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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S4335-S4336 on May 14, 2002.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3408. Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3401 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Grassley) to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of section 2103(b), add the following:
(4) Limitations on trade authorities procedures.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974
(trade authorities procedures) shall not apply to any provision in an implementing bill being considered by the Senate that modifies or amends, or requires a modification of, or an amendment to, any law of the United States that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices to United States businesses or workers, including--
(i) imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties
(title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.);
(ii) protection from unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of articles (section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1337);
(iii) relief from injury caused by import competition
(title II of the Trade Act of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.);
(iv) relief from unfair trade practices (title III of the Trade Act of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.); or
(v) national security import restrictions (section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; 19 U.S.C. 1862).
(B) Point of order in senate.--
(i) In general.--When the Senate is considering an implementing bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator against any part of the implementing bill that contains material in violation of subparagraph (A), and the point of order is sustained by the Presiding Officer, the part of the implementing bill against which the point of order is sustained shall be stricken from the bill.
(ii) Waivers and appeals.--
(I) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on a point of order described in clause (i), any Senator may move to waive the point of order and the motion to waive shall not be subject to amendment. A point of order described in clause
(i) is waived only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
(II) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on a point of order under this subparagraph, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled. A ruling of the Presiding Officer on a point of order described in clause (i) is sustained unless a majority of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, vote not to sustain the ruling.
(III) Debate.--Debate on a motion to waive under subclause
(I) or on an appeal of the ruling of the Presiding Officer under subclause (II) shall be limited to 1 hour. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader, or their designees.
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SA 3409. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3408 proposed by Mr. Dayton (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) to the amendment SA 3401 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Grassley) to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, insert the following:
(4) Additional principal trade negotiating objective.--
(A) In general.--Section 2102(b) of this Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(15) Trade remedy laws.--The principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws are--
``(A) to preserve the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, including the antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws, and avoid agreements that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies, or that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and
``(B) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers.''.
(B) Conforming amendments.--
(i) Section 2102(c) of this Act is amended--
(I) by striking paragraph (9);
(II) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively; and
(III) in the matter following paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), by striking ``(11)'' and inserting ``(10)''.
(ii) Subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 2104(d)(3) of this Act are each amended by striking ``2102(c)(9)'' and inserting ``2102(b)(15)''.
(iii) Section 2105(a)(2)(B)(ii)(VI) of this Act is amended by striking ``2102(c)(9)'' and inserting ``2102(b)(15)''.
(C) Presidential report to cover additional trade remedy laws.--Section 2104(d)(3) (A) and (B)(i) of this Act are each amended by inserting after ``title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930'' the following: ``, section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, title III of the Trade Act of 1974, section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962,''.
(D) Expansion of congressional oversight group.--
(i) Membership from the house.--Section 2107(a)(2) of this Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) Up to 3 additional Members of the House of Representatives (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party) as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means may select.''.
(ii) Membership from the senate.--Section 2107(a)(3) of this Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) Up to 3 additional Members of the Senate (not more than 2 of whom are members of the same political party) as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance may select.''.
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SA 3410. Mr. THOMPSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3401 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Grassley) to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Section 3202(b)(2) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.
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SA 3411. Mr. KENNEDY proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3401 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Grassley) to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; as follows:
Section 2102(b)(4) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C) to respect the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, adopted by the World Trade Organization at the Fourth Ministerial Conference at Doha, Qatar on November 14, 2001.
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SA 3412. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title IX of division A add the following:
SEC. ____. SIMPLIFICATION OF EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON BOWS AND
ARROWS.
(a) Bows.--Section 4161(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to bows) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Bows.--
``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any bow which has a draw weight of 30 pounds or more, a tax equal to 11 percent of the price for which so sold.
``(B) Archery equipment.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer--
``(i) of any part or accessory suitable for inclusion in or attachment to a bow described in subparagraph (A), and
``(ii) of any quiver or broadhead suitable for use with an arrow described in paragraph (3),a tax equal to 11 percent of the price for which so sold.''.
(b) Arrows.--Section 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to bows and arrows, etc.) is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Arrows.--
``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any arrow, a tax equal to 12 percent of the price for which so sold.
``(B) Exception.--The tax imposed by subparagraph (A) on an arrow shall not apply if the arrow contains an arrow shaft subject to the tax imposed by paragraph (2).
``(C) Arrow.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term
`arrow' means any shaft described in paragraph (2) to which additional components are attached.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of section 4161(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to arrows) is amended by striking ``Arrows.--'' and inserting
``Arrow Components.--''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SA 3413. Mrs. LINCOLN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ____. EXCLUSION OF INCOME DERIVED FROM CERTAIN WAGERS ON
HORSE RACES FROM GROSS INCOME OF NONRESIDENT
ALIEN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 872(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
``(5) Income derived from wagering transactions in certain parimutuel pools.--Gross income derived by a nonresident alien individual from a legal wagering transaction initiated outside the United States in a parimutuel pool with respect to a live horse race in the United States.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 883(a)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ``(5), (6), and (7)'' and inserting
``(6), (7), and (8)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to proceeds from wagering transactions after September 30, 2002.
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SA 3414. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. SNOWE) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3401 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Grassley) to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 278 of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 302 of the matter proposed to be inserted, and inserting the following:
``SEC. 278. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce $45,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007 to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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