HR 3393 · 106th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Trade Enhancement Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-11-16· Sponsored by Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(1999-11-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Trade Enhancement Act of 1999 - Title I: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures That Deny Market Access - Special 301 for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify and publish in the Federal Register: (1) those foreign countries that maintain sanitary or phytosanitary measures that deny fair and equitable market access to United States food, beverage, or other plant or animal products; and (2) those foreign countries so identified that are determined by the USTR to be priority foreign countries. Subjects priority foreign countries to requirements for investigation and specified possible action. Makes it a factor in the determination whether to designate a country as a beneficiary developing country the extent to which such country has ensured that all sanitary and phytosanitary measures in force are based on a scientific justification. Title II: Foreign Private and Public-Private Market Access Barriers - Market Access and Structural Reform Act of 1999 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make an act, policy, or practice unjustifiable if it constitutes fostering by a foreign government of syst…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican