3.0.0 760 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z 2023-01-15T23:33:14Z Senate S S 2003-04-01 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2003-04-09T18:29:12Z Markup by 2003-04-02T23:09:12Z Referred to 2003-04-01T22:49:38Z S. Rept. 108-36 Clean Diamond Trade Act 108 1584 HR 2003-04-25 Became Public Law No: 108-19. Related bill House 2003-04-30 Senate Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5616) Floor 2003-04-09 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62. Calendars 2003-04-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. With written report No. 108-36. Committee 2003-04-09 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. With written report No. 108-36. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfi00 Finance Committee 2003-04-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2003-04-01 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2003-04-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2003-04-01 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-04-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-04-01 True G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2003-04-01 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2003-04-01 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2003-04-01 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2003-04-01 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-04-01 True S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2003-04-01 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-04-01 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-04-02 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2003-04-03 False C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-04-03 False T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2003-04-08 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-04-08 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-04-09 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2003-04-10 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2003-04-10 False D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW 2003-04-10 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2003-04-10 False 2003-04-08T04:00:00Z S. 760, Clean Diamond Trade Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/15196 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 2, 2003</p> 2003-04-08T04:00:00Z S. 760, Clean Diamond Trade Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15196 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 2, 2003 H.R. 1584 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1584 International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Armed Forces and National Security Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil War Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Corporation directors Crime and Law Enforcement Customs administration Diamonds Export controls Federal advisory bodies Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government statistics Human rights Import restrictions International agencies Jewelry trade Law President and foreign policy Public Lands and Natural Resources Searches and seizures Standards Technical assistance Trade agreements Trade negotiations United Nations War International Affairs 00 2003-04-01 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the President to require the appropriate Government agency to conduct annual reviews of the standards, practices, and procedures of any entity in the United States that issues Kimberley Process Certificates for the exportation from the United States of rough diamonds to determine whether they accord with the KPCS.

Makes the importing authority under this Act the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the exporting authority the Bureau of the Census.

Declares that the Congress supports the policy that the President take appropriate steps to promote and facilitate the adoption of the KPCS by the international community.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violation of this Act.

Authorizes the President to direct the appropriate Federal agencies to make available technical assistance to countries seeking to implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.

Urges the President to work with Participants to strengthen the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme through the adoption of measures for: (1) sharing statistics on rough diamonds production and trade; and (2) monitoring the effectiveness of the KPCS in stemming trade in diamonds whose importation or exportation is not controlled through the KPCS.

Urges the executive branch to continue to: (1) keep and publish statistics on imports and exports of rough diamonds; (2) make them available for analysis by interested parties and by Participants; and (3) take a leadership role in negotiating a standardized methodology among Participants for reporting such statistics.

Declares the sense of Congress that the President should establish a Kimberley Process Implementation Coordinating Committee to coordinate the implementation of this Act.]]>

01 2003-04-09 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (Sec. 5) Directs the President to require the appropriate Government agency to conduct annual reviews of the standards, practices, and procedures of any entity in the United States that issues Kimberley Process Certificates for the exportation from the United States of rough diamonds to determine whether they accord with the KPCS.

(Sec. 6) Makes the importing authority under this Act the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) and the exporting authority the Bureau of the Census.

(Sec. 7) Declares that the Congress supports the policy that the President take appropriate steps to promote and facilitate the adoption of the KPCS by the international community.

(Sec. 8) Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violation of this Act.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the President to direct the appropriate Federal agencies to make available technical assistance to countries seeking to implement the KPCS.

(Sec. 10) Urges the President to work with states, customs territories, or regional economic integration organizations identified by the Secretary of State (Participants) to strengthen the KPCS through the adoption of measures for: (1) sharing statistics on rough diamonds production and trade; and (2) monitoring the effectiveness of the KPCS in stemming trade in diamonds whose importation or exportation is not controlled through the KPCS.

Urges the executive branch continue to: (1) keep and publish statistics on imports and exports of rough diamonds; (2) make them available for analysis by interested parties and by Participants; and (3) take a leadership role in negotiating a standardized methodology among Participants for reporting such statistics.

(Sec. 11) Directs the President to establish a Kimberley Process Implementation Coordinating Committee to coordinate the implementation of this Act.

(Sec. 12) Prescribes annual reporting requirements.

(Sec. 13) Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress within two years after enactment of this Act on the effectiveness of its provisions in preventing the prohibited importation or exportation of rough diamonds.]]>

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