Steel Trade Enforcement Act of 1999

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Steel Trade Enforcement Act of 1999 - Title I: Comprehensive Strategy for the Elimination of Market-Distorting Practices Affecting the Global Steel Industry - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) initiate an investigation (unless Congress certifies that it would be detrimental to the U.S. economic interest) of market-distorting practices of foreign governments that have insulated foreign steel producers from competitive pressures and have contributed to the investment in, and development of, steel manufacturing capacity on terms inconsistent with competitive market conditions; and (2) identity the priority foreign market-distorting practices that have the greatest impact on the U.S. steel industry as targets for further trade relief action. Requires the USTR, as the result of such investigation, to develop, and report to the President, a comprehensive strategy for the elimination of the identified market-distorting practices. (Sec. 102) Requires the USTR to appoint one Deputy Trade Representative to serve as coordinator of the development and implementation of the comprehensive strategy. Requires the President to establish an interagency working group to as…