[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 497 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 497

  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade 
   Representative to respond in a reciprocal manner to foreign acts, 
 policies, and practices that deny national treatment to United States 
                                 trade.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 1993

  Mr. Condit introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United States Trade 
   Representative to respond in a reciprocal manner to foreign acts, 
 policies, and practices that deny national treatment to United States 
                                 trade.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade and Reciprocity Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.

    Section 301(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2)(A) For purposes of carrying out the provisions of 
        subsection (b) with respect to any act, policy, or practice of 
        a foreign country that denies national treatment to United 
        States trade--
                    ``(i) action by the United States shall be treated 
                as being appropriate under section 304(a)(1), and
                    ``(ii) the United States Trade Representative 
                shall, subject to subparagraph (B) and in addition to 
                any other action considered appropriate and feasible, 
                impose with respect to trade by that country and its 
                nationals in the United States conditions, limitations, 
                and prohibitions that are similar to those implemented 
                through such act, policy, or practice.
            ``(B) The United States Trade Representative shall notify 
        Congress of any act, policy, or practice described in 
        subparagraph (A) 90 days before imposing conditions, 
        limitations, and prohibitions as required by subparagraph 
        (A)(ii). If during such 90-day period such act, policy, or 
        practice ceases, the United States Trade Representative may 
        withdraw such notification.''.

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