[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3716 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3716

   To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the 
provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy 
                               countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2004

     Mr. English (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and Ms. Hart) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the 
provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy 
                               countries.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES TO NONMARKET ECONOMY 
              COUNTRIES.

    Section 701(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671(a)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ``(including a nonmarket economy country)'' 
after ``country'' each place it appears.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 apply to petitions filed under 
section 702 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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