3.0.0 2317 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z Senate S S 2006-02-16 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-16T23:18:03Z United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 109 2467 S 2006-03-29 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381. Related bill CRS 2006-09-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9638) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-02-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1433-1434) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2006-02-16 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-02-16 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Advice and consent of the Senate Asia Balance of payments China Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional committees (House) Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional voting Currency devaluation Development credit institutions Diplomats Dispute settlement East Asia Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Exports Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Foreign exchange Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Governmental investigations House Ways and Means International Affairs International agencies International competitiveness International monetary system Local laws Nontariff trade barriers Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Presidential appointments Reciprocity Senate Finance South Asia Sovereignty State laws Tariff Trade agreements Trade negotiations Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2006-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-28T22:41:45Z Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) U.S. trade enforcement priorities; (2) enforcement actions taken during the previous year and their impact in addressing foreign trade barriers; and (3) priority foreign country trade practices on which the USTR will focus its enforcement efforts.

Requires the USTR to: (1) consult with such congressional committees with respect to priorities, actions, and practices identified; and (2) report in detail the reasons for failing to identify a priority foreign country trade practice.

Requires the USTR to seek satisfactory resolution of any identified priority foreign country trade practice (including elimination or compensatory trade benefits) with the country concerned under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to a bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a party, or by any other means.

Establishes in the Office of the USTR the position of Chief Trade Enforcement Officer.

Directs the USTR to establish an interagency Trade Enforcement Working Group.

Expresses the sense of Congress regarding exchange rate intervention, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reform, and U.S. policy to prevent the loss of federal and state sovereignty in the negotiation, implementation, and enforcement of trade agreements.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to seek information and advice from the private and nonfederal governmental sectors with respect to prevention of the loss of federal and state sovereignty during trade agreement negotiation, implementation, and enforcement.

]]> Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 Display Title Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the United States Trade Representative to identify trade enforcement priorities and to take action with respect to priority foreign country trade practices, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2317is/xml/BILLS-109s2317is.xml 2006-09-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9638) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.