[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4071 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4071

   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

                           February 17, 2012

Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Ribble) 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``China Hurts Economic Advancement 
Through Subsidies Act'' or ``CHEATS Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES TO NONMARKET ECONOMIES AND 
              STRENGTHENING APPLICATION OF THE LAW.

    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
petitions filed under section 702 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1671a) on or after October 1, 2006.
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