[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 507 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 507

 Urging the President to request the United States International Trade 
 Commission to conduct an expedited review of the temporary safeguards 
                 on imports of certain steel products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2002

   Mr. Knollenberg (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dooley of 
 California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Rogers of 
  Michigan) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Urging the President to request the United States International Trade 
 Commission to conduct an expedited review of the temporary safeguards 
                 on imports of certain steel products.

Whereas the President, upon investigation and recommendation by the United 
        States International Trade Commission, on March 5, 2002, proclaimed 
        temporary tariff increases and tariff rate quotas on certain steel 
        imports;
Whereas many United States manufacturing sectors have reported that the 
        temporary tariff increases and tariff-rate quotas have disrupted the 
        availability of input steel;
Whereas both a strong domestic steel industry and a strong domestic 
        manufacturing base are vital to our national defense and economic 
        security;
Whereas neither the President nor the United States International Trade 
        Commission could fully anticipate the positive or negative effects of 
        the temporary safeguards proclaimed on March 5, 2002; and
Whereas section 204 of the Trade Act of 1974 requires that the United States 
        International Trade Commission ``shall monitor developments with respect 
        to the domestic industry, including the progress and specific efforts 
        made by workers and firms in the domestic industry to make a positive 
        adjustment to import competition'' and submit a report on this 
        monitoring to the President and the Congress not later than September 
        20, 2003: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes that a strong domestic steel industry and 
        strong domestic manufacturing base are vital to national 
        defense and economic security;
            (2) urges the President to request the United States 
        International Trade Commission to expedite its review of the 
        temporary safeguards imposed on March 5, 2002, on certain steel 
        imports and, not later than March 20, 2003, to report its 
        findings to the President and the Congress pursuant to the 
        review; and
            (3) urges the President to request the United States 
        International Trade Commission, in addition to monitoring and 
        reporting on the items enumerated in section 204 of the Trade 
        Act of 1974, also to monitor and report on the impact of the 
        temporary safeguards on domestic steel consumers and relations 
        with United States trading partners.
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