[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4308 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4308

 To ensure consultation with the governments of the territories of the 
    United States with respect to trade policy and trade agreements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2004

      Mr. Flake (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
  Faleomavaega, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure consultation with the governments of the territories of the 
    United States with respect to trade policy and trade agreements.

    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 ``Territorial Trade Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENTS OF U.S. TERRITORIES ON TRADE 
              POLICY AND TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Advice From Executive Departments and Other Sources.--Section 
132 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2152) is amended in the first 
sentence by inserting after ``appropriate'' the following: ``, 
including, but not limited to, the governor of any State or territory 
of the United States''.
    (b) Advice Regarding Trade in Services.--Section 306(c)(2)(A) of 
the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 2114c(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``and the governments of 
        the territories of the United States'' after ``State 
        governments'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and the governments of 
        the territories of the United States'' after ``local 
        governments''; and
            (3) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and the governments of 
        the territories of the United States'' after ``local 
        governments''.
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