[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 684 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 684

To prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood chips to any country 
  that does not provide reciprocal access to its markets for finished 
         wood products and paper produced in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1995

  Mr. Wilson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood chips to any country 
  that does not provide reciprocal access to its markets for finished 
         wood products and paper produced in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED TIMBER AND WOOD CHIPS 
              TO COUNTRIES RESTRICTING ACCESS OF UNITED STATES FINISHED 
              WOOD PRODUCTS AND PAPER.

    (a) Prohibition.--No unprocessed timber or wood chips may be 
exported from the United States to any country that does not provide 
reciprocal access to its markets for finished wood products and paper 
produced in the United States.
    (b) Exercise of Authorities.--The President shall exercise the 
authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2401 et 
seq.) to carry out this section.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``unprocessed timber'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 493(7) of the Forest Resources 
        Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
        620e(7));
            (2) the term ``finished wood products'' means wood products 
        other than unprocessed timber; and
            (3) the term ``United States'' includes any commonwealth, 
        territory, or possession of the United States.
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