[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4808 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4808

To prohibit the importation of motor vehicles of the People's Republic 
of China until the tariff rates that China imposes on motor vehicles of 
 the United States are equal to the rates of duty applicable to motor 
vehicles of the People's Republic of China under the Harmonized Tariff 
                     Schedule of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2006

Mr. Jones of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Kildee) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the importation of motor vehicles of the People's Republic 
of China until the tariff rates that China imposes on motor vehicles of 
 the United States are equal to the rates of duty applicable to motor 
vehicles of the People's Republic of China under the Harmonized Tariff 
                     Schedule of the United States.

    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 ``Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff 
Equalization Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA UNTIL TARIFF RATES ARE EQUAL.

    (a) Prohibition.--No motor vehicle that is the product of the 
People's Republic of China may be imported into the United States.
    (b) Duration.--The prohibition contained in subsection (a) is 
effective until the date on which the President certifies in writing to 
the Congress that the tariff rates imposed by the People's Republic of 
China on motor vehicles that are products of the United States are 
equal to the rates of duty applicable to motor vehicles of the same 8-
digit subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
that are products of the People's Republic of China.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means any 
        article described in heading 8703 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States, except that the term does not 
        include any article described in subheading 8703.10.
            (2) United states.--The term ``United States'', when used 
        in the geographic sense, includes any commonwealth, territory, 
        or possession of the United States.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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