect article years agreement enters force sec applies import relief provided president subtitle compensation authority trade act authorizes president grant panama new concessions compensation imposition import relief textile apparel safeguard proceeding order maintain general level reciprocal concessions agreement sec 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 panama substantial cause threat injury industry authorizes president exclude goods panama import relief action substantial cause threat injury domestic industry title miscellaneous sec amends trade agreements act eligible government procurement products services foreign country instrumentality party agreement sec amends remove panama list eligible designation beneficiary country duty free treatment eligible products imported united_states title offsets sec amends cobra extend user fees certain customs services performed period september sec increases required estimated tax payments quarters corporations assets billion