[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1675 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1675

To authorize the President to reduce or suspend duties on textiles and 
       textile products made in Pakistan until December 31, 2004.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 13, 2001

 Mr. Brownback introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the President to reduce or suspend duties on textiles and 
       textile products made in Pakistan until December 31, 2004.

    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 ``Pakistan Emergency Economic 
Development and Trade Support Act''.

SEC. 2. TARIFF AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Reduce or Suspend Duties.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President may proclaim such reduction or 
suspension of any existing duty on imports of textiles and textile 
products that are produced or manufactured in Pakistan as he determines 
to be appropriate in response to the threat to national security posed 
by international terrorism. Such reduction or suspension shall be 
limited in duration to no more than one year, but may be extended or 
limited through subsequent proclamation.
    (b) Threat to National Security Posed by International Terrorism.--
Such action may be proclaimed only if the President determines--
            (1) international terrorism continues to be a threat to the 
        national security of the United States;
            (2) the assistance of Pakistan is critical to addressing 
        this threat; and
            (3) Pakistan is incurring or may incur substantial economic 
        harm as a direct consequence of assisting in addressing this 
        threat, including efforts taken to comply with United Nations 
        resolutions relating to threats to international peace and 
        security caused by terrorist acts, in particular United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001).
    (c) Consultation and Layover Requirements.--Such action may be 
proclaimed only if--
            (1) the President has notified the Committee on Ways and 
        Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Finance of the Senate of--
                    (A) the action proposed to be proclaimed and the 
                reasons for such actions, and
                    (B) the determinations made under subsection (b);
            (2) a period of 30 calendar days, beginning with the first 
        day on which the President has met the requirements of 
        paragraph (1) with respect to such action, has expired; and
            (3) the President has consulted with such committees 
        regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in 
        paragraph (2).
    (d) Textiles and Textile Products.--The term ``textiles and textile 
products'' means a good that is listed in the Annex to the Agreement on 
Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act.
    (e) Termination.--Any reduction or suspension of duty under 
subsection (a) shall terminate no later than December 31, 2004.
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