[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11883-S11889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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               THE RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENT ACT OF 1997

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                 DORGAN (AND CONRAD) AMENDMENT NO. 1593

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill (S. 1269) to establish 
objectives for negotiating and procedures for implementing certain 
trade agreements; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND QUANTITATIVE 
                   LIMITATIONS ON CANADIAN GRAIN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President shall immediately impose tariff-rate 
     quotas on wheat, durum wheat, and barley imported from Canada 
     in accordance with the tables contained in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3):
       (1) Durum wheat.--

The rate of duty is:urum wheat imported is:
NAFTA rate of duty.00 metric tons......................................
$23/ton.n 300,000 metric tons, but not more than 450,000 metric tons...
$50/ton.n 450,000 metric tons..........................................

       (2) Other wheat.--

The rate of duty is:heat (other than durum wheat) imported is:
NAFTA rate of duty.,000 metric tons....................................
$50/ton.n 1,050,000 metric tons........................................

       (3) Barley.--

The rate of duty is:arley imported is:
Not more than the average amount imported from Canada during the 10-
NAFTA rate of duty.ding the effective date of the NAFTA................
More than the average amount imported from Canada during the 10-year 
$50/ton. preceding the effective date of NAFTA.........................

       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) NAFTA.--The term ``NAFTA'' means the North American 
     Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 
     101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act.
       (2) NAFTA rate of duty.--The term ``NAFTA rate of duty'' 
     means the rate of duty in effect on the day before the date 
     of enactment of this Act for wheat, durum wheat, or barley, 
     which ever is applicable, imported from Canada.
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                 DORGAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1594

  Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Sarbanes) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as follows:

       On page 1, between lines 2 and 3, insert:
                  TITLE I--RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
       Redesignate sections 1 through 10 as sections 101 through 
     110, respectively, and redesignate any cross references 
     thereto accordingly.
       On page 1, line 4, strike ``This Act'' and insert ``This 
     title''.
       On page 2, line 4, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 18, line 11, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 19, line 12, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
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       On page 25, line 19, strike ``this Act'' and insert ``this 
     title''.
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       On page 33, line 3, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
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       On page 48, line 4, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       At the end of the bill, insert the following new title:
        TITLE II--EMERGENCY COMMISSION TO END THE TRADE DEFICIT

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``End the Trade Deficit 
     Act''.

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     SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has had 21 years of consecutive 
     annual merchandise trade deficits, totaling 
     $1,984,270,000,000.
       (2) In 1996, the United States had the largest negative 
     trade balance in its history, amounting to $191,170,000,000. 
     It is the third consecutive year in which the trade deficit 
     has set a new record. Economic forecasts anticipate continued 
     growth in the trade deficit in the next few years.
       (3) Private economic forecasts now project that the trade 
     deficit will nearly double within the next 10 to 15 years.
       (4) The positive net international asset position that the 
     United States built up over 100 years was eliminated in the 
     1980s. The United States today has become the world's largest 
     debtor nation, with a net debt of more than $774,000,000,000.
       (5) In recent times, the trade deficit has retarded growth 
     in the Nation's gross domestic product, increased the costs 
     of servicing higher net foreign debt, and made the United 
     States more dependent on international financial 
     considerations.
       (6) The United States merchandise trade deficit is 
     characterized by large bilateral trade imbalances with a 
     handful of countries. Six countries (Japan, China, Canada, 
     Mexico, Germany, and Taiwan) accounted for 92 percent of the 
     United States trade deficit in goods in 1996. Japan and China 
     accounted for one-half of the trade deficit.
       (7) Today the United States trade deficit primarily 
     consists of high-value manufactured items. Automobiles, 
     office machines, electronic goods, and telecommunications 
     equipment now comprise nearly three-fourths of the trade 
     deficit. The United States imports more cars from Mexico than 
     it exports to the rest of the world. Imports of manufactured 
     goods as a percentage of the United States manufacturing 
     gross domestic product have risen from 11 percent in 1970 to 
     more than 50 percent last year.
       (8) While the United States has one of the most open 
     borders and economies in the world, the United States faces 
     significant tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its 
     trading partners. Current overall trade balances do not 
     reflect the actual competitiveness or productivity of the 
     United States economy. Instead, they demonstrate the 
     underlying structural nature of the trade deficits. Full 
     reciprocal market access remains an elusive goal as 
     documented in the annual reports of the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       (9) Since the last comprehensive review of national trade 
     and investment policies was conducted by a Presidential 
     commission in 1970, there have been massive worldwide 
     economic and political changes which have profoundly affected 
     world trading relationships. The cold war has ended. It is no 
     longer necessary or prudent for United States trade policy to 
     be a residual of United States foreign policy. Globalization, 
     the increased mobility of capital and technology, the growth 
     of transnational corporations, and the outsourcing of 
     production across national boundaries, are reshaping both the 
     comparative and competitive trade advantages among nations.
       (10) The United States is once again at a critical juncture 
     in trade policy development. The structural nature of the 
     United States trade deficit and its persistent growth must be 
     reversed. The causes and consequences of the trade deficit 
     must be documented and a plan must be developed to eliminate 
     the merchandise trade deficit within the next 10 years.

     SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit 
     (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to develop a 
     trade policy plan to eliminate the United States merchandise 
     trade deficit by the year 2007 and to develop a competitive 
     trade policy for the 21st century. The plan shall include 
     strategies necessary to achieve a balance of trade that fully 
     reflects the competitiveness and productivity of the United 
     States and also improves the standard of living of United 
     States citizens.
       (c) Membership of Commission.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
     members of whom--
       (A) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
       (B) 1 Senator and 1 other person shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation 
     of the Majority Leader of the Senate;
       (C) 1 Senator and 1 other person shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation 
     of the Minority Leader of the Senate;
       (D) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 1 other 
     person shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (E) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 1 other 
     person shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (2) Qualifications of members.--
       (A) Presidential appointments.--Of the persons appointed 
     under paragraph (1)(A), not more than 1 may be an officer, 
     employee, or paid consultant of the executive branch.
       (B) Other appointments.--Persons who are not Members of 
     Congress, appointed under subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) 
     of paragraph (1), shall be persons who--
       (i) have expertise in economics, international trade, 
     manufacturing, labor, environment, business, or have other 
     pertinent qualifications or experience; and
       (ii) are not officers or employees of the United States.
       (C) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
     members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
     members--
       (i) are representative of a broad cross-section of economic 
     and trade perspectives within the United States; and
       (ii) provide fresh insights to achieving a trade deficit 
     reduction plan.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
     appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
       (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (e) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson 
     from among the members of the Commission.
       (h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (i) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to 1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every 
     other member of the Commission.

     SEC. 204. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall be responsible for 
     developing a comprehensive trade policy plan, by examining 
     the economic policies, trade, tax, and investment laws, and 
     other legal incentives and restrictions that are relevant to 
     reducing the United States trade deficit.
       (b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall examine and make 
     recommendations to Congress and the President on the 
     following:
       (1) The manner in which the Government of the United States 
     establishes and administers the Nation's fundamental trade 
     policies and objectives, including--
       (A) the relationship of the merchandise trade balance to 
     the overall well-being of the United States economy and in 
     particular the impact the trade balance has on wages and 
     employment in various sectors of the United States economy;
       (B) the relationship of United States foreign policy 
     objectives to trade policy and the extent to which foreign 
     policy considerations receive a priority over trade 
     objectives;
       (C) the effects the trade deficits in the areas of 
     manufacturing and technology have on defense production and 
     innovation capabilities of the United States;
       (D) the extent to which United States monetary policies and 
     the need for foreign capital to finance the current account 
     deficit influence trade objectives;
       (E) the coordination, allocation, and accountability of 
     trade responsibilities among Federal agencies; and
       (F) the methods for improving and enhancing systematic 
     congressional review of foreign policy and trade policy as 
     part of a plan to establish a coordinated set of national 
     economic priorities.
       (2) The causes and consequences of both the overall trade 
     deficit and specific bilateral trade deficits, including--
       (A) identification and quantification of the macroeconomic, 
     sectoral, and bilateral trade factors contributing to the 
     United States trade deficit with various countries;
       (B) identification and quantification of the impact of the 
     trade deficit on the domestic economy, industrial base, 
     manufacturing capacity, number and quality of jobs, 
     productivity, wages, health, safety, and environmental 
     standards, and the United States standard of living;
       (C) identification and quantification of individual 
     industrial, manufacturing, and production sectors, and 
     intraindustry and intracompany transactions which contribute 
     to or are impacted by United States trade deficits;
       (D) a review of the adequacy of the current collection and 
     reporting of trade data, and the identification and 
     development of additional data bases and economic 
     measurements that may be needed to properly quantify the 
     factors described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
       (E) the relationship that tariff and nontariff barriers 
     have to trade deficits and the extent to which trade deficits 
     have become structural;
       (F) the extent to which there is reciprocal market access 
     in each country with which the United States has a persistent 
     and substantial bilateral trade deficit; and
       (G) the role of transhipments on bilateral trade, including 
     foreign imports and exports, with special attention to 
     transhipments under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
       (3) The relationship of United States trade deficits to 
     both comparative and competitive trade advantages within the 
     global economy, including--
       (A) a systematic analysis of the United States trade 
     patterns with different trading partners, to what extent the 
     trade patterns are based on comparative and competitive trade 
     advantages, and how the trade advantages relate to the goods 
     that are exported

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     to and imported from various trading partners;
       (B) the extent to which the increased mobility of capital 
     and technology has changed both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (C) identification and quantification of goods imported 
     into the United States which are produced by child and forced 
     labor, or under social and environmental conditions that do 
     not comply with United States law;
       (D) the impact that labor standards (including the ability 
     of labor to organize, bargain collectively, and exercise 
     human rights) have on world trade;
       (E) the impact that currency exchange rates and the 
     manipulation of exchange rates have on world trade and trade 
     deficits;
       (F) the effect that offset and technology transfer 
     agreements have on the long-term competitiveness of the 
     United States manufacturing sectors; and
       (G) the extent to which international agreements impact on 
     United States competitiveness.
       (4) The flow of investments both into and out of the United 
     States, including--
       (A) the impact such investments have on the United States 
     trade deficit and living standards of United States 
     production workers;
       (B) the impact such investments have on United States 
     labor, community, environmental, health, and safety 
     standards;
       (C) the extent to which United States tax laws, such as 
     income deferral, contribute to the movement of manufacturing 
     facilities and jobs to foreign locations;
       (D) the identification and quantification of domestic plant 
     closures and the movement of such plants to foreign locations 
     for production of goods for the United States market;
       (E) the impact of implied or threatened plant closings and 
     movement of jobs to foreign locations on United States wage 
     rates and working conditions;
       (F) the effect of investment flows on wages in countries 
     with developed economies and on countries of the former 
     Soviet Union; and
       (G) the effect of barriers to United States foreign direct 
     investment in developed and developing nations, particularly 
     nations with which the United States has a trade deficit.
       (5) Evaluation of current policies and suggestions for 
     alternative strategies for the United States to 
     systematically reduce the trade deficit and improve the 
     economic well-being of United States citizens, including 
     suggestions for--
       (A) the development of bilateral and multilateral trade 
     relationships based on market access reciprocity;
       (B) the retention and expansion of United States 
     manufacturing, agricultural, and technology sectors, which 
     are vital to the economy and security of the United States;
       (C) the discouragement of the expatriation of United States 
     plants, jobs, and production to nations that have achieved 
     competitive advantages by permitting lower wages or lower 
     health, safety, and environmental standards, or by imposing 
     requirements with respect to investment, performance, or 
     other obligations;
       (D) methods by which the United States can effectively 
     compete in a global economy while improving the labor, 
     social, and environmental standards of its trading partners, 
     particularly developing nations;
       (E) methods by which the United States can respond to 
     substantial shifts or manipulation of currency exchange rates 
     which distort trade relationships;
       (F) methods for overcoming and offsetting trade barriers 
     which are either not subject to or otherwise inadequately 
     addressed by the World Trade Organization or other 
     multilateral arrangements;
       (G) specific strategies for achieving improved trade 
     balances with those nations that the United States has 
     significant, persistent sectoral or bilateral trade deficits, 
     including Japan, China, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Taiwan;
       (H) methods for the United States to respond to the 
     particular needs and circumstances of developing and 
     developed nations in a manner that is mutually beneficial; 
     and
       (I) changes that may be required to current trade 
     agreements and organizations to allow the United States to 
     pursue and nurture economic growth for its manufacturing, 
     agriculture, and other production sectors in a manner that 
     insures improved compensation and quality of life for United 
     States citizens.

     SEC. 205. FINAL REPORT; CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) Final Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     President and Congress a final report which contains--
       (A) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
     described in section 204;
       (B) a detailed plan for reducing both the overall trade 
     deficit and specific bilateral trade deficits; and
       (C) any recommendations for administrative and legislative 
     actions necessary to achieve such reductions.
       (2) Separate views.--Any member of the Commission may 
     submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
     final report.
       (b) Congressional Hearings.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the final report described in subsection (a) is submitted, 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     shall hold hearings on the report.

     SEC. 206. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission may find advisable to 
     fulfill the requirements of this title. The Commission shall 
     hold at least 7 public hearings, 1 or more in Washington, 
     D.C. and 4 in different regions of the United States.
       (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as the Commission considers necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this title. Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or 
     agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

     SEC. 207. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission 
     who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
     officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to that received for their 
     services as officers or employees of the United States.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
     Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; GAO AUDIT.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $2,000,000 to the Commission to carry out the provisions of 
     this title.
       (b) GAO Audit.--Not later than 6 months after termination 
     of the Commission, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall complete an audit of the financial books and 
     records of the Commission to determine that the limitation on 
     expenses has been met, and shall submit a report on the audit 
     to the President and Congress.

     SEC. 209. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after the date 
     on which the Commission submits the final report under 
     section 205.
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                    DORGAN AMENDMENT NOS. 1595-1597

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DORGAN submitted three amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1595

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF TRADE-RELATED DATA.

       (a) Employment Information for Traded and Nontraded 
     Sectors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall collect and 
     publish each month data relating to increases and decreases 
     in the number of jobs and wages for traded and nontraded 
     sectors of the economy.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Traded sectors.--The term ``traded sectors'' means 
     sectors relating to the growth, manufacture, mining, or 
     production of goods for export or for domestic production.

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       (B) Nontraded sectors.--The term ``nontraded sectors'' 
     means sectors other than the sectors described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (b) Employment Information Relating to Trade Deficit.--The 
     Secretary of Commerce shall collect and publish on a 
     quarterly basis data relating to decreases in the number of 
     jobs in the United States that result from the trade deficit 
     the United States has with individual countries. The data 
     shall be published on a country-by-country basis as well as 
     an aggregate basis and shall include an analysis of the 
     extent to which United States trade deficits are an 
     impediment to the growth of the Gross Domestic Product.
       (c) Intracompany Transactions.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall collect data and publish an annual report on the extent 
     to which trade between the United States and each of its 
     trading partners involves intracompany transactions. The 
     report shall identify each company that constitutes 5 percent 
     or more (by dollar value) of the trade between the United 
     States and each of its trading partners.
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                           Amendment No. 1596

       On page 41, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following 
     new section and redesignate the remaining sections and cross 
     references thereto accordingly:

     SEC. 6. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST MERCHANDISE TRADE DEFICITS.

       (a) In General.--Every applicable trade agreement shall 
     contain the safeguard provisions described in subsection (b) 
     relating to increases in the United States merchandise trade 
     deficit.
       (b) Safeguards Described.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall notify Congress not 
     later than June 30 of any calendar regarding each country 
     with which the United States has an applicable trade 
     agreement, if the United States merchandise trade deficit 
     with such country is at least $5,000,000,000 and has 
     increased by 100 percent or more in the 3-calendar-year 
     period preceding such calendar year.
       (2) Termination of applicable trade agreement.--
       (A) In general.--An applicable trade agreement with respect 
     to which the President has given notice under paragraph (1) 
     shall terminate on June 30 of the year following the year in 
     which such notice is given unless extended pursuant to the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B).
       (B) Procedural provisions.--
       (i) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are met 
     if a joint resolution is enacted under subsection (c); and--

       (I) Congress adopts and transmits the joint resolution to 
     the President before the end of the 270-day period (excluding 
     any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 
     1974), beginning on the date on which Congress receives a 
     notice referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (II) if the President vetoes the joint resolution, each 
     House of Congress votes to override that veto on or before 
     the later of the last day of the 270-day period referred to 
     in subclause (I) or the last day of the 15-day period 
     (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which Congress receives 
     the veto message from the President.

       (ii) Time for introduction.--A joint resolution to which 
     this section applies may be introduced at any time on or 
     after the date on which the President transmits to Congress a 
     notice described in paragraph (1), and before the end of the 
     270-day period referred to in clause (i)(I).
       (c) Joint Resolutions.--
       (1) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution of 
     the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That Congress approves the 
     continuation of __________ Agreement with respect to 
     _____.'', with the first blank space being filled with the 
     name of the applicable trade agreement; and the second blank 
     space being filled with the name of the party to that 
     agreement with respect to which the President has provided 
     notice pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Procedures.--
       (A) Introduction.--Joint resolutions may be introduced in 
     either House of Congress by any member of such House.
       (B) Application of section 152 of the trade act of 1974.--
     Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the provisions 
     of subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) 
     apply to joint resolutions to the same extent as such 
     provisions apply to resolutions under such section.
       (C) Discharge of committee.--If the committee of either 
     House to which a joint resolution has been referred has not 
     reported it by the close of the 45th day after its 
     introduction (excluding any day described in section 154(b) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974), such committee shall be 
     automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
     joint resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (D) Proceedings in the house.--A motion in the House of 
     Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a joint 
     resolution may only be made on the second legislative day 
     after the calendar day on which the Member making the motion 
     announces to the House his or her intention to do so.
       (3) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It 
     shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a 
     joint resolution received from the other House), if that 
     House has previously adopted a joint resolution under this 
     section.
       (d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This 
     section is enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
     such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that 
     House.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable trade agreement.--The term ``applicable 
     trade agreement'' means a trade agreement approved pursuant 
     to the trade agreement approval procedures provided for in 
     this Act.
       (2) Merchandise trade deficit.--The term ``merchandise 
     trade deficit'' means the dollar value by which the goods 
     imported into the United States from a country with which the 
     United States has an applicable trade agreement exceeds the 
     dollar value of United States goods exported to that country, 
     as determined by the Department of Commerce.
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                           Amendment No. 1597

       On page 41, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following 
     new section and redesignate the remaining sections and cross 
     references thereto accordingly:

     SEC. 6. REPORT AND REVIEW OF TRADE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 1 of each year, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report with respect to each applicable trade 
     agreement that was in effect for the preceding year. The 
     report shall contain an analysis of the performance of each 
     party to the agreement in meeting the United States trade 
     negotiation objectives, and the standards and the timetables 
     contained in the agreement.
       (b) 5-Year Report by GAO.--Not later than the date that is 
     6 months after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the 
     date on which an applicable trade agreement enters into force 
     with respect to the United States, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall review and report to Congress 
     regarding the performance of each party to the agreement. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) information that measures the performance of each party 
     to the agreement with respect to--
       (A) the United States trade negotiating objectives; and
       (B) the standards and timetables in the agreement for 
     increasing market access, lowering tariffs, eliminating trade 
     barriers, achieving reciprocity, and reducing export 
     subsidies; and
       (2) an analysis of the effects of the agreement on the 
     interests of the United States, the benefits to the United 
     States of its participation in the agreement, and the value 
     of the continued participation of the United States in the 
     agreement.
       (c) Congressional Decision Regarding Continued United 
     States Participation.--
       (1) In general.--An applicable trade agreement shall 
     terminate on the last day of the 7-year period beginning on 
     the date on which such trade agreement enters into force with 
     respect to the United States unless extended or modified 
     pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).
       (2) Procedural provisions.--
       (A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are met 
     if the joint resolution is enacted under subsection (d); 
     and--
       (i) Congress adopts and transmits the joint resolution to 
     the President before the end of the 1-year period (excluding 
     any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 
     1974), beginning on the date on which Congress receives a 
     report referred to in subsection (b); and
       (ii) if the President vetoes the joint resolution, each 
     House of Congress votes to override that veto on or before 
     the later of the last day of the 1-year period referred to in 
     clause (i) or the last day of the 15-day period (excluding 
     any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) 
     beginning on the date on which Congress receives the veto 
     message from the President.
       (B) Time for introduction.--A joint resolution to which 
     this section applies may be introduced at any time on or 
     after the date on which the Comptroller General transmits to 
     Congress a report described in subsection (b), and before the 
     end of the 1-year period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Joint resolutions.--
       (1) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution of 
     the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That Congress __________ 
     provided under section __ of the ___________, of the ______ 
     Agreement.'', with the first blank space being filled with 
     the phrase ``agrees to extend its approval'' or ``agrees to 
     extend its approval only if the following provisions are 
     renegotiated'', whichever is applicable; the second blank 
     space being filled with the section of the implementing Act 
     providing for Congressional approval of the applicable 
     agreement; the third blank space

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     being filled with the title of the Act implementing the 
     agreement; and the fourth blank space being filled with the 
     title of the agreement. If Congress agrees to extend an 
     agreement only if certain provisions are renegotiated, the 
     joint resolution shall describe the provisions to be 
     renegotiated.
       (2) Procedures.--
       (A) Introduction.--Joint resolutions may be introduced in 
     either House of Congress by any member of such House.
       (B) Application of section 152 of the trade act of 1974.--
     Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the provisions 
     of subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) 
     apply to joint resolutions to the same extent as such 
     provisions apply to resolutions under such section.
       (C) Discharge of committee.--If the committee of either 
     House to which a joint resolution has been referred has not 
     reported it by the close of the 45th day after its 
     introduction (excluding any day described in section 154(b) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974), such committee shall be 
     automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
     joint resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (D) Proceedings in the house.--A motion in the House of 
     Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a joint 
     resolution may only be made on the second legislative day 
     after the calendar day on which the Member making the motion 
     announces to the House his or her intention to do so.
       (3) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It 
     shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a 
     joint resolution received from the other House), if that 
     House has previously adopted a joint resolution under this 
     section.
       (e) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This 
     section is enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
     such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that 
     House.
       (f) Report on Executive Branch Trade Enforcement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than June 1 of each year, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall audit, and 
     report to Congress on, the performance of each department and 
     agency described in paragraph (2) in exercising its trade 
     enforcement responsibilities. The audit shall focus on the 
     resources, activity, effectiveness, authority, and 
     coordination of each department and agency in carrying out 
     its enforcement and compliance responsibilities.
       (2) Department and agency.--A department or agency 
     described in this paragraph means the Department of Commerce, 
     the International Trade Commission, the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative, and the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       (g) Applicable Trade Agreement.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``applicable trade agreement'' means a 
     trade agreement approved pursuant to the trade agreement 
     approval procedures provided for in this Act.
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                  DORGAN (AND REED) AMENDMENT NO. 1598

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as follows:

       On page 41, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following 
     new section and redesignate the remaining sections and cross 
     references thereto accordingly:

     SEC. 6. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE 
                   FLUCTUATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Every applicable trade agreement shall 
     contain the safeguard provisions described in subsections (b) 
     and (c) relating to currency exchange rate fluctuations.
       (b) Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations.--
       (1) Fluctuations between 15 percent and 40 percent.--The 
     President shall notify Congress as soon as practicable 
     regarding each country with which the United States has an 
     applicable trade agreement if the nominal value of the 
     currency of that country depreciates in relation to the 
     United States dollar more than 15 percent for a period of at 
     least 90 days (as determined according to data published by 
     the International Monetary Fund) and the President shall 
     impose additional duties on the products of that country in 
     an amount that the President determines necessary to offset 
     the impact of the currency depreciation.
       (2) Fluctuations of 40 percent or more.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     President makes a determination described in subparagraph 
     (B)), the President shall notify Congress of the 
     determination described in that subparagraph.
       (B) Determination described.--The determination described 
     in this subparagraph is a determination by the President that 
     the nominal value of the currency of a country with which the 
     United States has an applicable trade agreement has 
     depreciated in relation to the United States dollar by 40 
     percent or more for a period of at least 6 months (as 
     determined according to data published by the International 
     Monetary Fund).
       (c) Termination of Applicable Trade Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--An applicable trade agreement with a 
     country with respect to which the President has given notice 
     under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall terminate with respect to 
     that country 180 days after the date of such notice unless 
     extended pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (2).
       (2) Procedural provisions.--
       (A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are met 
     if the joint resolution is enacted under subsection (d); 
     and--
       (i) Congress adopts and transmits the joint resolution to 
     the President before the end of the 120-day period (excluding 
     any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 
     1974), beginning on the date on which Congress receives a 
     notice referred to in subsection (b)(2)(A); and
       (ii) if the President vetoes the joint resolution, each 
     House of Congress votes to override that veto on or before 
     the later of the last day of the 120-day period referred to 
     in clause (i) or the last day of the 15-day period (excluding 
     any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) 
     beginning on the date on which Congress receives the veto 
     message from the President.
       (B) Time for introduction.--A joint resolution to which 
     this section applies may be introduced at any time on or 
     after the date on which the President transmits to Congress a 
     notice described in subsection (b)(2)(A), and before the end 
     of the 120-day period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (d) Joint resolutions.--
       (1) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution of 
     the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That Congress approves the 
     continuation of __________ Agreement with respect to ___.'', 
     with the first blank space being filled with the name of the 
     applicable trade agreement; and the second blank space being 
     filled with the name of the country that is a party to that 
     agreement and with respect to which the President has 
     provided notice pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A).
       (2) Procedures.--
       (A) Introduction.--Joint resolutions may be introduced in 
     either House of Congress by any member of such House.
       (B) Application of section 152 of the trade act of 1974.--
     Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the provisions 
     of subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) 
     apply to joint resolutions to the same extent as such 
     provisions apply to resolutions under such section.
       (C) Discharge of committee.--If the committee of either 
     House to which a joint resolution has been referred has not 
     reported it by the close of the 45th day after its 
     introduction (excluding any day described in section 154(b) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974), such committee shall be 
     automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
     joint resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (D) Proceedings in the house.--A motion in the House of 
     Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a joint 
     resolution may only be made on the second legislative day 
     after the calendar day on which the Member making the motion 
     announces to the House his or her intention to do so.
       (3) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It 
     shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a 
     joint resolution received from the other House), if that 
     House has previously adopted a joint resolution under this 
     section.
       (e) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This 
     section is enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
     such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that 
     House.
       (f) Definition of Applicable Trade Agreement.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``applicable trade agreement'' 
     means a trade agreement approved pursuant to the trade 
     agreement approval procedures provided for in this Act.
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                 DORGAN (AND CONRAD) AMENDMENT NO. 1599

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . RELIEF FROM INJURY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
     in this section as ``the

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     Secretary'') shall monitor the level of agricultural products 
     imported into the United States from state trading 
     enterprises. Whenever the Secretary determines that an 
     agricultural product is being imported into the United States 
     from a state trading enterprise in such increased quantities 
     as to be a cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to 
     the domestic industry producing a like article, the Secretary 
     shall notify the President.
       (b) Action by President.--After the President receives 
     notification under subsection (a), if the President finds 
     that the imported agricultural product presents a serious 
     injury, or the threat thereof, with respect to a domestic 
     industry, the President shall impose such additional duties 
     and quantitative limitations with respect to such product as 
     the President determines necessary to prevent domestic market 
     disruption and offset any competitive advantages of the state 
     trading enterprise. For purposes of setting quantitative 
     limitations, the President shall take into consideration the 
     volume of the product imported from the state trading 
     enterprise during the 10-year period preceding imposition of 
     such limitations.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Competitive advantage.--The term ``competitive 
     advantage'' means obtaining a market advantage through a 
     monopoly position, nontransparent pricing, differential 
     pricing, single-desk selling, or any other practice which 
     results in preferential treatment.
       (2) State trading enterprise.--The term ``state trading 
     enterprise'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1107(6) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
     (19 U.S.C. 2906(6)).
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                  DORGAN (AND REED) AMENDMENT NO. 1600

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 12, strike ``and''.
       On page 2, line 16, strike the period and insert a 
     semicolon.
       On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       (5) an end to chronic, escalating trade deficits by 
     increasing the net exports of the United States;
       (6) mandatory performance standards and effective 
     enforcement mechanisms to ensure full reciprocity with 
     respect to market access, lower tariffs, and reduction of 
     export subsidies;
       (7) effective mechanisms to prevent currency exchange rate 
     fluctuations, manipulation from distorting trade flows, and 
     elimination of tariff reductions; and
       (8) strong United States defense and security capabilities.
       On page 17, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (16) Performance standards and timetable.--The principal 
     trade negotiating objective of the United States with respect 
     to any agreement subject to the trade agreement approval 
     procedures under this Act is to establish specific 
     performance standards and timetables to measure the progress 
     that other parties to the agreement are making with respect 
     to complying with the terms of the agreement.
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                        REED AMENDMENT NO. 1601

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, S. 1269, supra; as follows:

       On page 26, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (4) Trade agreement approval procedures limited to 
     multilateral agreements.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     as modified by paragraph (3), shall not apply to any 
     implementing bill that is submitted with respect to a 
     bilateral trade agreement.
       (B) Bilateral trade agreement.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term ``bilateral trade agreement'' means an 
     agreement regarding tariff or nontariff barriers entered into 
     between the United States and one other country.
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                       INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 1602

  Mr. INHOFE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1269, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
            TITLE __--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Ozone and Particulate 
     Matter Research Act of 1997''.

     SEC. __02. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) implementation of the national ambient air quality 
     standards published in the Federal Register on July 18, 1997 
     (62 Fed. Reg. 38856), would damage the international 
     competitiveness of the United States manufacturing industry 
     and effectively subsidize imports, penalize exports, and add 
     to an already large United States trade deficit;
       (2) Public Law 101-549 (commonly known as the ``Clean Air 
     Act Amendments of 1990'') (104 Stat. 2399) established a 
     number of measures and programs that address ozone and 
     particulate matter pollution and the precursors to ozone and 
     particulate matter pollution;
       (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, most of the 
     measures and programs are continuing or have yet to be 
     implemented;
       (4) the United States has made significant progress in 
     reducing atmospheric levels of ozone and particulate matter 
     since the enactment of Public Law 101-549 and will continue 
     to make significant progress in reducing atmospheric levels 
     of ozone and particulate matter through continued 
     implementation of that Act during the 5-year period beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (5)(A) the national ambient air quality standards for ozone 
     that were in effect on July 15, 1997, are explicitly 
     incorporated into part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and
       (B) the changes to those standards published in the Federal 
     Register on July 18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 38856), could nullify 
     many of the ozone provisions in Public Law 101-549 and lead 
     to disruptions and delays in the reduction of ozone and the 
     precursors to ozone;
       (6) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee have 
     recommended that additional research be conducted to 
     determine any adverse health effects of fine particles 
     (including research on the biological mechanism for adverse 
     health effects, toxicity and dose response levels, and the 
     specification of the size and type of particle that might 
     have adverse health effects); and
       (7) available atmospheric data regarding fine particle 
     levels in the United States are inadequate to provide an 
     understanding of any adverse health effects of fine particles 
     or a basis for designating areas under title I of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).

     SEC. __03. PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) Independent Panel.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (referred to in this title as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall request the National Academy of 
     Sciences to convene an independent panel of scientists with 
     expertise in the health effects of air pollution to establish 
     priorities for research on the health effects of particulate 
     matter.
       (2) Report.--Not later than February 1, 1998, the 
     Administrator shall report to Congress on the recommendations 
     of the independent panel.
       (b) Research Priorities.--At a minimum, the independent 
     panel shall consider--
       (1) the sizes and physical-chemical characteristics of the 
     constituents of particulate matter;
       (2) the health effects of individual exposure to 
     concentrations of fine particulate matter at ambient levels 
     versus indoor levels;
       (3) the identification and evaluation of biological 
     mechanisms for fine particulate matter as related to 
     shortening of lives, acute mortality, and morbidity;
       (4) controlled inhalation exposure as a determinant of 
     dose-response relationships; and
       (5) long-term health effect evaluations that examine 
     individual exposure to fine particulate matter, other 
     particulate indicators, and other copollutants and airborne 
     allergens.
       (c) Interagency Committee.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a 
     committee to be known as the ``Particulate Matter Interagency 
     Committee'' (referred to in this title as the ``Interagency 
     Committee'').
       (2) Purposes.--The Interagency Committee shall--
       (A) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, develop recommendations for a program to coordinate 
     the activities of Federal agencies engaged in research on 
     human health effects of particulate matter that ensures that 
     the research advances the prioritized agenda of the 
     independent panel; and
       (B) monitor, review, and periodically evaluate the program.
       (3) Composition of interagency committee.--
       (A) Membership.--The Interagency Committee shall be 
     composed of 8 members, of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be appointed by the Administrator;
       (ii) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (iii) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
       (iv) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy;
       (v) 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services;
       (vi) 1 shall be appointed by the Director of the National 
     Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
       (vii) 1 shall be appointed by the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology; and
       (viii) 1 shall be appointed by the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy.
       (B) Chairperson.--From among the members appointed under 
     clauses (ii) through (viii) of subparagraph (A), the 
     Interagency Committee shall elect a chairperson who shall be 
     responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Interagency 
     Committee are carried out.
       (C) Staff.--Members of the Interagency Committee shall 
     provide appropriate staff to carry out the duties of the 
     Interagency Committee.
       (d) Report to Interagency Committee.--

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       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall request the 
     National Academy of Sciences to periodically submit to the 
     Interagency Committee, the Clean Air Science Advisory 
     Committee, and Congress a report that evaluates the 
     prioritized research activities under the program described 
     in subsection (c)(2)(A).
       (2) Expenses.--The Administrator shall be responsible for 
     expenses incurred by the National Academy of Sciences in 
     carrying out paragraph (1).

     SEC. __04. SCIENCE REVIEW.

       Not earlier than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall--
       (1) complete a thorough review of the air quality criteria 
     published under section 108 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7408) for ozone and fine particulate matter and a thorough 
     review of the standards in effect under that Act for ozone 
     and particulate matter; and
       (2) determine, in accordance with sections 108 and 109 of 
     that Act (42 U.S.C. 7408, 7409), whether to--
       (A) retain the criteria and standards in effect under that 
     Act for ozone and particulate matter;
       (B) make revisions in the criteria and standards; or
       (C) promulgate new criteria and standards.

     SEC. __05. PARTICULATE MONITORING PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator may require State 
     implementation plans to require ambient air quality 
     monitoring for fine particulate matter pursuant to section 
     110(a)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(B)).
       (b) Grants.--The Administrator shall make grants to States 
     to carry out monitoring required under subsection (a).

     SEC. __06. REINSTATEMENT OF STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--The national ambient air quality standards 
     for ozone and particulate matter under section 109 of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409), as in effect on July 15, 
     1997, are reinstated, and any national ambient air quality 
     standard for ozone or particulate matter that may be 
     promulgated after July 15, 1997, but before completion of the 
     science review under section 4 shall be of no effect.
       (b) Revision of Standards.--The national ambient air 
     quality standards for ozone and particulate matter reinstated 
     under subsection (a) shall not be revised until completion of 
     the scientific review under section __04.

     SEC. __07. ALLERGEN RESEARCH.

       The National Institutes of Health shall carry out a 
     research program to study the health effects of allergens on 
     asthmatics, especially asthmatics in urban inner city areas.

     SEC. __08. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2002--
       (1) $75,000,000 to carry out sections __01 through __06; 
     and
       (2) $25,000,000 to carry out section __07.

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