[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2527]
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  SA 1703. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INCREASE OF DUTY ON AUTOS ORIGINATING IN PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--Effective on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, heading 8703 of the HTS shall be applied and 
     administered with respect to imports originating in the 
     People's Republic of China--
       (1) in the column 1 general rate of duty column, by 
     substituting ``100%'' for the rate of duty otherwise 
     applicable; and
       (2) in the column 2 rate of duty column, by substituting 
     ``100%'' for the rate of duty otherwise applicable.
       (b) Modification of Schedule of Concessions to GATT 1994.--
     With due regard for the international obligations of the 
     United States, particularly Article XXXVIII of the GATT 1947 
     requiring any suspension of trade agreement concessions to be 
     made on a most-favored nation basis, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall take the necessary steps to modify the 
     Schedule of Concessions to accommodate the increase under 
     subsection (a) in the rate of duty applicable to articles 
     covered under heading 8703 of the HTS that originate in the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (c) Rules of Origin.--For purposes of this section, an 
     article covered under heading 8703 of the HTS originates in 
     the People's Republic of China if the article is--
       (1) produced in the People's Republic of China;
       (2) produced by an entity organized under the laws of or 
     otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the People's 
     Republic of China, without regard to the country in which 
     that entity is located; or
       (3) produced by an entity over which control is exercised 
     by an entity organized under the laws of or otherwise subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, 
     without regard to the country in which either such entity is 
     located.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Control.--The term ``control'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act).
       (2) GATT 1947.--The term ``GATT 1947'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
       (3) HTS.--The term ``HTS'' means the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States.
       (4) Schedule of concessions.--The term ``Schedule of 
     Concessions'' has the meaning given the term ``Schedule XX'' 
     in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3501).
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