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S 144 98th Congress Senate

International Trade and Investment Act

Official title: A bill to insure the continued expansion of reciprocal market opportunities in trade, trade in services, and investment for the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 27 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 1983
Committee on Finance. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3398 ordered to be reported.
May 18, 1983
Received in the Senate pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 195.
Apr 21, 1983
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Apr 21, 1983
Recommitted to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions as agreed to in Dole motion to recommit. By Voice Vote.
Apr 21, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Apr 21, 1983
Reported back forthwith with instructions pursuant to previous order. By Mr. Dole for the Committee on Finance.
Apr 21, 1983
Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Apr 20, 1983
Point of Order fell when Motion to waive the Budget Act was agreed to.
Apr 20, 1983
Motion to waive section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the Motion to Recommit, and the Kasten and Dole amendments thereto, agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-3. Record Vote No: 60.
Apr 20, 1983
Motion to waive section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the Motion to Recommit and the Kasten and Dole amendments thereto, made in Senate.
Apr 20, 1983
Point of Order raised that Motion to Recommit with instructions violates section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Apr 20, 1983
Motion to recommit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions made in Senate.
Apr 20, 1983
Second cloture motion on Kasten amendment (SP522) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39-59. Record Vote No: 58.
Apr 19, 1983
First cloture motion on Kasten amendment (SP522) not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 34-53. Record Vote No: 57.
Apr 19, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Apr 18, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Apr 15, 1983
First cloture motion on Kasten amendment (SP522) presented in Senate.
Apr 15, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Mar 17, 1983
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Mar 14, 1983
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 98-24.
Mar 14, 1983
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 44.
Mar 2, 1983
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Feb 9, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Agriculture Department.
Feb 4, 1983
Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-11.
Jan 26, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 26, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 645

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

7 agreed to 638 pending / other

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SAMDT 1,197 – To provide small business access to trade remedies. Withdrawn Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,196 – To distinguish between income from investment and income from non-investment services for purposes of the col… Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,195 – To express the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should promptly call for a section 22 … Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,194 – To amend the Unfair Competition Act of 1916 and Clayton Act to provide for further relief in the event of unf… Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,193 – Substituting new language relative to a repeal of withholding to clause (2) of the Dole motion to recommit. Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,180 – In the nature of a substitute, adding the compromise language on withholding. Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,179 – In the nature of a substitute, adding the compromise language on withholding. Agreed to Apr 21, 1983
SAMDT 1,181 – To waive the Budget Act with respect to any amendment relative to withholding on any bill during this session… Agreed to Apr 20, 1983
SAMDT 522 – To repeal the withholding of tax from interest and dividends and to require statements to be filed by the tax… Pending Apr 20, 1983
SAMDT 1,071 – To finance a program of health benefits for the unemployed from additional amounts collected by withholding t… Pending Apr 18, 1983
SAMDT 1,070 – To finance a program of health benefits for the unemployed from additional amounts collected by withholding o… Pending Apr 18, 1983
SAMDT 1,069 – To change the effective date to May 1, 1983, on which withholding of tax from interest and dividends will be … Pending Apr 18, 1983
SAMDT 1,068 – To finance a program of health benefits for the unemployed from additional amounts collected by withholding o… Pending Apr 18, 1983
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 Latest action November 7, 1983

Committee on Finance. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 3398 ordered to be reported.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reciprocal Trade and Investment Act of 1982 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to set forth provisions dealing with foreign trade barriers.

Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the interagency trade organization established pursuant to the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to identify, analyze, and estimate the impact of practices that constitute significant barriers to or distortions of: (1) U.S. export of goods or services; and (2) foreign direct investment by U.S. persons, especially if it has implications for trade in goods or services. Sets forth factors to be considered by the USTR in such analysis. Directs the USTR to update the analysis annually.

Directs the USTR to submit the analysis to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the report to include any action taken to eliminate such trade barriers. Directs the USTR to consult with Congress on trade policy priorities. Directs Federal agencies to furnish information and other assistance to prepare such analysis.

Authorizes the President to respond to a foreign entity's unfair trade practices by taking action with respect to any goods or sector of such entity without regard to whether the goods or sector were involved in the unfair trade practice. (Current law provides that the President may take action against the products or services of the foreign entity.)

Authorizes the President to propose legislation to protect U.S. trade rights or to eliminate unfair trade practices. Requires such legislative proposals to be given priority treatment.

Requires a summary of a petition for a trade investigation by the USTR to be published in the Federal Register (currently, the entire petition must be published) if the USTR decides to begin an investigation with respect to the issues raised by the petition.

Authorizes the USTR to initiate an investigation in order to advise the President concerning the exercise of the President's authority to take action against unfair trade practices. Directs the USTR to consult with the appropriate congressional committees before beginning such an investigation.

Authorizes the USTR to delay for up to 90 days any request for consultation by a foreign entity concerning a petition for investigation into unfair trade practices. Directs the USTR to publish notice of the delay in the Federal Register and to report to Congress the reasons for the delay.

Changes the definition of "commerce" for purposes of foreign trade investigations to include: (1) services associated with international trade, whether or not related to specific goods (currently products); and (2) foreign direct investment by U.S. persons with implications for trade in goods or services. Defines "unreasonable", "unjustifiable", and "discriminatory" for purposes of such investigations.

Prohibits making information which the USTR has received in a trade investigation available to the public, if: (1) the person who provided the information makes a specified certification; (2) the USTR determines that such certification is well-founded; and (3) the person providing the information provides an adequate nonconfidential summary. Authorizes the USTR to use the information in trade investigations or to make it available to the public in a form which cannot identify the person providing the information.

Sets forth the principal U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to trade in services, foreign direct investment, and high technology products.

Directs the USTR to develop and coordinate the implementation of U.S. policies concerning trade in services. Requires Federal agencies responsible for regulating any service sector industry to advise and work with the USTR concerning: (1) the treatment afforded U.S. services sector interest in foreign markets; or (2) allegations of unfair practices by foreign governments or companies in a service sector. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish a service industries development program. Sets forth the goals of the program.

Expresses the policy of the Congress that the President shall: (1) consult with State governments on trade policy issues affecting the regulatory authority on non-Federal governments or their procurement of goods and services; and (2) establish one or more intergovernmental policy advisory committees on trade. Authorizes the President to establish policy advisory committees representing non-Federal governmental interests to provide policy advice on trade negotiating objectives, bargaining positions, and the implementation of trade agreements.

Authorizes the President to negotiate to reduce trade barriers in foreign direct investment by U.S. persons, especially if such investment has implications for trade in goods and services.

Authorizes the President to enter into agreements concerning high technology industries.

Authorizes the President to proclaim the modification, elimination or continuance of any existing duty, duty-free, excise treatment, or other additional duties with respect to specified high technology products listed in the U.S. Tariff Schedules. Provides for the termination of this authority five years after the enactment of this Act.

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