[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 101 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 101

  To amend the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act with 
               respect to commerce with foreign nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

  Mr. Conyers (for himself and Mr. Dingell) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act with 
               respect to commerce with foreign nations.

    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 ``Protect American Jobs Through the 
Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Amendments Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Amendment to the Sherman Act.--Section 7 of the Sherman Act (15 
U.S.C. 6a) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following:
``and without regard to effect of such conduct on consumers in the 
United States. A determination of whether the effect of such conduct is 
substantial may be made solely with reference to the product or type of 
product affected by the conduct and the geographical area in which the 
conduct occurs.''.
    (b) Amendment to the Federal Trade Commission Act.--Section 5(a)(3) 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(3)) is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following:
``and without regard to effect of such methods of competition on 
consumers in the United States. A determination of whether the effect 
of methods of competition are substantial may be made solely with 
reference to the product or type of product affected by such methods of 
competition and the geographical area in which such methods of 
competition occurs.''.
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