[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 442 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 442

Calling upon the President to take certain actions regarding imports of 
                 steel products from certain countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2000

    Mr. Traficant (for himself and Mr. Ney) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Calling upon the President to take certain actions regarding imports of 
                 steel products from certain countries.

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the 
President--
            (1) to immediately review, during the 10-day period 
        beginning on the date of the adoption of this resolution, the 
        entry into the customs territory of the United States of all 
        steel products that are the product or manufacture of 
        Australia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, 
        Japan, Russia, South Korea, or Brazil;
            (2) if, after the 10-day period described in subparagraph 
        (A), the President finds that the Government of Australia, 
        China, South Africa, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Japan, Russia, 
        South Korea, or Brazil is not abiding by the spirit and letter 
        of international trade agreements with respect to imports of 
        steel products into the United States, to immediately impose a 
        1-year ban on the imports of all steel products that are the 
        product or manufacture of the country with respect to which the 
        finding is made;
            (3) to establish a task force within the executive branch 
        to closely monitor imports of steel products into the United 
        States from other countries to determine whether or not 
        international trade agreements are being violated; and
            (4) not later than July 1, 2000, to report to the Congress 
        on any other actions the President has taken, or intends to 
        take, to ensure that all trading partners of the United States 
        abide by the spirit and letter of international trade 
        agreements with respect to imports of steel products into the 
        United States.
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