[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 50 (Monday, April 29, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3512]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3381. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, 
to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

   DIVISION D--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PREFERENTIAL TRADE TREATMENT AND 
                     MISCELLANEOUS TRADE PROVISIONS

       TITLE XLI--EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     SEC. 4101. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Extension of Duty-Free Treatment Under System.--Section 
     505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2006''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and 
     Reliquidations.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Entry of certain articles.--Notwithstanding section 514 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, and 
     subject to paragraph (2), the entry--
       (i) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if the entry 
     had been made on September 30, 2001;
       (ii) that was made after September 30, 2001, and before the 
     date of enactment of this Act; and
       (iii) to which duty-free treatment under title V of that 
     Act did not apply,

     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry.
       (B) Entry.--In this subsection, the term ``entry'' includes 
     a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
       (2) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

     SEC. 4002. AMENDMENTS TO GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Internationally Recognized Worker Rights.--Section 
     507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) a prohibition on discrimination with respect to 
     employment and occupation.''; and
       (4) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) a minimum age for the employment of children, and a 
     prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in 
     paragraph (6);''.
       (b) Review of Eligibility Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 is 
     amended by inserting after section 503, the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 503A. REVIEWS.

       ``(a) Ongoing Reviews.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President shall conduct on an ongoing basis a 
     review of the eligibility criteria with respect to any 
     country or article designated as eligible under this title. 
     Such reviews, in addition to the reviews conducted pursuant 
     to part 2007 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on January 1, 2002), shall form the basis for any 
     withdrawal, suspension, or limitation of benefits under 
     section 502(d)(1) or section 503(c)(1).
       ``(b) Worker Rights Reviews.--
       ``(1) In general.--In reviewing the eligibility criteria 
     set forth in sections 502(b)(2)(G), 502(b)(2)(H), and 
     502(c)(7) as part of an ongoing review described in 
     subsection (a) or as part of a specific request for review 
     under part 2007 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
     President shall give special consideration to the findings of 
     the International Labor Organization (or committees thereof) 
     concerning the country under review.
       ``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Trade Act of 2002, the President shall 
     promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for giving 
     special consideration to the findings of the International 
     Labor Organization (or committees thereof) as required by 
     paragraph (1)''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 503, the following new item:

``Sec. 503A. Reviews.

               TITLE XLII--MISCELLANEOUS TRADE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4201. IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE EXPANSION PRIORITIES.

       Section 310(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2420(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Within 180 days after 
     the submission in calendar year 1995 of the report required 
     by section 181(b)'' and inserting ``Within 30 days after the 
     submission of the report required by section 181(b)''.

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