[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13805-S13809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                 THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

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                        ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 2505

  Mr. ROTH proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2325 proposed by him 
to the bill (H.R. 434) to authorize a new trade and investment policy 
for sub-Sahara Africa; as follows:

       On page 10, strike lines 3 through 12, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(iii) an open trading system through the elimination of 
     barriers to United States trade and investment and the 
     resolution of bilateral trade and investment disputes;
       ``(iv) economic policies to reduce poverty, increase the 
     availability of health care and educational opportunities, 
     expand physical infrastructure, and promote the establishment 
     of private enterprise; and
       ``(v) a system to combat corruption and bribery, such as 
     signing the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public 
     Officials in International Business Transactions;
       On page 17, line 6, strike ``2 years'' and insert ``5 
     years''.
       On page 36, beginning on line 3, strike all through page 
     41, line 21, and insert the following:
       ``(B) CBTEA beneficiary country.--The term `CBTEA 
     beneficiary country' means any `beneficiary country', as 
     defined by section 212(a)(1)(A) of this title, which the 
     President designates as a CBTEA beneficiary country, taking 
     into account the following criteria:
       ``(i) Whether a beneficiary country has demonstrated a 
     commitment to--

       ``(I) undertake its obligations under the WTO on or ahead 
     of schedule;
       ``(II) participate in negotiations toward the completion of 
     the FTAA or a comparable trade agreement; and
       ``(III) undertake other steps necessary for that country to 
     become a party to the FTAA or a comparable trade agreement.

       ``(ii) The extent to which the country follows accepted 
     rules of international trade provided for under the 
     agreements listed in section 101(d) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act.
       ``(iii) The extent to which the country provides protection 
     of intellectual property rights--

       ``(I) in accordance with standards established in the 
     Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
     Rights described in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act;
       ``(II) in accordance with standards established in chapter 
     17 of the NAFTA; and
       ``(III) by granting the holders of copyrights the ability 
     to control the importation and sale of products that embody 
     copyrighted works, extending the period set forth in Article 
     1711(6) of NAFTA for protecting test data for agricultural 
     chemicals to 10 years, protecting trademarks regardless of 
     their subsequent designation as geographic indications, and 
     providing enforcement against the importation of infringing 
     products at the border.

       ``(iv) The extent to which the country provides protections 
     to investors and investments of the United States 
     substantially equivalent to those set forth in chapter 11 of 
     the NAFTA.
       ``(v) The extent to which the country provides the United 
     States and other WTO members nondiscriminatory, equitable, 
     and reasonable market access with respect to the products for 
     which benefits are provided under paragraphs (2) and (3), and 
     in other relevant product sectors as determined by the 
     President.
       ``(vi) The extent to which the country provides 
     internationally recognized worker rights, including--

       ``(I) the right of association,
       ``(II) the right to organize and bargain collectively,
       ``(III) prohibition on the use of any form of coerced or 
     compulsory labor,
       ``(IV) a minimum age for the employment of children, and
       ``(V) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum 
     wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health;

       ``(vii) Whether the country has met the counter-narcotics 
     certification criteria set forth in section 490 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) for 
     eligibility for United States assistance.
       ``(viii) The extent to which the country becomes a party to 
     and implements the Inter-American Convention Against 
     Corruption, and becomes party to a convention regarding the 
     extradition of its nationals.
       ``(ix) The extent to which the country--

       ``(I) supports the multilateral and regional objectives of 
     the United States with respect to government procurement, 
     including the negotiation of government procurement 
     provisions as part of the FTAA and conclusion of a WTO 
     transparency agreement as provided in the declaration of the 
     WTO Ministerial Conference held in Singapore on December 9 
     through 13, 1996; and
       ``(II) applies transparent and competitive procedures in 
     government procurement equivalent to those contained in the 
     WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (described in section 
     101(d)(17) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act).

       ``(x) The extent to which the country follows the rules on 
     customs valuation set forth in the WTO Agreement on 
     Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 (described in 
     section 101(d)(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act).
       ``(xi) The extent to which the country affords to products 
     of the United States which the President determines to be of 
     commercial importance to the United States with respect to 
     such country, and on a nondiscriminatory basis to like 
     products of other WTO members, tariff treatment that is no 
     less favorable than the most favorable tariff treatment 
     provided by the country to any other country pursuant to any 
     free trade agreement to which such country is a party, other 
     than the Central American Common Market

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     or the Caribbean Community and Common Market.
       On page 22, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 116. ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) since the onset of the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, 
     approximately 34,000,000 people living in sub-Saharan Africa 
     have been infected with the disease;
       (2) of those infected, approximately 11,500,000 have died; 
     and
       (3) the deaths represent 83 percent of the total HIV/AIDS-
     related deaths worldwide.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the interest of the United States to take all 
     necessary steps to prevent further spread of infectious 
     disease, particularly HIV/AIDS;
       (2) there is critical need for effective incentives to 
     develop new pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and therapies to 
     combat the HIV/AIDS crisis, especially effective global 
     standards for protecting pharmaceutical and medical 
     innovation;
       (3) the overriding priority for responding to the crisis on 
     HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa should be the development of 
     the infrastructure necessary to deliver adequate health care 
     services, and of public education to prevent transmission and 
     infection, rather than legal standards issues; and
       (4) individual countries should have the ability to 
     determine the availability of pharmaceuticals and health care 
     for their citizens in general, and particularly with respect 
     to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to any department or agency of the 
     United States may not be obligated or expended to seek, 
     through negotiation or otherwise, the revocation or revision 
     of any intellectual property or competition law or policy 
     that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical 
     technologies of a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if 
     the law or policy promotes access to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals 
     or medical technologies and the law or policy of the country 
     provides adequate and effective intellectual property 
     protection consistent with the Agreement on Trade-Related 
     Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in 
     section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
       At the end, insert the following new title:
                    TITLE VI--OTHER TRADE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR ALBANIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Albania has been found to be in full compliance with 
     the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the 
     Trade Act of 1974.
       (2) Since its emergence from communism, Albania has made 
     progress toward democratic rule and the creation of a free-
     market economy.
       (3) Albania has concluded a bilateral investment treaty 
     with the United States.
       (4) Albania has demonstrated a strong desire to build a 
     friendly relationship with the United States and has been 
     very cooperative with NATO and the international community 
     during and after the Kosova crisis.
       (5) The extension of unconditional normal trade relations 
     treatment to the products of Albania will enable the United 
     States to avail itself of all rights under the World Trade 
     Organization with respect to Albania when that country 
     becomes a member of the World Trade Organization.
       (b) Termination of Application of Title IV of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 to Albania.--
       (1) Presidential determinations and extensions of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Albania; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Albania, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Albania, title 
     IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that 
     country.

     SEC. 602. NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS FOR KYRGYZSTAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Kyrgyzstan has been found to be in full compliance with 
     the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the 
     Trade Act of 1974.
       (2) Since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, 
     Kyrgyzstan has made great progress toward democratic rule and 
     toward creating a free-market economic system.
       (3) Kyrgyzstan concluded a bilateral investment treaty with 
     the United States in 1994.
       (4) Kyrgyzstan has demonstrated a strong desire to build a 
     friendly and cooperative relationship with the United States.
       (5) The extension of unconditional normal trade relations 
     treatment to the products of Kyrgyzstan will enable the 
     United States to avail itself of all rights under the World 
     Trade Organization with respect to Kyrgyzstan.
       (b) Termination of Application of Title IV of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 to Kyrgyzstan.--
       (1) Presidential determinations and extensions of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Kyrgyzstan; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Kyrgyzstan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kyrgyzstan, 
     title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to 
     that country.

     SEC. 603. REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT AND TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit a report to Congress regarding the 
     efficiency and effectiveness of Federal and State 
     coordination of employment and retraining activities 
     associated with the following programs and legislation:
       (1) trade adjustment assistance (including NAFTA trade 
     adjustment assistance) provided for under title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974;
       (2) the Job Training Partnership Act;
       (3) the Workforce Investment Act; and
       (4) unemployment insurance.
       (b) Period Covered.--The report shall cover the activities 
     involved in the programs and legislation listed in subsection 
     (a) from January 1, 1994, to December 31, 1999.
       (c) Data and Recommendations.--The report shall at a 
     minimum include specific data and recommendations regarding--
       (1) the compatibility of program requirements related to 
     the employment and retraining of dislocated workers in the 
     United States, with particular emphasis on the trade 
     adjustment assistance programs provided for under title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974;
       (2) the compatibility of application procedures related to 
     the employment and retraining of dislocated workers in the 
     United States;
       (3) the capacity of the programs in addressing foreign 
     trade and the transfer of production to other countries on 
     workers in the United States measured in terms of loss of 
     employment and wages;
       (4) the capacity of the programs in addressing foreign 
     trade and the transfer of production to other countries on 
     secondary workers in the United States measured in terms of 
     loss of employment and wages;
       (5) how the impact of foreign trade and the transfer of 
     production to other countries would have changed the number 
     of beneficiaries covered under the trade adjustment 
     assistance program if the trade adjustment assistance program 
     covered secondary workers in the United States; and
       (6) the effectiveness of the programs described in 
     subsection (a) in achieving reemployment of United States 
     workers and maintaining wage levels of United States workers 
     who have been dislocated as a result of foreign trade and the 
     transfer of production to other countries.

     SEC. 604. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Certification of Eligibility for Workers Required for 
     Decommissioning or Closure of Facility.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any decision by the Secretary of Labor denying 
     certification or eligibility for certification for adjustment 
     assistance under title II of the Trade Act of 1974, a 
     qualified worker described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for 
     adjustment assistance under such title II.
       (2) Qualified worker.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     ``qualified worker'' means a worker who--
       (A) was determined to be covered under Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance Certification TA-W-28,438; and
       (B) was necessary for the decommissioning or closure of a 
     nuclear power facility.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 605. REPORT ON DEBT RELIEF.

       The President shall, not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the 
     President's recommendations for bilateral debt relief for 
     sub-Saharan African countries, the President's 
     recommendations for new loan, credit, and guarantee programs 
     and procedures for such countries, and the President's 
     assessment of how debt relief will affect the ability of each 
     such country to participate fully in the international 
     trading system.

     SEC. 606. HIV/AIDS EFFECT ON THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN 
                   WORKFORCE.

       In selecting issues of common interest to the United 
     States-Sub-Saharan African Trade and Economic Cooperation 
     Forum, the President shall instruct the United States 
     delegates to the Forum to promote a review by the Forum of 
     the HIV/AIDS epidemic in each sub-Saharan African country and 
     the effect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on human and social 
     development in each country.

     SEC. 607. GOODS MADE WITH FORCED OR INDENTURED CHILD LABOR.

       (a) In General.--Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1307) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence:

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     ``For purposes of this section, the term `forced labor or/and 
     indentured labor' includes forced or indentured child 
     labor.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 608. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, 
     upon proper request filed with the Secretary of the Treasury 
     not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) reliquidate as free of duty the entries listed in 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such entries as 
     shown on Customs Service Collection Receipt Number 527006753.
       (b) Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:

Date of entry
January 16, 1996.......................................................
February 13, 1996......................................................
January 25, 1996.......................................................
December 2, 1996.......................................................
January 21, 1997.......................................................

     SEC. 609. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FAIR ACCESS TO 
                   JAPANESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AND 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has a deep and sustained interest in 
     the promotion of deregulation, competition, and regulatory 
     reform in Japan.
       (2) New and bold measures by the Government of Japan 
     regarding regulatory reform will help remove the regulatory 
     and structural impediments to the effective functioning of 
     market forces in the Japanese economy.
       (3) Regulatory reform will increase the efficient 
     allocation of resources in Japan, which is critical to 
     returning Japan to a long-term growth path powered by 
     domestic demand.
       (4) Regulatory reform will not only improve market access 
     for United States business and other foreign firms, but will 
     also enhance consumer choice and economic prosperity in 
     Japan.
       (5) A sustained recovery of the Japanese economy is vital 
     to a sustained recovery of Asian economies.
       (6) The Japanese economy must serve as one of the main 
     engines of growth for Asia and for the global economy.
       (7) The Governments of the United States and Japan 
     reconfirmed the critical importance of deregulation, 
     competition, and regulatory reform when the two governments 
     established the Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and 
     Competition Policy in 1997.
       (8) Telecommunications is a critical sector requiring 
     reform in Japan, where the market is hampered by a history of 
     laws, regulations, and monopolistic practices that do not 
     meet the needs of a competitive market.
       (9) As the result of Japan's laws, regulations, and 
     monopolistic practices, Japanese consumers and Japanese 
     industry have been denied the broad benefits of innovative 
     telecommunications services, cutting edge technology, and 
     lower prices that competition would bring to the market.
       (10) Japan's significant lag in developing broadband and 
     Internet services, and Japan's lag in the entire area of 
     electronic commerce, is a direct result of a noncompetitive 
     telecommunications regulatory structure.
       (11) Japan's lag in developing broadband and Internet 
     services is evidenced by the following:
       (A) Japan has only 17,000,000 Internet users, while the 
     United States has 80,000,000 Internet users.
       (B) Japan hosts fewer than 2,000,000 websites, while the 
     United States hosts over 30,000,000 websites.
       (C) Electronic commerce in Japan is valued at less than 
     $1,000,000,000, while in the United States electronic 
     commerce is valued at over $30,000,000,000.
       (D) 19 percent of Japan's schools are connected to the 
     Internet, while in the United States 89 percent of schools 
     are connected.
       (12) Leading edge foreign telecommunications companies, 
     because of their high level of technology and innovation, are 
     the key to building the necessary telecommunications 
     infrastructure in Japan, which will only be able to serve 
     Japanese consumers and industry if there is a fundamental 
     change in Japan's regulatory approach to telecommunications.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the appropriate officials in the executive branch 
     should implement vigorously the call for Japan to undertake a 
     major regulatory reform in the telecommunications sector, the 
     so-called ``Telecommunications Big Bang'';
       (2) a ``Telecommunications Big Bang'' must address 
     fundamental legislative and regulatory issues within a 
     strictly defined timeframe;
       (3) the new telecommunications regulatory framework should 
     put competition first in order to encourage new and 
     innovative businesses to enter the telecommunications market 
     in Japan;
       (4) the Government of Japan should ensure that Nippon 
     Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and its affiliates 
     (the NTT Group) are prevented from using their dominant 
     position in the wired and wireless market in an 
     anticompetitive manner; and
       (5) the Government of Japan should take credible steps to 
     ensure that competitive carriers have reasonable, cost-based, 
     and nondiscriminatory access to the rights-of-way, 
     facilities, and services controlled by NTT, the NTT Group, 
     other utilities, and the Government of Japan, including--
       (A) access to interconnection at market-based rates;
       (B) unrestricted access to unbundled elements of the 
     network belonging to NTT and the NTT Group; and
       (C) access to public roads for the installation of 
     facilities.

     SEC. 610. REPORTS TO THE FINANCE AND WAYS AND MEANS 
                   COMMITTEES.

       (a) Reports Regarding Initiatives To Update the 
     International Monetary Fund.--Section 607 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (as contained in section 101(d) of division A of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999) (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 
     2681-224), relating to international financial programs and 
     reform, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Finance,'' after ``Foreign Relations,''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``, Ways and Means,'' before ``and Banking 
     and Financial Services''.
       (b) Reports on Financial Stabilization Programs.--Section 
     1704(b) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 
     U.S.C. 262r-3(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Timing.--Not later than March 15, 1999, and 
     semiannually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Ways and Means, and International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Finance, Foreign 
     Relations, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the matters described in subsection 
     (a).''.
       (c) Annual Report on the State of the International 
     Financial System, IMF Reform, and Compliance With IMF 
     Agreements.--Section 1705(a) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-4(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate'' and inserting ``Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services and on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Finance and on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate''.
       (d) Audits of the IMF.--Section 1706(a) of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-
     5(a)) is amended by striking ``Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate'' and inserting 
     ``Committees on Banking and Financial Services and on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Finance and on Foreign Relations of the Senate''.
       (e) Report on Protection of Borders Against Drug Traffic.--
     Section 629 of the Treasury and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(h) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999) (Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-522), relating to general provisions, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' includes the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 611. CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 334 OF THE URUGUAY ROUND 
                   AGREEMENTS ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 334(b)(2) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as redesignated), 
     by striking ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D)'' and 
     inserting ``(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except 
     as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), fabric classified 
     under the HTS as of silk, cotton, man-made fiber, or 
     vegetable fiber shall be considered to originate in, and be 
     the growth, product, or manufacture of, the country, 
     territory, or possession in which the fabric is both dyed and 
     printed when accompanied by 2 or more of the following 
     finishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, 
     decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent 
     embossing, or moireing.
       ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D), goods classified 
     under HTS heading 6117.10, 6213.00, 6214.00, 6302.22, 
     6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 
     6302.99, 6303.92, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.93, 6304.99, 
     9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95, except for goods classified under 
     such headings as of cotton or of wool or consisting of fiber 
     blends containing 16 percent or more by weight of cotton, 
     shall be considered to originate in, and be the growth, 
     product, or manufacture of, the country, territory, or 
     possession in which the fabric is both dyed and printed when 
     accompanied by 2 or more of the following finishing 
     operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, 
     permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, or 
     moireing.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 612. CHIEF AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATOR.

       (a) Establishment of a Position.--There is established the 
     position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of 
     the United States Trade Representative. The Chief 
     Agricultural Negotiator shall be appointed by the President, 
     with the rank of Ambassador, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       (b) Functions.--The primary function of the Chief 
     Agricultural Negotiator shall be to conduct trade 
     negotiations and to enforce trade agreements relating to 
     United States agricultural products and services. The Chief 
     Agricultural Negotiator shall be a vigorous advocate on 
     behalf of United States agricultural interests. The Chief 
     Agricultural Negotiator shall perform such other functions as 
     the United States Trade Representative may direct.
       (c) Compensation.--The Chief Agricultural Negotiator shall 
     be paid at the highest rate of basic pay payable to a member 
     of the Senior Executive Service.

     SEC. 613. REVISION OF RETALIATION LIST OR OTHER REMEDIAL 
                   ACTION.

       Section 306(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2416(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Failure to implement recommendation.--If the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Revision of retaliation list and action.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), in 
     the event that the United States initiates a retaliation list 
     or takes any other action described in section 301(c)(1) (A) 
     or (B) against the goods of a foreign country or countries 
     because of the failure of such country or countries to 
     implement the recommendation made pursuant to a dispute 
     settlement proceeding under the World Trade Organization, the 
     Trade Representative shall periodically revise the list or 
     action to affect other goods of the country or countries that 
     have failed to implement the recommendation.
       ``(ii) Exception.--The Trade Representative is not required 
     to revise the retaliation list or the action described in 
     clause (i) with respect to a country, if--

       ``(I) the Trade Representative determines that 
     implementation of a recommendation made pursuant to a dispute 
     settlement proceeding described in clause (i) by the country 
     is imminent; or
       ``(II) the Trade Representative together with the 
     petitioner involved in the initial investigation under this 
     chapter (or if no petition was filed, the affected United 
     States industry) agree that it is unnecessary to revise the 
     retaliation list.

       ``(C) Schedule for revising list or action.--The Trade 
     Representative shall, 120 days after the date the retaliation 
     list or other section 301(a) action is first taken, and every 
     180 days thereafter, review the list or action taken and 
     revise, in whole or in part, the list or action to affect 
     other goods of the subject country or countries.
       ``(D) Standards for revising list or action.--In revising 
     any list or action against a country or countries under this 
     subsection, the Trade Representative shall act in a manner 
     that is most likely to result in the country or countries 
     implementing the recommendations adopted in the dispute 
     settlement proceeding or in achieving a mutually satisfactory 
     solution to the issue that gave rise to the dispute 
     settlement proceeding. The Trade Representative shall consult 
     with the petitioner, if any, involved in the initial 
     investigation under this chapter.
       ``(E) Retaliation list.--The term `retaliation list' means 
     the list of products of a foreign country or countries that 
     have failed to comply with the report of the panel or 
     Appellate Body of the WTO and with respect to which the Trade 
     Representative is imposing duties above the level that would 
     otherwise be imposed under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States.''.

     SEC. 614. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE DEBT 
                   RELIEF FOR THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The burden of external debt has become a major 
     impediment to economic growth and poverty reduction in many 
     of the world's poorest countries.
       (2) Until recently, the United States Government and other 
     official creditors sought to address this problem by 
     rescheduling loans and in some cases providing limited debt 
     reduction.
       (3) Despite such efforts, the cumulative debt of many of 
     the world's poorest countries continued to grow beyond their 
     capacity to repay.
       (4) In 1997, the Group of Seven, the World Bank, and the 
     International Monetary Fund adopted the Heavily Indebted Poor 
     Countries Initiative (HIPC), a commitment by the 
     international community that all multilateral and bilateral 
     creditors, acting in a coordinated and concerted fashion, 
     would reduce poor country debt to a sustainable level.
       (5) The HIPC Initiative is currently undergoing reforms to 
     address concerns raised about country conditionality, the 
     amount of debt forgiven, and the allocation of savings 
     realized through the debt forgiveness program to ensure that 
     the Initiative accomplishes the goals of economic growth and 
     poverty alleviation in the world's poorest countries.
       (6) Recently, the President requested Congress to provide 
     additional resources for bilateral debt forgiveness and 
     additional United States contributions to the HIPC Trust 
     Fund.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress and the President should work together, 
     without undue delay and in concert with the international 
     community, to make comprehensive debt relief available to the 
     world's poorest countries in a manner that promotes economic 
     growth and poverty alleviation;
       (2) this program of bilateral and multilateral debt relief 
     should be designed to strengthen and expand the private 
     sector, encourage increased trade and investment, support the 
     development of free markets, and promote broad-scale economic 
     growth in beneficiary countries;
       (3) this program of debt relief should also support the 
     adoption of policies to alleviate poverty and to ensure that 
     benefits are shared widely among the population, such as 
     through initiatives to advance education, improve health, 
     combat AIDS, and promote clean water and environmental 
     protection;
       (4) these debt relief agreements should be designed and 
     implemented in a transparent manner and with the broad 
     participation of the citizenry of the debtor country and 
     should ensure that country circumstances are adequately taken 
     into account;
       (5) no country should receive the benefits of debt relief 
     if that country does not cooperate with the United States on 
     terrorism or narcotics enforcement, is a gross violator of 
     the human rights of its citizens, or is engaged in conflict 
     or spends excessively on its military; and
       (6) in order to prevent adverse impact on a key industry in 
     many developing countries, the International Monetary Fund 
     must mobilize its own resources for providing debt relief to 
     eligible countries without allowing gold to reach the open 
     market, or otherwise adversely affecting the market price of 
     gold.

     SEC. 615. REPORT ON TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 4 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate a report that--
       (1) examines the applicability to agricultural commodity 
     producers of trade adjustment assistance programs established 
     under title II of the Trade Act of 1974; and
       (2) sets forth recommendations to improve the operation of 
     those programs as the programs apply to agricultural 
     commodity producers or to establish a new trade adjustment 
     assistance program for agricultural commodity producers.
       (b) Contents.--In preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall--
       (1) assess the degree to which the existing trade 
     adjustment assistance programs address the adverse effects on 
     agricultural commodity producers due to price suppression 
     caused by increased imports of like or directly competitive 
     agricultural commodities; and
       (2) examine the effectiveness of the program benefits 
     authorized under subchapter B of chapter 2 and chapter 3 of 
     title II of the Trade Act of 1974 in remedying the adverse 
     effects, including price suppression, caused by increased 
     imports of like or directly competitive agricultural 
     commodities.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
     commodity'' means any agricultural commodity, including 
     livestock, fish or harvested seafood in its raw or natural 
     state.
       (2) Agricultural commodity producer.--The term 
     ``agricultural commodity producer'' means any person who is 
     engaged in the production and sale of an agricultural 
     commodity in the United States and who owns or shares the 
     ownership and risk of loss of the agricultural commodity.

     SEC. 616. STUDY ON IMPROVING AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--The United States Department of 
     Agriculture, in consultation with American Land Grant 
     Colleges and Universities and not-for-profit international 
     organizations, is authorized to conduct a two-year study on 
     ways to improve the flow of American farming techniques and 
     practices to African farmers. The study conducted by the 
     Department of Agriculture shall include an examination of 
     ways of improving or utilizing--
       (1) knowledge of insect and sanitation procedures;
       (2) modern farming and soil conservation techniques;
       (3) modern farming equipment (including maintaining the 
     equipment);
       (4) marketing crop yields to prospective purchasers; and
       (5) crop maximization practices.

     The study shall be submitted to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Agriculture of the House of Representatives not later than 
     September 30, 2001.
       (b) Land Grant Colleges and Not-for-Profit Institutions.--
     The Department of Agriculture is encouraged to consult with 
     American Land Grant Colleges and not-for-profit international 
     organizations that have firsthand knowledge of current 
     African farming practices.

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       (c) Authorization of Funding.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated $2,000,000 to conduct the study described in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 617. ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Corruption and bribery of public officials is a major 
     problem in many African countries and represents a serious 
     threat to the development of a functioning domestic private 
     sector, to United States business and trade interests, and to 
     prospects for democracy and good governance in African 
     countries.
       (2) Of the 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa rated by the 
     international watchdog group, Transparency International, as 
     part of the 1998 Corruption Perception Index, 13 ranked in 
     the bottom half.
       (3) The Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
     Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 
     Public Officials in International Business Transactions, 
     which has been signed by all 29 members of the OECD plus 
     Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, and the Slovak Republic 
     and which entered into force on February 15, 1999, represents 
     a significant step in the elimination of bribery and 
     corruption in international commerce.
       (4) As a party to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery 
     of Foreign Public Officials in International Business 
     Transactions, the United States should encourage the highest 
     standards possible with respect to bribery and corruption.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should encourage at every opportunity the 
     accession of sub-Saharan African countries, as defined in 
     section 6, to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of 
     Foreign Public Officials in International Business 
     Transactions.

     SEC. 618. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
                   DESERTIFICATION IN AFRICA AND OTHER NATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) desertification affects approximately one-sixth of the 
     world's population and one-quarter of the total land area;
       (2) over 1,000,000 hectares of Africa are affected by 
     desertification;
       (3) dryland degradation is an underlying cause of recurrent 
     famine in Africa;
       (4) the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that 
     desertification costs the world $42,000,000,000 a year, not 
     including incalculable costs in human suffering; and
       (5) the United States can strengthen its partnerships 
     throughout Africa and other nations affected by 
     desertification, help alleviate social and economic crises 
     caused by misuse of natural resources, and reduce dependence 
     on foreign aid, by taking a leading role to combat 
     desertification.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the United States should expeditiously work with the 
     international community, particularly Africa and other 
     nations affected by desertification, to--
       (1) strengthen international cooperation to combat 
     desertification;
       (2) promote the development of national and regional 
     strategies to address desertification and increase public 
     awareness of this serious problem and its effects;
       (3) develop and implement national action programs that 
     identify the causes of desertification and measures to 
     address it; and
       (4) recognize the essential role of local governments and 
     nongovernmental organizations in developing and implementing 
     measures to address desertification.

     SEC. 619. REPORT ON WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MINISTERIAL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress recognizes the importance 
     of the new round of international trade negotiations that 
     will be launched at the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
     Ministerial Conference in Seattle, Washington, from November 
     30 to December 3, 1999.
       (b) Report.--Not later than February 3, 2000, the United 
     States Trade Representative shall submit a report to Congress 
     regarding discussions on the Agreement on Implementation of 
     Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
     (the Antidumping Agreement) and the Agreement on Subsidies 
     and Countervailing Measures during the Seattle Ministerial 
     Conference. The report shall include a complete description 
     of such discussions, including proposals made to renegotiate 
     those agreements, the member government making the proposal, 
     and the United States Trade Representative's response to the 
     proposal, with a description as to how the response achieves 
     United States trade goals.

     SEC. 620. MARKING OF IMPORTED JEWELRY.

       (a) Marking Requirement.--Not later than the date that is 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall prescribe and implement regulations 
     that require that all jewelry described in subsection (b) 
     that enters the customs territory of the United States have 
     the English name of the country of origin indelibly marked in 
     a conspicuous place on such jewelry by cutting, die-sinking, 
     engraving, stamping, or some other permanent method to the 
     same extent as such marking is required for Native American-
     style jewelry under section 134.43 of title 19, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Jewelry.--The jewelry described in this subsection 
     means any article described in heading 7117 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``enters 
     the customs territory of the United States'' means enters, or 
     is withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs 
     territory of the United States.

     SEC. 621. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TARIFF INVERSIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that United States trade 
     policy should, while taking into account the conditions of 
     United States producers, especially those currently facing 
     tariff phase-outs negotiated under prior trade agreements, 
     place a priority on the elimination or amelioration of tariff 
     inversions, including those applicable to wool fabric, that 
     undermine the competitiveness of United States consuming 
     industries.

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