117 S5037 IS: Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-09-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5037IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 29, 2022Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer until China is no longer defined a developing country.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ending China's Unfair Advantage Act of 2022.

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Prohibition on use of funds for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer until China is no longer defined a developing country

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to implement the Montreal Protocol until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Parties to the Montreal Protocol have amended their Decision I/12E, Clarification of terms and definitions: developing countries, made at the First Meeting of the Parties to remove the People's Republic of China. (b)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.(2)

Montreal Protocol

The term Montreal Protocol means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987.