[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 14 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1287-S1288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
        Rockefeller, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
        Sarbanes):
  S. 358. A bill to maintain and expand the steel import licensing and 
monitoring program; to the Committee on Finance
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 358

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF STEEL IMPORT 
                   LICENSING AND MONITORING PROGRAM.

       (a) Maintenance of Program.--The steel import licensing and 
     monitoring program established by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury

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     and the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Memorandum 
     signed by the President on March 5, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 10593 
     through 10597) (pursuant to the authority of the President 
     under section 203(g) of the Trade Act of 1974), shall, 
     notwithstanding any other action taken by the President under 
     section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 concerning the steel 
     products described in the Memorandum, remain in effect and be 
     established by the Secretary of Commerce as a permanent 
     program.
       (b) Expansion of Program.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program in accordance 
     with subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall expand the program to include all 
     iron and steel, and all articles of iron or steel, described 
     in paragraph (2). The import and licensing data made 
     available to the public as part of this program shall be 
     released based upon classifications at the tenth digit level 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
       (2) Iron and steel described.--The iron and steel, and 
     articles of iron or steel, referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     are the iron and steel, and articles of iron or steel, 
     contained in the following headings and subheadings of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States:
       (A) Each of the headings 7206 through 7229 (relating to 
     mill products).
       (B) Each of the headings 7301 through 7307 (relating to 
     rails, structurals, pipe and tubes, and fittings and 
     flanges).
       (C) Heading 7308 (relating to fabricated structurals).
       (D) Subheading 7310.10.00 (relating to barrels and drums).
       (E) Heading 7312 (relating to strand and rope).
       (F) Heading 7313.00.00 (relating to barbed and fence wire).
       (G) Headings 7314, 7315, and 7317.00 (relating to 
     fabricated wire).
       (H) Heading 7318 (relating to industrial fasteners).
       (I) Heading 7326 (relating to fence posts).
       (c) Additional Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Secretary of Commerce are hereby authorized and 
     directed to take such actions as are necessary--
       (1) to maintain the program described in subsection (a) in 
     accordance with such subsection; and
       (2) to expand, as necessary and appropriate, such program 
     in accordance with subsection (b).
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