S 1643 · 112th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 112-224. Additional views filed.(2012-09-20)
Plain Language Summary
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United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Approves the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement) entered into on June 28, 2007, with the government of Panama. Prescribes implementing actions. Authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office responsible for administrative assistance to dispute settlement panels. Authorizes the President to proclaim specified tariff modifications. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to assess specified additional duties on safeguard agricultural goods. Prescribes formulae for the regional value-content of certain automotive goods under the Agreement. Authorizes the President to proclaim the addition to the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement of fabrics, yarns, and fibers which are not available in commercial quantities in the United States. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to prohibit the charging of customs user fees with respect to originating goods under this Act. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to: (1) penalty-free prompt correction by an importer of an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an originating …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1643, United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Oct 31, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on October 11, 2011
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