FAIR TRADE LAWS

Addresses

Currency Fluctuations and International Trade in Textiles and Apparel—U.S. Experience: Stanley Nehmer, 36446-36449 [13DE]

U.S.-Canada Trade Negotiations: Joe Clark, 33429-33431 [22NO]

Amendments

Japan: Presidential response to restrictive trade practices (S. 1404), 37691 [18DE]

Analyses

Trade Law Modernization Act (S. 1356), 17055-17059 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

America's Retreat From Protectionism, 15975 [17JN]

Antidote for Protectionism, 16300-16302 [19JN]

Danger From Japan, 21464-21468 [30JY]

Kamikaze Economics—Prosperity and Growth Are Imperiled by Protectionsim, 27298-27300 [10OC]

National Duty—As Free-Trade Bastion, U.S. Isn't Half as Pure as Many People Think, 30329 [1NO]

Remove World Barriers and Let Data Flow, 17376 [26JN]

Trade Wars Are for Losers: Senator Moynihan, 18002 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: application of antidumping and countervailing duties to certain imports (see H.R. 3328)

———expanding overseas markets for U.S. commodities (see S. 616)

———relief from nontariff import barriers imposed by certain countries (see H.R. 3162)

———tariff treatment of certain products for purposes of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations (see S. 1629)

Balance of payments: import surcharge on products from certain countries (see S. 761)

Beekeeper Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 2382)

Bicycles: duty rates (see H.R. 2226)

Brazil: eliminate requirement of proof of material injury to domestic industry before imposing countervailing duties (see H.R. 2841)

Business: modernize the remedies available to U.S. producers against unfair and injurious trade practices (see H.R. 3777)

Canada: 1-year negotiating period on import of softwood lumber (see S. 982)

———additional duties on swine and pork products (see H.R. 61)

———secure trade agreements promoting fair competition (see H. Con. Res. 136)

———taxation of U.S. tourism literature (see H. Con. Res. 241)

Clayton Act: amend (see H.R. 3269)

Coal: offset competitive advantages of foreign producers (see H.R. 1905)

Competition: partnerships for adjustment to restrictive trade practices (see H.R. 3522)

———promote industrial partnerships for adjustment to restrictive trade practices (see S. 1669)

———transition assistance to workers and firms affected by global economic conditions (see S. 1797)

Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act: enact (see S. 1493; H.R. 2809)

Congress: initiative of actions to respond to unfair practices (see H.R. 2115)

Copper: promote and expand domestic industry (see S. 627)

Countervailing duties: petitioner's choice in determining value of imports from nonmarket economy countries (see S. 1592)

Courts: private suits to enforce antidumping and antisubsidy laws and Customs fraud statute (see S. 1655)

———private suits to enforce antidumping and antisubsidy laws and customs fraud statute (see S. 1655)

Domestic companies: strengthen competitiveness (see H.R. 3872)

EEC: ban importation of consultation steel products until new arrangements are negotiated with U.S. (see H.R. 3013)

———bilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3524)

———steps to end unfair trade practices (see S. 1370)

Employment: effective remedies for workers adversely affected by unfair trade practices (see H.R. 1859)

———improve Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for workers (see H.R. 1580)

Fair Trade Act: amend (see S. 609)

Foreign Agricultural Investment Reform Act: enact (see S. 1810; H.R. 3643)

Foreign countries: ensure reciprocal opportunities (see H.R. 3075)

———Presidential authority to respond to restrictive practices (see S. 1505)

Foreign trade: deficit and overvalued U.S. dollar as priority subject at Bonn economic summit (see S. Res. 151; H. Res. 147)

———limit extension of injury test in countervailing duty cases (see S. 695)

———modernize remedies available to U.S. producers affected by unfair practices (see H.R. 1950)

———open, nondiscriminatory, and fair laws (see H.R. 1139)

———promote fair trade based on fair wages (see H.R. 3407)

GATT: negotiations on tariff treatment of agricultural export subsidies (see H. Res. 260)

ITC: determination of material injury to a domestic industry (see H.R. 3328)

Japan: analysis of causes of trade imbalance (see H.R. 1892)

———conditional imports of telecommunications products (see S. 728)

———eliminate restrictive trade practices (see H. Res. 247)

———elimination of trade barriers (see S. 774)

———extension of voluntary restraint on motor vehicle imports (see S. Con. Res. 15; H. Con. Res. 63)

———import quotas on motor vehicles (see H.R. 2006)

———import restrictions on forest products (see S. Con. Res. 23)

———inadequacy of proposed reduction of restrictive practices (see S. Res. 215)

———President Reagan's response to unfair practices (see S. 1404)

———President's response to certain unfair practices (see H. Con. Res. 106, 107, 108)

———surcharge on imports (see S. 906; H.R. 1944)

———surcharge tariff on all imports (see S. 770)

Motor vehicles: domestic content requirements (see H.R. 1350)

National Commission on International Trade Policy: establish (see S. Res. 221)

Natural resources: countervailing duties on certain subsidized products (see S. 1292)

Nonmarket economy countries: conditional extension of nondiscriminatory treatment of products from certain (see H.R. 2423)

———establish procedures for determining dumping (see S. 1868)

Overseas American Economic Competition Enhancement Act: enact (see H.R. 2740)

Paper and paper products: reciprocal duty on certain machinery (see H.R. 2327)

President: restore authority over reciprocal nondiscriminatory treatment (see H.R. 1729)

Restrictive trade practices: eliminate (see S. 1862)

———eliminate export financing (see H.R. 3667)

———enforcement of laws to protect U.S. exports and authority for new round of negotiations (see S. 1860; H.R. 3847)

———improve effectivenes of responding mechanism (see S. 1476)

———new round of negotiations (see S. 1865)

———response to threat of foreign targeting practices (see S. 1864)

———strengthen Nation's competitive position and improve ability to respond (see S. 1545; H.R. 3668)

Shoe industry: Presidential decision to deny import relief (see S.J. Res. 233; H.J. Res. 446)

———temporary import quotas on nonrubber footwear (see S. 848; H.R. 1973)

Small business: international agreement on tariff and tax preferences (see H. Con. Res. 70)

Special Trade Management Act: enact (see H.J. Res. 238)

Steel Import Stabilization Act: amend (see S. 11)

Tariff: authority of U.S. Trade Representative to implement retaliatory measures proposed by industrial trade partnerships (see S. 1669)

———surcharge on imports from certain countries (see S. 906)

———trade partnerships (see H.R. 3522)

Telecommunication: identify and reduce barriers to international trade affecting domestic suppliers of equipment and services (see H.R. 3131)

Telephones: protect domestic commerce and competition in terminal equipment (see H.R. 2037)

Textile industry and fabrics: consideration of H.R. 1562 to achieve objectives of Multi-Fiber Arrangement and promote recovery of domestic industry (see H. Res. 325)

———import growth rates consistent with objectives of the multi-fiber arrangement (see S. 680; H.R. 1562)

Trade adjustment assistance: improve efficiency of program (see H.R. 3668)

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend (see H.R. 3367)

Trade adjustment assistance program: improve (see H.R. 1926)

Trade Emergency and Export Promotion Act: enact (see S. 1449; H.R. 3035)

Trade Law Modernization Act: enact (see S. 1356)

Trade Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3522)

U.S. Trade Representative: authority to implement retaliatory measures proposed by industrial trade partnerships (see S. 1669)

———trade partnerships (see H.R. 3522)

Unfair Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 3269)

Vegetables: equitable treatment for domestic products (see H.R. 110)

Letters

How Japan plays when the chips are on the table, 21463 [30JY]

Japanese trade practices: Rudolph G. Penner, 18310 [10JY]

Memorials of legislature

South Carolina, 16123 [18JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1562 Relative to Textile Imports: President Reagan, 37523 [18DE]

Press releases

Thurmond greatly disappointed in veto of textile bill, hopes Congress will override, 37523 [18DE]

Remarks in House

Business: modernize the remedies available to U.S. producers against unfair and injurious trade practices (H.R. 3777), 32451 [19NO]

Employment: effective remedies for workers adversely affected by unfair trade practices (H.R. 1859), 6911 [1AP]

Foreign trade: competitiveness of domestic industries, 37206, 37211 [17DE]

———protectionism, 24229 [19SE]

Import relief program: implement (H.R. 3668), 29796 [31OC]

Overseas American Economic Competition Enhancement Act: enact (H.R. 2740), 15376 [12JN]

Trade Law Modernization Act: enact (H.R. 3777), 32451 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: application of antidumping and countervailing duty statutes (S. 1629), 23338 [11SE]

———expand overseas markets for U.S. commodities (S. 616), 22106-22132 [1AU]

China, Republic of: import/export policy, 33141 [21NO]

Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act: enact (S. 1493), 20478, 20489, 20520 [25JY]

EEC: President Reagan's tariff retaliation decision, 16743 [20JN]

Foreign Agricultural Investment Reform Act: enact (S. 1810), 29749 [30OC]

Foreign trade: detrimental effects of protectionism, 15975 [17JN]

———impact of deficit, 21301-21305 [30JY]

———protectionism, 30328 [1NO]

———U.S. policy, 26382 [7OC]

GATT: preparatory committee to plan negotiations, 37629 [18DE]

Industry: realizing productive potential, 17377 [26JN]

Japan: eliminate restrictive trade practices, 21763 [31JY]

———import barriers, 16803 [21JN]

———import restrictions on semiconductors, 16305 [19JN]

———require Presidential response to unfair trade practices (S. 1404), 18306 [10JY]

National Commission on International Trade Policy: establish (S. Res. 221), 23851 [16SE]

Restrictive trade practices: improve effectivenes of responding mechanism (S. 1476), 19817-19820 [19JY]

Shoe industry: import quotas on nonrubber footwear, 7275-7279 [3AP]

Soda ash industry: barriers to U.S. exports, 30712 [6NO]

Textile industry and fabrics: import growth rates consistent with objectives of the multi-fiber arrangement (S. 680), 17709 [27JN]

———veto of H.R. 1562, import restrictions, 37522 [18DE]

Timber industry: export subsidies by Canadian Government, 20968 [29JY]

Trade Law Modernization Act: enact (S. 1356), 17035, 17043, 17059 [25JN]

Reports

Annual Report of 1985: National Semiconductor (excerpt), 38585 [19DE]

Second Quarter Report, Fiscal Year 1986: Advanced Micro Devices (excerpt), 38584 [19DE]

Third Quarter Report 1985: Intel Corp. (excerpt), 38585 [19DE]

Statements

Decision on Citrus 301 Petition, 16743 [20JN]

Japanese import restrictions on wood and paper products (excerpt), 21763 [31JY]

Japan's Unfair Trade Practices: Senator Chafee, 18310 [10JY]

New Round of GATT Negotiations: Senator Baucus, 37534 [18DE]

Trade Legislation (excerpt), 24229 [19SE]

Trade Reform: Senator Moynihan, 20520 [25JY]

Summaries

Trade Law Modernization Act (H.R. 3777), 32452 [19NO]

Trade Law Modernization Act (S. 1356), 17053-17055 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 848, import quotas on nonrubber footwear, 7276 [3AP]

S. 1356, Trade Law Modernization Act, 17044-17053 [25JN]

S. 1404, require Presidential response to unfair trade practices by Japan, 18307-18310 [10JY]

S. 1493, Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act, 20479-20489 [25JY]

S. 1505, Presidential authority to respond to restrictive trade practices, 20501 [25JY]

S. Res. 221, establish National Commission on International Trade Policy, 23851 [16SE]

Vignettes

Trade practices, 20501 [25JY]