TARIFF related term(s) Foreign Trade

Amendments

Chemicals (S. 1711), S1165 [8FE]

Analyses

GATT Ratification: John O. Wilson, S15130 [30NO]

Articles and editorials

Attorneys General Write Clinton on GATT, S8869 [13JY]

Clinton Warned on Trade Measure, H9414 [21SE]

Customs Service Begins a Major Reorganization—First Restructuring in 30 Years Shifts 600 Jobs to Field Offices, E2180 [8OC]

Don't Sneak Patent Changes Into GATT, E2206 [8OC]

France, U.S. Clash Anew on Trade at G-7, S8870 [13JY]

Free Trade or Foul, S15289 [1DE]

GATT and the Undertow of a Free-Trade Utopia, E2322 [29NO]

Japan Moves To Protect Its Textiles, S15145 [30NO]

Mr. Clinton—Defend Your Trade Pledge, H8762 [20AU]

New Free-Trade Heel—Nike's Profits Jump on the Backs of Asian Workers, S15315 [1DE]

Our Economy Needs Global Attention, E2065 [4OC]

Out of the Hands of Babes, S15128 [30NO]

Poor Need Child Labor, S15088 [30NO]

Post Taken to the Pillory—Paper Criticized on Trade Pact Provision, S14646 [7OC]

Problems Nag Clinton on GATT, Even as He Praises the Trade Pact Abroad, S8517 [12JY]

Reject This Flawed Treaty, S15314 [1DE]

Stakes Are High, E2292 [29NO]

Trade Accord Is Top Priority—Congress Should OK GATT, H10959 [5OC]

Trade Bill—And The Post, S14646 [7OC]

U.S. Calls for Eliminating Proposed Multilateral Trade Organization, S15153 [30NO]

U.S. Mustn't Dawdle on the Trade Pact, S6980 [16JN], S8850 [13JY]

Victims of Free Trade, S15137 [30NO]

Virginia, U.S., Have Stake in Expanded Trade, S15345 [1DE]

Why We Need GATT Now, H11451 [29NO]

Will Success Spoil America? Why the Pols Don't Get Our Crisis of Values, E2383 [20DE]

Will Success Spoil America? Why the Pols Don't Get Our Real Crisis of Values, S15140-S15142 [30NO]

World Economy, H8762 [20AU]

Bills and resolutions

ACM (see S. 1922; H.R. 4020), S2779 [10MR], H1322 [11MR]

Amitraz (see S. 1921; H.R. 4021), S2779 [10MR], H1322 [11MR]

Budget: exclude changes in tariffs from the paygo scoreboard and from certain points of order (see H.R. 4975), H8595 [17AU]

C.I. pigment yellow 139 (see S. 2316; H.R. 5196), S9734 [26JY], H11000 [5OC]

Chemicals (see H.R. 4104), H1897 [22MR]

———reliquidation of certain entries of imported chemicals (see H.R. 4674), H5349 [29JN]

Combination microwave convection ovens (see H.R. 4004), H1253 [10MR]

Copper-8-quinolinolate (see H.R. 5026), H9087 [12SE]

Crosscarmellose sodium (see S. 1918), S2779 [10MR]

Diamond tool and drill blanks (see H.R. 3858), H500 [10FE]

Di-pentaerythritol (see H.R. 4080), H1540 [17MR]

5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol (see S. 1911; H.R. 3995), S2638 [9MR], H1252 [10MR]

Fluvoxamine, maleate (see H.R. 4355), H3155 [5MY]

Foreign trade: administration of export controls (see S. 2203), S7066 [16JN]

———impose certain duties on products of the People's Republic of China relative to worker rights and the environment (see H.R. 4832), H6252 [26JY]

———improve tariff system (see H.R. 4586), H4653 [16JN]

———offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (see H.R. 4198), H2251 [13AP]

———relief from antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 4664), H5315 [28JN]

———reliquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 5206), H11199 [6OC]

———restrictions on trade agreements reducing tariffs (see H.R. 4509), H4164 [26MY]

Frozen onions (see H.R. 3996), H1252 [10MR]

GATT: budget cuts to compensate for decreased tariff revenues relative to implementation (see H. Res. 462), H4883 [22JN]

———funding for negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 284), H8595 [17AU]

———implementation of certain code sections (see H.R. 4206), H2251 [13AP]

———ratification (see S. 2467; H.R. 5110), S13448 [27SE], H9902 [27SE]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), consideration (see H. Res. 564), H10726 [4OC]

Halosulfuron-methyl (see H.R. 3855), H500 [10FE]

Hand-cast stringdrawn fishing nets (see H.R. 4641), H4958 [23JN]

Machinery (see H.R. 3848), H500 [10FE]

Mexico: duty-free entry of personal retail goods (see S. 2382), S11478 [12AU]

NAFTA: terminate agreement relative to grain imported from Canada (see H.R. 3819), H357 [8FE]

Nickel isoindoline pigment (see H.R. 5197), H11000 [5OC]

Nickle isoindoline pigment (see S. 2317), S9734 [26JY]

Octadecyl isocyanate (see H.R. 4016), H1322 [11MR]

Pharmaceutical grade phospholipids (see H.R. 5287), H11428 [7OC]

Pigments (see S. 1861; H.R. 3910), S1739 [23FE], H865 [24FE]

PVC rain slickers (see S. 1896), S2415 [7MR]

Self-folding telescopic shaft collapsible umbrellas (see H.R. 4023), H1323 [11MR]

Special Olympics: personal effects of individuals associated with the World Games (see H.R. 4022), H1322 [11MR]

Sports: personal affects of certain individuals associated with the World Rowing Championships (see H.R. 3938), H995 [2MR]

———personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (see H.R. 4066), H1539 [17MR]

———personal effects of participants in the 1994 World Cup soccer games (see S. 1837), S1163 [8FE]

Territories: application of tariff provisions to the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see S. 2278; H.R. 4380, 4628), S8821 [12JY], H3223 [10MY], H4883 [22JN]

Textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 4098), H1780 [21MR]

Textile-manufacturing machinery (see S. 2011, 2228), S4266 [13AP], S7461 [22JN]

2-(4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxy) propionic acid (see S. 1850; H.R. 3856), S1456 [10FE], H500 [10FE]

World Rowing Championships: personal effects and equipment of participants (see S. 1931), S2963 [15MR]

Documents

Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment: International Labor Organization, S15089 [30NO]

GATT Uruguay Round, S6979 [16JN]

Letters

Agricultural tariffs under GATT: Mike Espy, Sec. of Agriculture, E2249 [8OC]

———President Clinton, E2249 [8OC]

———several agricultural organizations, E2249 [8OC]

Customs Service reorganization: George J. Weise, Customs Service, E2180 [8OC]

GATT ratification: AG for GATT Coalition, S15319 [1DE]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S15329 [1DE]

———Carol E. Johnson, S15126-S15128 [30NO]

———Charles E. Ludlam and Carl B. Feldbaum, Biotechnology Industry Organization, E1514 [20JY]

———Donnald K. Anderson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H11576 [20DE]

———George E. Bushnell, Jr. and Jay M. Vogelson, ABA, H11514 [29NO]

———Ginger Lew, Dept. of Commerce, S15343 [1DE], H11475, H11523, H11527 [29NO]

———Idaho State Tax Commission, S8854 [13JY]

———John O. Wilson and Robert Kramer, Bank of America, S15346 [1DE]

———John W. Katz, Alaska Director of State and Federal Relations, S15328 [1DE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S10584 [4AU], S15078 [30NO]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S15340, S15343 [1DE], H11474, H11523, H11527 [29NO]

———Lloyd Bentsen, Sec. of the Treasury, S15344 [1DE]

———Mark Silbergeld, Consumers Union, S15134 [30NO]

———Michael E. Carpenter, Charles W. Burson, and Heidi Heitkamp, S10587 [4AU]

———Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S14137 [5OC], S14280 [6OC], S15086, S15131, S15153 [30NO], S15293, S15327, S15341 [1DE], H11479, H11502, H11527-H11529 [29NO], E2228-E2230 [8OC]

———Ralph Nader and Lori Wallach, Public Citizen (organization), S15142-S15145 [30NO]

———Representative Spratt, H11479 [29NO]

———Representatives Richard E. Neal and Moakley, H11460 [29NO]

———Richard L. Lawson, National Coal Association, H11517 [29NO]

———Robert C. Fellmeth, Rosalind McGee, and Eve Brooks, Children's Advocacy Institute, S15313 [1DE]

———Robert H. Bork, H11514 [29NO]

———Rufus H. Yerxa, S14602 [7OC]

———Senator Feinstein, S15131 [30NO]

———Senator Murkowski, S15327 [1DE]

———Senator Wallop, S15293 [1DE]

———several agricultural and business organizations, H11463, H11517 [29NO]

———several media organizations, S15312 [1DE]

———several Representatives, H10959 [5OC], H11525-H11527 [29NO]

———several Senators, S15316, S15329 [1DE]

———several State attorneys general, S8853, S8863 [13JY]

GATT ratification relative to changes in patent system: several Representatives, H6596 [2AU]

GATT rules relative to auto fuel economy and luxury taxes: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S15113 [30NO]

GATT's effect on the patent system: Paul Heckel, Intellectual Property Creators, E1526 [21JY], E1538 [22JY]

World Trade Organization establishment: Robert H. Bork, S8865 [13JY]

World Trade Organization settlement process: several journalism organizations, S14746 [7OC]

Lists

AG for GATT Coalition, S15280, S15319-S15321 [1DE]

Alliance for GATT Now membership, S8866-S8868 [13JY]

Countries with documented child labor violations, S15085 [30NO]

Organizations which oppose GATT, S15137-S15140 [30NO]

Memorandums

GATT Ratification: Walter Dellinger, Dept. of Justice, S10587-S10590 [4AU]

Messages

Export Control Regulations: President Clinton, H8753 [19AU]

GATT Implementation Agreements: President Clinton, S13445 [27SE], H9882 [27SE]

Generalized System of Preferences Relative to Belarus and Uzbekistan: President Clinton, S11988 [17AU], H8578 [17AU]

Motions

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), S15107 [30NO]

Outlines

U.S. proposal on Multilateral Trade Organization, S15154 [30NO]

Papers

Impact of Eliminating the Multi-Fiber Arrangement on the U.S. Economy: Wharton Economic Finance Group, S15145 [30NO]

Poems

``Mary Gloster,'' Rudyard Kipling, S15083 [30NO]

Questions and answers

GATT pioneer preference communications provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), S15110-S15112 [30NO]

GATT/World Trade Organization challenge: Senator Brown, S15098 [30NO]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: tariffs under GATT, E2249 [8OC]

Canada: dispute resolution panel relative to Canadian lumber subsidies, H1002 [3MR]

Chemicals: reliquidation of certain entries of imported chemicals (H.R. 4674), E1370 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: participation in the Generalized Systems of Preferences, E1169 [9JN]

Customs Service: assessment of user fees relative to cruise ships, E2253 [8OC]

———reorganization, E2179 [8OC]

Foreign trade: agreement with Japan to reduce life term of a patent, H9879 [27SE]

———impose certain duties on products of the People's Republic of China relative to worker rights and the environment (H.R. 4832), H6208 [26JY]

———improve tariff system (H.R. 4586), E1458 [13JY]

———offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (H.R. 4198), H2201 [12AP], H5459 [30JN]

———piracy of intellectual property, H9533 [22SE]

———restrictions on trade agreements reducing tariffs (H.R. 4509), E1111 [26MY]

GATT: Canadian authorities' imposition of tariffs on certain U.S. farm products, H168 [2FE]

———extension of the production incentive certificate program, E2287 [29NO]

———patent terms, H9597 [23SE], E2206 [8OC]

———ratification, H2258 [14AP], H5876 [20JY], H5954 [21JY], H6109 [22JY], H6437 [28JY], H6596 [2AU], H7967 [11AU], H8510 [17AU], H8762 [20AU], H9294 [20SE], H9414 [21SE], H9444 [22SE], H9577, H9578, H9597 [23SE], H9776 [27SE], H9991, H10004 [28SE], H10255 [29SE], H10381 [30SE], H10449 [3OC], H10690, H10692, H10693, H10694 [4OC], H10849, H10850 [5OC], E958 [18MY], E1193 [13JN], E1513 [20JY], E1526 [21JY], E1538, E1543 [22JY], E2222, E2249 [8OC]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), H11437, H11439, H11440, H11441-H11491-H11535 [29NO], E2065 [4OC], E2228, E2263-E2265 [8OC], E2292, E2322 [29NO], E2349 [30NO], E2382, E2383, E2385, E2386 [20DE]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), consideration (H. Res. 564), H10957-H10969 [5OC]

———ratification of Caribbean Interim Trade Program, E1865 [19SE], E1948 [26SE]

———reconciliation of discrepancies between international rulings and domestic laws, H4993 [24JN]

Pharmaceutical grade phospholipids and soybean oil (H.R. 879), E2255 [8OC]

Ships and vessels: tonnage duty imposed on vessels arriving or leaving U.S. ports, H6588-H6593 [2AU]

Special Olympics: personal effects of individuals associated with the World Games (H.R. 4022), E423 [11MR]

Sports: personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (H.R. 4066), H2181-H2184 [12AP], E464 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: imposition of user fees for passengers arriving aboard a commercial vessel or aircraft from outside the U.S., S14750 [7OC]

Canada: dispute resolution panel relative to Canadian lumber subsidies, S2185 [1MR]

Caribbean nations: implement reciprocal trade agreements, S11318 [11AU]

Eurasia Foundation: funding, S8851 [13JY]

Foreign trade: countervailing duty investigation relative to commercial aircraft produced by Airbus Industrie, S2851-S2855 [11MR]

———responses to piracy of intellectual property, S4747 [21AP]

GATT: anniversary, S12296 [23AU]

———impact on Federal revenues, S6878 [15JN]

———ratification, S4798 [26AP], S5479 [10MY], S5666 [12MY], S6979 [16JN], S8516-S8518 [12JY], S8850-S8872 [13JY], S10069 [29JY], S10583-S10591 [4AU], S11318 [11AU], S11697, S11698 [13AU], S13044 [21SE], S13379-S13381 [27SE], S13646, S13649, S13691-S13693 [29SE], S13773, S13793-S13796, S13823 [30SE], S13914 [3OC], S14279-S14281 [6OC], S14602, S14646, S14745, S14746 [7OC]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), S15077-S15165 [30NO], S15271-S15379 [1DE], S15473, S15477 [20DE]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), motion to waive the Budget Act, S15107 [30NO]

———ratification (S. 2467), S13454 [27SE], S13765-S13768 [30SE], S14137 [5OC], S15073 [8OC]

———ratification (S. 2467), unanimous-consent agreement, S14077 [4OC]

———reconciliation of discrepancies between international rulings and domestic laws, S8516-S8518 [12JY]

Mexico: duty-free entry of personal retail goods (S. 2382), S11479 [12AU]

Pigments (S. 1861), S1741 [23FE]

PVC rain slickers (S. 1896), S2422 [7MR]

Sports: personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (H.R. 4066), S4378, S4379 [14AP]

———personal effects of participants in the 1994 World Cup soccer games (S. 1837), S1163 [8FE]

Territories: application of tariff provisions to the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (S. 2278), S8824 [12JY]

Tobacco products: collect assessments from producers to offset any costs associated with tobacco import limitations, S9273-S9281 [20JY]

2-(4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxy) propionic acid (S. 1850), S1478 [10FE]

World Rowing Championships: personal effects and equipment of participants (S. 1931), S2966 [15MR], S5378 [6MY], S5582 [11MY]

Reports

Playing the GATT Numbers Game, S15313 [1DE]

Reports filed

Administration of Export Controls: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2203) (S. Rept. 103-288), S7066 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5110, GATT Ratification: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 103-829), H10726 [4OC]

GATT Ratification: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5110) (H. Rept. 103-826), H10538 [3OC]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5110) (H. Rept. 103-826), H10538 [3OC]

Temporary Suspension of Duty on Personal Effects of Participants in Certain International Sporting Events: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4066) (H. Rept. 103-454), H1994 [24MR]

U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Industry: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1402) (H. Rept. 103-589), H5546 [12JY]

Statements

Caribbean Interim Trade Program: Richard Bernal, Ambassador of Jamaica, E1948 [26SE]

GATT Ratification: Ralph Nader, S15315 [1DE]

———Senator Leahy, S15298 [1DE]

Summaries

New World Trade Organization Under the GATT, S4798 [26AP]

Tables

Percentage of industry shipments that are exports, H11447 [29NO]

U.S. exports to Caribbean Basin countries by State 1987-1993, E1949 [26SE]

Testimonies

Free Trade, Federalism and Tax Fairness: Dan R. Bucks, Multistate Tax Commission, S8855-S8858 [13JY]

GATT Ratification: Laurence H. Tribe, S15109 [30NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 564, consideration of H.R. 5110, ratification of GATT, H10957 [5OC]

H.R. 4066, tariff on personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events, H2182 [12AP]

S. 1850, 2-(4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxy) propionic acid, S1478 [10FE]

S. 1861, pigments, S1742 [23FE]

S. 1896, tariff on PVC rain slickers, S2423 [7MR]

S. 2467, Uruguay Round Agreements Act, S13455-S13522 [27SE]