(ii) by striking out the period at the
end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’,
and
(iii) by adding after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(iii) the extent to which such country is
in compliance with internationally recognized
worker rights.’’;
(D) by amending paragraph (3)(D)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘30 percent’’ in
clause (i) and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’,
(ii) by striking out clause (ii),
(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (ii) and by striking out ‘‘clauses (i)
and (ii)’’ in such redesignated clause and
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;
(E) by amending paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subparagraph (B),
(ii) by striking out the period at the
end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘,
and’’, and
(iii) by adding after subparagraph (C)
the following:
‘‘(D) such country consistently and fully com-
plies with internationally recognized worker rights.’’;
and
(F) by striking out ‘‘1985’’ in paragraph
(6)(B) and inserting ‘‘1993’’.
(5) Subsection (e) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)) is amended—
(A) inserting ‘‘INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMI-
TATIONS IF COMPETITIVE ARTICLES NOT PRO-
DUCED IN THE U.S.—’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Trade Representative’’.
(6) Subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION
REGARDING
COFFEE
IMPORTS
INTO
PUERTO
RICO.—’’.
SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT AND RE-
PORTS.
Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2165) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 505. TERMINATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT AND
REPORTS.
‘‘(a) TERMINATION.—No duty-free treatment pro-
vided under this title shall remain in effect after July 4,
2003.
‘‘(b) GENERAL REPORT.—On or before January 4,
1994, and on or before January 4, 1999, the Trade Rep-
resentative shall submit to the Congress a full and com-
plete report regarding the operation of this title, including,
but not limited to, a report on the application of sections
501 and 502(c), and the actions that have been taken dur-
ing the period covered by the report to withdraw, to sus-
pend, or to limit the application of duty-free treatment
with respect to any country that was investigated under
section 504 to determine whether it was in compliance
with the provisions of section 502(b).
‘‘(c) WORKER RIGHTS REPORTS.—At the time of the
submission of the annual report filed pursuant to section
505 of the Trade Act of 1974, the Secretary of Labor in
consultation with the Secretary of State shall submit a re-
port to the Congress on the status of internationally recog-
nized worker rights within each beneficiary developing
country. The report shall specifically reference the 6 fac-
tors required to be met for compliance with internationally
recognized worker rights in section 502(e)(4) and shall
conclude with respect to each factor whether the country
is in compliance. In any case in which the report concludes
that any country is not in complete compliance with inter-
nationally recognized worker rights, the Trade Represent-
ative shall initiate an investigation under section 504.’’.
SEC. 7. SPECIAL REPORTS.
On or before January 4, 1994, the United States
Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Labor, and the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Congress a joint report
that—
(1) analyzes the feasibility of developing and
implementing a method of tracking the company
source of all imports to the United States of eligible
articles under title V of the Trade Act of 1974;
(2) contains recommendations for coordinating
the enforcement of all laws that contain a require-
ment for compliance with internationally recognized
worker rights and for amending any existing law to
achieve better the effective enforcement of inter-
nationally recognized worker rights; and
(3) sets forth in detail—
(A) all past actions that have been taken
to implement section 506 of the Trade Act of
1974 (relating to agricultural exports from ben-
eficiary developing countries), and
(B) a plan for the implementation of such
section in the future.
SEC. 8. TRAINING ON INTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS.
(a) LABOR REPORTING OFFICERS.—Any person serv-
ing as the Labor Reporting Officer, or who is responsible
for reporting on the status of worker rights, for any
United States Embassy shall be required to complete a
training course in international labor standards.
(b) SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS.—Any person
who sits on any special committee created by the Trade
Representative under section 504(c)(1)(D) of title V of the
Trade Act of 1974 that considers any petition containing
allegations of failure to comply with internationally recog-
nized worker rights shall be required to complete the train-
ing course referred to in subsection (c).
(c) TRAINING COURSE.—The training course re-
quired to be taken under subsections (a) and (b) shall be
conducted by the Department of Labor and the Depart-
ment of State in a manner to be determined jointly by
the Secretary of each such Department.
SEC. 9. USTR BUREAU OF TRADE-RELATED STANDARDS.
Section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2171) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (b)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘three Deputy United States Trade Representa-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘four United States Deputy
Trade Representatives’’.
(2) Subsections (e), (f), and (g) are redesig-
nated as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively.
(3) The following new subsection is inserted
after subsection (d):
‘‘(e) There is established within the Office a Bureau
of Trade-Related Standards which shall be headed by a
Deputy United States Trade Representative. The func-
tions of the Bureau are to devise and coordinate United
States trade and investment policies that will result in
greater international respect for, compliance with, and im-
provement of the labor, environmental, agricultural,
consumer, safety, and health standards of the trading
nations.’’.
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