OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Articles and editorials

Protectionism Happens To Be Congress's Job, S3188 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union: urge withdrawal and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation (see S. Con. Res. 140), S10436 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 509), H8038 [4OC]

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights: establish (see H.R. 5117), H7329 [21SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4418), H3437 (see H.R. 4418), H3537 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (see S. 2235), S3180 [25MR]

———transfer certain functions (see H.R. 3889), H830 [3MR]

Dept. of State: establish the Office of Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (see H.R. 5351), H9050 [8OC]

Foreign trade: identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers (see S. 2372), S4692 [29AP]

Petroleum: initiate World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2624), S7827 [8JY] (see H.R. 4780), H5401 [8JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit use of funds to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products (see S. 2944), S10845 [8OC]

Letters

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations: Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5682 [14JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5682 [14JY]

Free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates: Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, S11357 [16NO]

Protection of intellectual property in free trade agreements, H6623 [22JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6575-H6577, H6644-H6647 [22JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act relative to status of Western Sahara, H6627, H6636 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union: urge withdrawal and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation, H8173 [6OC], E1840 [8OC]

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Rights: establish (H.R. 5117), E1670 [21SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4418), H5675-H5682, H5688 [14JY]

Dept. of Commerce: transfer certain functions (H.R. 3889), E287 [3MR]

World Trade Organization: initiate dispute proceedings against the Ukrainian government, H5821 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (S. 2235), S3186 [25MR]

Foreign trade: identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers (S. 2372), S4700 [29AP]

Petroleum: initiate World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries (S. 2624), S7837 [8JY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit use of funds to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products (S. 2944), S10847 [8OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation, S6795-S6797 [15JN]

Reports filed

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4418) (H. Rept. 108-598), H5653 [13JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3889, transfer certain Office of the U.S. Trade Representative functions to the Dept. of Commerce, E289 [3MR]

H.R. 4418, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations, H5675-H5678 [14JY]

S. 2235, Domestic Workforce Protection Act, S3186-S3188 [25MR]

S. 2372, identify foreign trade barriers adversely affecting U.S. exports and negotiate remedies to eliminate such barriers, S4701 [29AP]

S. 2944, prohibit use of funds by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate data exclusivity provisions for certain pharmaceutical products, S10848 [8OC]

S. Con. Res. 140, urge withdrawal from Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation, S10445 [5OC]