[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3302]
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SA 1903. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of section 3402, add the following:
(g) Joint Enforcement With Allies.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade
Representative, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
should seek to enter into negotiations with representatives
from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, New
Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to stop the
importation of goods made with stolen intellectual property,
including goods made by enterprises on the list required by
subsection (a), into the United States and countries that are
allies of the United States.
(2) Report required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Trade Representative,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a
report on the status of negotiations described in paragraph
(1) to--
(A) the Committee on Finance and Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
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