EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE for EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN TRADE

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Legislation

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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Please see complete list on the next page. International trade, cross-border investment, and international competitiveness policies and issues, including: 1. Customs, trade, and investment issues and negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO); the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); the World Health Organization (WHO); and other multilateral fora, including meetings of the governments and industries of the Group of Eight (G8); 2. Negotiation, discussion, and/or implementation of U.S. trade agreements with Panama; the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries and other interested countries; and the European Union; 3. Negotiation of other trade agreements, including expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and launch of negotiations for a new International Services Agreement (ISA); 4. International trade and investment with China, including Chinas forced-localization requirements; 5. International trade and investment with Russia, including PNTR legislation (H.R. 6156); 6. Issues arising under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and other trade agreements to which the United States is a party; 7. Investment policies and disputes, including U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations and discussions with Brazil, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam, and other countries; 8. Policies and procedures for reviewing foreign direct investments, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); 9. Government procurement, including the negotiation of Chinas accession to the Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organization; 10. Buy America policies and legislation; 11. Trade remedies laws, and trade enforcement laws and legislation; 12. Foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers, and other import restraints; 13. Intellectual property rights (IPR) policies, protections, and enforcement efforts, including with respect to trade secrets; 14. Efforts and policies to combat illicit trade; 15. Customs and trade facilitation policies, procedures, regulations, and legislation; 16. Import and food safety policies and procedures; 17. U.S. and foreign agricultural trade policies and issues, including the U.S. farm bill and sugar policies; 18. U.S. and foreign export controls and restraints; 19. U.S. economic sanctions policies and legislation; 20. U.S. export promotion policies and procedures; 21. U.S. tax laws, legislation, and international tax competitiveness issues; 22. Trade and development policies, including trade preference programs and legislation; 23. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) policies and legislation; 24. U.S. visa policies, including temporary-entry business visas; 25. U.S. labor and environmental laws, policies, and issues as they relate to international trade and cross-border investment, including Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) policies and procedures, and climate change policies and legislation.

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Bills named: H.R. 6156 (112th)