S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016

3.0.0 2201 2023-01-11T13:29:31Z 2023-01-11T13:29:31Z Senate S 2015-10-22 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-12-01T17:15:54Z Markup by 2016-06-23T14:08:34Z Referred to 2015-10-22T20:54:34Z 2016-12-01 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694. Calendars 2016-12-01 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2016-12-01 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2016-06-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-10-22 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-10-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-10-22 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-12-17 False 2016-09-13T20:32:49Z S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51992 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 23, 2016 Foreign Trade and International Finance Advisory bodies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Free trade and trade barriers Performance measurement Public-private cooperation U.S. and foreign investments Foreign Trade and International Finance

00 2015-10-22 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-13T20:12:02Z Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015

This bill places primary responsibility on the Department of State for coordinating a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade capacity building.

"Trade facilitation" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support:

implementation by developing countries of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, and
assistance to reduce non-tariff barriers to trade at national borders in such countries.

"Trade capacity building assistance" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support technical assistance to developing countries in:

implementing international trade agreements;
improving governance and transparency with respect to imports, exports, and international investment;
establishing and implementing internationally recognized standards; and
facilitating trade flows in a recipient country.

The President shall establish an interagency coordinating committee to develop a biennial governmentwide joint strategic plan for trade capacity building in developing countries.

The State Department shall:

establish a trade capacity advisory committee, and
establish a pilot project to coordinate a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade facilitation assistance for developing countries.

U.S. embassies in trade facilitation pilot countries shall develop biennially a specific trade facilitation assistance component for their mission plans.

The State Department may designate developing countries to participate in the trade facilitation assistance pilot program.

The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to place on the chief of mission to a foreign country responsibility to coordinate and supervise the implementation of all U.S. trade-related and trade capacity assistance among all federal departments and agencies present in that country (except for assistance under the control of a U.S. area military commander).

In developing trade capacity embassy mission plans on trade capacity, the trade capacity mission team shall convene local representatives of the U.S. private sector to consult on issues affecting trade capacity at the borders of participating countries.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to exempt from the prohibition against police training in a foreign country any training and technical assistance for customs and transportation authorities and personnel in recipient countries to implement priority trade capacity building assistance.

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01 2016-12-01 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2017-03-01T19:52:23Z Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016

(Sec. 4) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to:

identify developing country and regional barriers to international trade and investment, set priorities for the efficient use of limited U.S. trade-related assistance, and focus on building self-sustaining institutional capacity for expanding international trade in developing countries; and
further U.S. national interests through the elimination of foreign barriers to trade and investment.

(Sec. 5) The bill places primary responsibility on the Department of State for coordinating a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade capacity building, provided such efforts support existing trade and economic development policies.

"Trade facilitation assistance" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support:

implementation by developing countries of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, and
assistance to reduce non-tariff barriers to trade at national borders in such countries.

"Trade capacity building assistance" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support technical assistance to developing countries in:

implementing international trade agreements;
improving governance and transparency with respect to imports, exports, and international investment;
enabling development of country micro-, small-, and medium-size enterprises to trade more efficiently;
establishing and implementing internationally recognized standards; and
facilitating trade flows in a recipient country.

The President shall establish an interagency coordinating committee to develop a biennial government-wide joint strategic plan for trade capacity building in developing countries.

The Chair and Vice-Chairs of the interagency coordinating committee shall establish a trade capacity advisory committee.

(Sec. 7) The Department of State shall establish a pilot project to coordinate a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade facilitation assistance for developing countries.

U.S. embassies in trade facilitation pilot countries shall develop biennially a specific trade facilitation assistance component for their mission plans.

The State Department may designate developing countries to participate in the trade facilitation assistance pilot program.

The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2021.

(Sec. 8) The bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to place on the chief of mission to a foreign country responsibility to coordinate and supervise the implementation of all U.S. trade-related and trade capacity assistance among all federal departments and agencies present in that country (except for assistance under the control of a U.S. area military commander).

(Sec. 9) In developing trade capacity embassy mission plans on trade capacity, the trade capacity mission team shall convene local representatives of the U.S. private sector and of the recipient country's private sector to consult on issues affecting trade capacity at the borders of participating countries.

(Sec. 10) The bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exempt from the prohibition against police training in a foreign country any training and technical assistance for customs and transportation authorities and personnel in recipient countries to implement priority trade capacity building assistance.

(Sec. 11) The President shall report to Congress and cleared advisors of the trade capacity advisory committee on the progress made in implementing this bill.

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Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 Display Title Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote international trade, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2201rs/xml/BILLS-114s2201rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2201is/xml/BILLS-114s2201is.xml 2016-12-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694. 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.