[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1467 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1467

    To withdraw nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
            treatment) from the People's Republic of China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

  Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
   Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
 Gibbons, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spence, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
 Barr of Georgia, Mr. Everett, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
DeFazio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
 Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Duncan, 
    Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Taylor of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
   Capuano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To withdraw nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
            treatment) from the People's Republic of China.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) an incident occurred in international airspace between 
        a United States military aircraft and a Chinese jet fighter on 
        April 1, 2001;
            (2) the United States military aircraft was an EP-3E, a 
        large propeller-driven aircraft incapable of high speeds, that 
        was struck by a highly-maneuverable Chinese F-8 fighter jet 
        capable of traveling at twice the speed of sound;
            (3) due to damage, the United States military aircraft was 
        forced to make an emergency landing on Hainan Island, People's 
        Republic of China;
            (4) the United States military personnel were removed from 
        the aircraft by Chinese military personnel and taken to 
        undisclosed locations; and
            (5) the Chinese Government has failed to promptly release 
        the 24 United States military personnel.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FROM THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of Public Law 106-286, 
title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, or any other provision of law, 
effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, normal trade 
relations treatment shall not apply to the products of the People's 
Republic of China, and normal trade relations treatment may not 
thereafter be extended to the products of that country.
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