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HR 639 112th Congress House

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act

Official title: To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CanadaCurrencyInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeLatin America
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2011
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 Latest action February 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.

Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced; and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued.

Declares that the fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding.

Requires the administering authority to determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months.

Requires the use, for calculating a country's "real effective exchange rate undervaluation," of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic and econometric techniques and methodologies. Requires the use, also, of inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange rates.

Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 129
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 17, 2012
Coffman, Mike
· Apr 19, 2012
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 21, 2011
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 21, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Oct 21, 2011
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 4, 2011
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Oct 3, 2011
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2011
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 3, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Oct 3, 2011
R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2011
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 3, 2011
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 3, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Oct 3, 2011
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 3, 2011
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2011
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 3, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Sep 7, 2011
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 7, 2011
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 7, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Sep 7, 2011
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2011
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 13, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Jul 13, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 13, 2011
Chandler, Ben
· Jul 13, 2011
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 13, 2011
EMERSON, JO
· Jul 13, 2011
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jul 13, 2011
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 13, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 13, 2011
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jul 13, 2011
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 13, 2011
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 13, 2011
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2011
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 13, 2011
Renacci, James
· Jul 13, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Jul 13, 2011
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 13, 2011
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 23, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jun 23, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Jun 23, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jun 23, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Jun 3, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Jun 3, 2011
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 3, 2011
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2011
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· May 13, 2011
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