INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Amendments

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11451, S11497 [1NO], H11881 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Seattle Straddle, E16 [27JA]

Tax Analysts Special Report—Foreign Sales Corporation Beneficiaries—A Profile, E1535 [20SE]

Tobacco Exports Get Aid in Bill Set for House Vote, H7427 [12SE]

U.S., EU Risk Trade War Over Export Tax Shelters—Europe Is Likely To Seek the WTO's Permission To Levy Punitive Tariffs, H7429 [12SE]

World Bank Protests—What, Exactly, Is the Point?, E773 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 330), H3474 [19MY]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see S. 3216), S10716 [18OC] (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (see S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

Foreign policy: require certain actions relative to OPEC or any other cartel engaged in oil price fixing, production cutbacks, or other market-distorting practices (see H.R. 4732), H5083 [23JN]

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 4256), H2238 [12AP] (see H.R. 4986), H7205 [27JY]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8759 [19SE]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H931 [13MR]

Explanations

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986): Senate Amendment, H11885-H11891 [14NO]

Letters

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, H11892 [14NO]

———several Representatives, E1480 [14SE]

———Stuart E. Eizenstat, Dept. of the Treasury, H7422 [12SE]

Lists

European Parliament delegation visiting the Senate Chamber, S5507 [21JN]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729-E732 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Armenia: accession to World Trade Organization, H4779 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require report to Congress on the IMF and World Bank advocacy of privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization, H6635, H6636 [20JY]

District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, E773 [19MY]

Foreign policy: international labor standards programs funding, H4092-H4094 [8JN]

———require certain actions relative to OPEC or any other cartel engaged in oil price fixing, production cutbacks, or other market-distorting practices (H.R. 4732), E1103 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H154-H157 [1FE]

International Customs Day: observance, E15 [27JA]

Taxation: exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, E1999 [28OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7377-H7379, H7416-H7431 [12SE], H11881-H11899 [14NO], E1465, E1472 [13SE], E1480 [14SE], E1536 [20SE]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (H. Con. Res. 276), H4464 [14JN], E300 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (S. 3216), S10721 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Export Enhancement Program to encourage the international sale of U.S. wheat when the importation of Canadian wheat into the U.S. reaches certain triggers (S. 2913), S7542 [25JY]

District of Columbia: protests during World Bank/IMF meetings, S2856 [25AP]

European Parliament: visit to Senate Chamber by delegation, S5507 [21JN]

European Union: World Trade Organization ruling on export subsidies, S11454, S11455, S11457-S11459 [1NO]

Foreign trade: tobacco export subsidies, S11458 [1NO]

Taxation: repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations, S11326 [29OC]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), S11450-S11455, S11457-S11459 [1NO]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), unanimous-consent request, S9445 [28SE], S9823 [4OC]

World Bank: ensure transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects (S. Con. Res. 136), S8770 [19SE]

World Bank/IMF: ensure transparency and fairness of operations, S2856 [25AP]

World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S775, S776 [24FE], S968 [29FE]

Reports

Conditioning Debt Relief on Adjustment—Creating the Conditions for More Indebtedness: Development Group for Alternative Policies (organization), H6640 [20JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

On the Wrong Track—A Summary Assessment of IMF Interventions in Selected Countries: Preamble Center (organization), H6639 [20JY]

Reports filed

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 4986) (S. Rept. 106-416), S8822 [20SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 106-845), H7577 [13SE]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: OMB, H11892 [14NO]

———Representative Doggett, H7426 [12SE]

———Representatives Doggett, John Lewis, and Stark, H7426 [12SE]

Surveys

Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment in Africa—Growth, Social Spending, and Debt Relief: Robert Naiman and Neil Watkins, H6636-H6639 [20JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4732, International Energy Fair Pricing Act, E1103 [23JN]

H.R. 4986, FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act, S11451-S11454 [1NO], H7416-H7419 [12SE], H11881-H11884 [14NO]

S. 3216, Integrity of the U.S. Courts Act, S10721 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 136, ensure World Bank transparency, accountability, and efficiency of programs and projects, S8769 [19SE]