3.0.0 3449 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z Senate S S 2012-07-26 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-07-26T18:33:45Z 2012-07-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-07-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2012-07-26 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Alternative and renewable resources Asia Building construction Buy American requirements China Congressional oversight Government buildings, facilities, and property Manufacturing Metals Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Trade agreements and negotiations Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2012-07-26 Introduced in Senate 2012-09-27T19:54:02Z China Fair Trade Act of 2012 - Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to provide that certain exceptions and waivers to the prohibition on the procurement of the products of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement shall not apply with respect to the procurements of products or services of the People's Republic of China.

Amends the Buy American Act to declare that certain exceptions to the Act requiring only U.S. materials be used for public use shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese-made products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Declares that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese products by the Department of Defense (DOD) until China becomes a party to such Agreement.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to declare that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements under such Act shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese steel and products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the productive capacity of the major industrial sectors in China.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to report to Congress on: (1) Chinese policies and the subsidies China provides in the development and exportation of renewable energy products and technologies, and (2) the impact such policies and subsidies have on U.S. manufacturers of such products and technologies.

]]> China Fair Trade Act of 2012 Display Title China Fair Trade Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese goods and services until the People's Republic of China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced China Fair Trade Act of 2012 Introduced in Senate 2012-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3449is/xml/BILLS-112s3449is.xml 2012-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.