Union Calendar No. 462
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5110
[Report No. 103–826, Parts I and II]
A BILL
To approve and implement the trade agreements
concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations.
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, For-
eign Affairs, Government Operations, the Judiciary,
and Rules discharged; committeed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 462
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5110
[Report No. 103–826, Parts I and II]
To approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay
Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1994
Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. MICHEL) (by request) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred jointly to the following Committees for a
period ending not later than October 3, 1994: Ways and Means, Agri-
culture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs,
Government Operations, the Judiciary, and Rules
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. LEVIN,
and Mr. BACCHUS of Florida
OCTOBER 3, 1994
Committees on Agriculture, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Govern-
ment Operations, the Judiciary, and Rules discharged; committeed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered
to be printed
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A BILL
To approve and implement the trade agreements concluded
in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING
TO, THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS
Subtitle A—Approval of Agreements and Related Provisions
Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the Uruguay Round Agreements.
Sec. 102. Relationship of the agreements to United States law and State law.
Sec. 103. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force; regulations.
Subtitle B—Tariff Modifications
Sec. 111. Tariff modifications.
Sec. 112. Implementation of Schedule XX provisions on ship repairs.
Sec. 113. Liquidation or reliquidation and refund of duty paid on certain en-
tries.
Sec. 114. Modifications to the HTS.
Sec. 115. Consultation and layover requirements for, and effective date of, pro-
claimed actions.
Sec. 116. Effective date.
Subtitle C—Uruguay Round Implementation and Dispute Settlement
Sec. 121. Definitions.
Sec. 122. Implementation of Uruguay Round Agreements.
Sec. 123. Dispute settlement panels and procedures.
Sec. 124. Annual report on the WTO.
Sec. 125. Review of participation in the WTO.
Sec. 126. Increased transparency.
Sec. 127. Access to the WTO dispute settlement process.
Sec. 128. Advisory committee participation.
Sec. 129. Administrative action following WTO panel reports.
Sec. 130. Effective date.
Subtitle D—Related Provisions
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Sec. 131. Working party on worker rights.
Sec. 132. Implementation of rules of origin work program.
Sec. 133. Membership in WTO of boycotting countries.
Sec. 134. Africa trade and development policy.
Sec. 135. Objectives for extended negotiations.
Sec. 136. Repeal of tax on imported perfumes; drawback of tax on distilled
spirits used in perfume manufacture.
Sec. 137. Certain nonrubber footwear.
Sec. 138. Effective date.
TITLE II—ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY
PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Reference.
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 211. Action with respect to petitions.
Sec. 212. Petition and preliminary determination.
Sec. 213. De minimis dumping margin.
Sec. 214. Critical circumstances.
Sec. 215. Provisional measures.
Sec. 216. Conditions on acceptance of suspension agreements.
Sec. 217. Termination of investigation.
Sec. 218. Special rules for regional industries.
Sec. 219. Determination of weighted average dumping margin.
Sec. 220. Review of determinations.
Sec. 221. Review determinations.
Sec. 222. Definitions.
Sec. 223. Export price and constructed export price.
Sec. 224. Normal value.
Sec. 225. Currency conversion.
Sec. 226. Proprietary and nonproprietary information.
Sec. 227. Opportunity for comment by consumers and industrial users.
Sec. 228. Public notice and explanation of determinations.
Sec. 229. Sampling and averaging; determination of weighted average dumping
margin.
Sec. 230. Anticircumvention.
Sec. 231. Evidence.
Sec. 232. Antidumping petitions by third countries.
Sec. 233. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 234. Application to Canada and Mexico.
Subtitle B—Subsidies Provisions
PART 1—COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDIES
Sec. 251. Countervailable subsidy.
PART 2—REPEAL OF SECTION 303 AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 261. Repeal of section 303.
Sec. 262. Imposition of countervailing duties.
Sec. 263. De minimis countervailable subsidy.
Sec. 264. Determination of countervailable subsidy rate.
Sec. 265. Assessment of countervailing duty.
Sec. 266. Nature of countervailable subsidy.
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Subtitle B—Trademark Provisions
Sec. 521. Definition of ‘‘abandoned’’.
Sec. 522. Nonregistrability of misleading geographic indications for wines and
spirits.
Sec. 523. Effective date.
Subtitle C—Patent Provisions
Sec. 531. Treatment of inventive activity.
Sec. 532. Patent term and internal priority.
Sec. 533. Patent rights.
Sec. 534. Effective dates and application.
TITLE VI—RELATED PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Expiring Provisions
Sec. 601. Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 602. U.S. insular possessions.
Subtitle B—Certain Customs Provisions
Sec. 611. Reimbursements from customs user fee account.
Sec. 612. Merchandise processing fees.
Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments
Sec. 621. Conforming amendments.
TITLE VII—REVENUE PROVISIONS
Sec. 700. Amendment of 1986 Code and table of contents.
Subtitle A—Withholding Tax Provisions
Sec. 701. Withholding on distributions of Indian casino profits to tribal mem-
bers.
Sec. 702. Voluntary withholding on certain Federal payments and on unemploy-
ment compensation.
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Estimated Taxes and Payments and
Deposits of Taxes
Sec. 711. Treatment of subpart F and section 936 income of taxpayers using
annualized method for estimated tax.
Sec. 712. Time for payments and deposits of certain taxes.
Sec. 713. Reduction in rate of interest paid on certain corporate overpayments.
Subtitle C—Earned Income Tax Credit
Sec. 721. Extension of earned income tax credit to military personnel stationed
outside the United States.
Sec. 722. Certain nonresident aliens ineligible for earned income tax credit.
Sec. 723. Income of prisoners disregarded in determining earned income tax
credit.
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating To Retirement Benefits
Sec. 731. Treatment of excess pension assets used for retiree health benefits.
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Sec. 732. Rounding rules for cost-of-living adjustments.
Sec. 733. Increase in inclusion of social security benefits paid to nonresidents.
Subtitle E—Other Provisions
Sec. 741. Partnership distributions of marketable securities.
Sec. 742. Taxpayer identification numbers required at birth.
Sec. 743. Extension of Internal Revenue Service user fees.
Sec. 744. Modification of substantial understatement penalty for corporations
participating in tax shelters.
Sec. 745. Modification of authority to set terms and conditions for savings
bonds.
Subtitle F—Pension Plan Funding and Premiums
Sec. 750. Short title.
PART I—PENSION PLAN FUNDING
SUBPART A—AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
Sec. 751. Minimum funding requirements.
Sec. 752. Limitation on changes in current liability assumptions.
Sec. 753. Anticipation of bargained benefit increases.
Sec. 754. Modification of quarterly contribution requirement.
Sec. 755. Exceptions to excise tax on nondeductible contributions.
SUBPART B—AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974
Sec. 761. Minimum funding requirements.
Sec. 762. Limitation on changes in current liability assumptions.
Sec. 763. Anticipation of bargained benefit increases.
Sec. 764. Modification of quarterly contribution requirement.
SUBPART C—OTHER FUNDING PROVISIONS
Sec. 766. Prohibition on benefit increases where plan sponsor is in bankruptcy.
Sec. 767. Single sum distributions.
Sec. 768. Adjustments to lien for missed minimum funding contributions.
Sec. 769. Special funding rules for certain plans.
PART II—AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TITLE IV OF THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974
Sec. 771. Reportable events.
Sec. 772. Certain information required to be furnished to PBGC.
Sec. 773. Enforcement of minimum funding requirements.
Sec. 774. Computation of additional PBGC premium.
Sec. 775. Disclosure to participants.
Sec. 776. Missing participants.
Sec. 777. Modification of maximum guarantee for disability benefits.
Sec. 778. Procedures to facilitate distribution of termination benefits.
PART III—EFFECTIVE DATES
Sec. 781. Effective dates.
TITLE VIII—PIONEER PREFERENCES
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Sec. 801. Pioneer preferences.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) GATT 1947; GATT 1994.—
(A) GATT 1947.—The term ‘‘GATT 1947’’
means the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade, dated October 30, 1947, annexed to the
Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Sec-
ond Session of the Preparatory Committee of
the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Employment, as subsequently rectified, amend-
ed, or modified by the terms of legal instru-
ments which have entered into force before the
date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
(B) GATT 1994.—The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’
means the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement.
(2) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(3) INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION.—The
term ‘‘International Trade Commission’’ means the
United States International Trade Commission.
(4) MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT.—The
term ‘‘multilateral trade agreement’’ means an
agreement described in section 101(d) of this Act
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(other than an agreement described in paragraph
(17) or (18) of such section).
(5) SCHEDULE XX.—The term ‘‘Schedule XX’’
means Schedule XX—United States of America an-
nexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.
(6) 
TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
term
‘‘Trade Representative’’ means the United States
Trade Representative.
(7) URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS.—The term
‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ means the agree-
ments approved by the Congress under section
101(a)(1).
(8) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND WTO.—
The terms ‘‘World Trade Organization’’ and
‘‘WTO’’ mean the organization established pursuant
to the WTO Agreement.
(9) WTO 
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘WTO
Agreement’’ means the Agreement Establishing the
World Trade Organization entered into on April 15,
1994.
(10) WTO MEMBER AND WTO MEMBER COUN-
TRY.—The terms ‘‘WTO member’’ and ‘‘WTO mem-
ber country’’ mean a state, or separate customs ter-
ritory (within the meaning of Article XII of the
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WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United
States applies the WTO Agreement.
TITLE 
I—APPROVAL 
OF, 
AND
GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
RE-
LATING TO, THE URUGUAY
ROUND AGREEMENTS
Subtitle 
A—Approval 
of 
Agree-
ments and Related Provisions
SEC. 101. APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE URU-
GUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS.
(a) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS AND STATEMENT OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.—Pursuant to section 1103 of
the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19
U.S.C. 2903) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2191), the Congress approves—
(1) the trade agreements described in sub-
section (d) resulting from the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, en-
tered into on April 15, 1994, and submitted to the
Congress on September 27, 1994; and
(2) the statement of administrative action pro-
posed to implement the agreements that was submit-
ted to the Congress on September 27, 1994.
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(b) ENTRY INTO FORCE.—At such time as the Presi-
dent determines that a sufficient number of foreign coun-
tries are accepting the obligations of the Uruguay Round
Agreements, in accordance with article XIV of the WTO
Agreement, to ensure the effective operation of, and ade-
quate benefits for the United States under, those Agree-
ments, the President may accept the Uruguay Round
Agreements and implement article VIII of the WTO
Agreement.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as
may be necessary for the payment by the United States
of its share of the expenses of the WTO.
(d) TRADE AGREEMENTS TO WHICH THIS ACT AP-
PLIES.—Subsection (a) applies to the WTO Agreement
and to the following agreements annexed to that Agree-
ment:
(1) The General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994.
(2) The Agreement on Agriculture.
(3) The Agreement on the Application of Sani-
tary and Phytosanitary Measures.
(4) The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
(5) The Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade.
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(6) The Agreement on Trade-Related Invest-
ment Measures.
(7) The Agreement on Implementation of Arti-
cle VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994.
(8) The Agreement on Implementation of Arti-
cle VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade 1994.
(9) The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection.
(10) The Agreement on Rules of Origin.
(11) The Agreement on Import Licensing Pro-
cedures.
(12) The Agreement on Subsidies and Counter-
vailing Measures.
(13) The Agreement on Safeguards.
(14) The General Agreement on Trade in Serv-
ices.
(15) The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights.
(16) The Understanding on Rules and Proce-
dures Governing the Settlement of Disputes.
(17) The Agreement on Government Procure-
ment.
(18) The International Bovine Meat Agreement.
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SEC. 102. RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENTS TO UNITED
STATES LAW AND STATE LAW.
(a) RELATIONSHIP
OF AGREEMENTS
TO UNITED
STATES LAW.—
(1) UNITED STATES LAW TO PREVAIL IN CON-
FLICT.—No provision of any of the Uruguay Round
Agreements, nor the application of any such provi-
sion to any person or circumstance, that is inconsist-
ent with any law of the United States shall have ef-
fect.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall
be construed—
(A) to amend or modify any law of the
United States, including any law relating to—
(i) the protection of human, animal,
or plant life or health,
(ii) the protection of the environment,
or
(iii) worker safety, or
(B) to limit any authority conferred under
any law of the United States, including section
301 of the Trade Act of 1974,
unless specifically provided for in this Act.
(b) RELATIONSHIP
OF AGREEMENTS
TO STATE
LAW.—
(1) FEDERAL-STATE CONSULTATION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the enactment of
this Act, the President shall, through the inter-
governmental policy advisory committees on
trade established under section 306(c)(2)(A) of
the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (19 U.S.C.
2114c(2)(A)), consult with the States for the
purpose of achieving conformity of State laws
and practices with the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments.
(B) 
FEDERAL-STATE
CONSULTATION
PROCESS.—The Trade Representative shall es-
tablish within the Office of the United States
Trade Representative a Federal-State consulta-
tion process for addressing issues relating to
the Uruguay Round Agreements that directly
relate to, or will potentially have a direct effect
on, the States. The Federal-State consultation
process shall include procedures under which—
(i) the States will be informed on a
continuing basis of matters under the Uru-
guay Round Agreements that directly re-
late to, or will potentially have a direct im-
pact on, the States;
(ii) the States will be provided an op-
portunity to submit, on a continuing basis,
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to the Trade Representative information
and advice with respect to matters referred
to in clause (i); and
(iii) the Trade Representative will
take into account the information and ad-
vice received from the States under clause
(ii) when formulating United States posi-
tions regarding matters referred to in
clause (i).
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.) shall not apply to the Federal-State con-
sultation process established by this paragraph.
(C) FEDERAL-STATE
COOPERATION
IN
WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.—
(i) When a WTO member requests
consultations with the United States under
Article 4 of the Understanding on Rules
and Procedures Governing the Settlement
of 
Disputes 
referred 
to 
in 
section
101(d)(16) (hereafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Dispute Settlement Un-
derstanding’’) concerning whether the law
of a State is inconsistent with the obliga-
tions undertaken by the United States in
any of the Uruguay Round Agreements,
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the Trade Representative shall notify the
Governor of the State or the Governor’s
designee, and the chief legal officer of the
jurisdiction whose law is the subject of the
consultations, as soon as possible after the
request is received, but in no event later
than 7 days thereafter.
(ii) Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving such a request for consultations,
the Trade Representative shall consult
with representatives of the State concerned
regarding the matter. If the consultations
involve the laws of a large number of
States, the Trade Representative may con-
sult with an appropriate group of rep-
resentatives of the States concerned, as de-
termined by those States.
(iii) The Trade Representative shall
make every effort to ensure that the State
concerned is involved in the development of
the position of the United States at each
stage of the consultations and each subse-
quent stage of dispute settlement proceed-
ings regarding the matter. In particular,
the Trade Representative shall—
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(I) notify the State concerned not
later than 7 days after a WTO mem-
ber requests the establishment of a
dispute settlement panel or gives no-
tice of the WTO member’s decision to
appeal a report by a dispute settle-
ment panel regarding the matter; and
(II) provide the State concerned
with the opportunity to advise and as-
sist the Trade Representative in the
preparation of factual information and
argumentation for any written or oral
presentations by the United States in
consultations or in proceedings of a
panel or the Appellate Body regarding
the matter.
(iv) If a dispute settlement panel or
the Appellate Body finds that the law of a
State is inconsistent with any of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements, the Trade Rep-
resentative shall consult with the State
concerned in an effort to develop a mutu-
ally agreeable response to the report of the
panel or the Appellate Body and shall
make every effort to ensure that the State
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concerned is involved in the development of
the United States position regarding the
response.
(D) NOTICE TO STATES REGARDING CON-
SULTATIONS
ON
FOREIGN
SUBCENTRAL
GOV-
ERNMENT LAWS.—
(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Trade
Representative shall, at least 30 days be-
fore making a request for consultations
under Article 4 of the Dispute Settlement
Understanding regarding a subcentral gov-
ernment measure of another WTO mem-
ber, notify, and solicit the views of, appro-
priate representatives of each State regard-
ing the matter.
(ii) In exigent circumstances clause
(i) shall not apply, in which case the Trade
Representative shall notify the appropriate
representatives of each State not later than
3 days after making the request for con-
sultations referred to in clause (i).
(2) LEGAL CHALLENGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—No State law, or the
application of such a State law, may be de-
clared invalid as to any person or circumstance
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on the ground that the provision or application
is inconsistent with any of the Uruguay Round
Agreements, except in an action brought by the
United States for the purpose of declaring such
law or application invalid.
(B) PROCEDURES GOVERNING ACTION.—In
any action described in subparagraph (A) that
is brought by the United States against a State
or any subdivision thereof—
(i) a report of a dispute settlement
panel or the Appellate Body convened
under the Dispute Settlement Understand-
ing regarding the State law, or the law of
any political subdivision thereof, shall not
be considered as binding or otherwise ac-
corded deference;
(ii) the United States shall have the
burden of proving that the law that is the
subject of the action, or the application of
that law, is inconsistent with the agree-
ment in question;
(iii) any State whose interests may be
impaired or impeded in the action shall
have the unconditional right to intervene in
the action as a party, and the United
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States shall be entitled to amend its com-
plaint to include a claim or cross-claim
concerning the law of a State that so inter-
venes; and
(iv) any State law that is declared in-
valid shall not be deemed to have been in-
valid in its application during any period
before the court’s judgment becomes final
and all timely appeals, including discre-
tionary review, of such judgment are ex-
hausted.
(C) REPORTS TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—At least 30 days before the United
States brings an action described in subpara-
graph (A), the Trade Representative shall pro-
vide a report to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate—
(i) describing the proposed action;
(ii) describing efforts by the Trade
Representative to resolve the matter with
the State concerned by other means; and
(iii) if the State law was the subject
of consultations under the Dispute Settle-
ment Understanding, certifying that the
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Trade Representative has substantially
complied with the requirements of para-
graph (1)(C) in connection with the mat-
ter.
Following the submission of the report, and before
the action is brought, the Trade Representative shall
consult with the committees referred to in the pre-
ceding sentence concerning the matter.
(3) DEFINITION OF STATE LAW.—For purposes
of this subsection—
(A) the term ‘‘State law’’ includes—
(i) any law of a political subdivision of
a State; and
(ii) any State law regulating or taxing
the business of insurance; and
(B) the terms ‘‘dispute settlement panel’’
and ‘‘Appellate Body’’ have the meanings given
those terms in section 121.
(c) EFFECT OF AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PRI-
VATE REMEDIES.—
(1) LIMITATIONS.—No person other than the
United States—
(A) shall have any cause of action or de-
fense under any of the Uruguay Round Agree-
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ments or by virtue of congressional approval of
such an agreement, or
(B) may challenge, in any action brought
under any provision of law, any action or inac-
tion by any department, agency, or other in-
strumentality of the United States, any State,
or any political subdivision of a State on the
ground that such action or inaction is inconsist-
ent with such agreement.
(2) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intention
of the Congress through paragraph (1) to occupy the
field with respect to any cause of action or defense
under or in connection with any of the Uruguay
Round Agreements, including by precluding any per-
son other than the United States from bringing any
action against any State or political subdivision
thereof or raising any defense to the application of
State law under or in connection with any of the
Uruguay Round Agreements—
(A) on the basis of a judgment obtained by
the United States in an action brought under
any such agreement; or
(B) on any other basis.
(d) STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.—The
statement of administrative action approved by the Con-
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gress under section 101(a) shall be regarded as an author-
itative expression by the United States concerning the in-
terpretation and application of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments and this Act in any judicial proceeding in which
a question arises concerning such interpretation or appli-
cation.
SEC. 103. IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF
ENTRY INTO FORCE; REGULATIONS.
(a) IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS.—After the date of the
enactment of this Act—
(1) the President may proclaim such actions,
and
(2) other appropriate officers of the United
States Government may issue such regulations,
as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this
Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect
on the date any of the Uruguay Round Agreements enters
into force with respect to the United States is appro-
priately implemented on such date. Such proclamation or
regulation may not have an effective date earlier than the
date of entry into force with respect to the United States
of the agreement to which the proclamation or regulation
relates.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Any interim regulation nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out any action proposed in
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the statement of administrative action approved under sec-
tion 101(a) to implement an agreement described in sec-
tion 101(d) (7), (12), or (13) shall be issued not later than
1 year after the date on which the agreement enters into
force with respect to the United States.
Subtitle B—Tariff Modifications
SEC. 111. TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the authority pro-
vided by section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competi-
tiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2902), the President shall
have the authority to proclaim—
(1) such other modification of any duty,
(2) such other staged rate reduction, or
(3) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate
to carry out Schedule XX.
(b) OTHER TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.—Subject to the
consultation and layover requirements of section 115, the
President may proclaim—
(1) the modification of any duty or staged rate
reduction of any duty set forth in Schedule XX if—
(A) the United States agrees to such modi-
fication or staged rate reduction in a multilat-
eral negotiation under the auspices of the
WTO, and
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(B) such modification or staged rate reduc-
tion applies to the rate of duty on an article
contained in a tariff category that was the sub-
ject of reciprocal duty elimination or harmoni-
zation negotiations during the Uruguay Round
of multilateral trade negotiations, and
(2) such modifications as are necessary to cor-
rect technical errors in Schedule XX or to make
other rectifications to the Schedule.
(c) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE DUTIES ON ARTICLES
FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) DETERMINATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—Notwithstanding section
251 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19
U.S.C. 1881), after the entry into force of the
WTO Agreement with respect to the United
States, if the President—
(i) determines that a foreign country
(other than a foreign country that is a
WTO member country) is not according
adequate trade benefits to the United
States, including substantially equal com-
petitive opportunities for the commerce of
the United States, and
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(ii) consults with the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate,
the President may proclaim an increase in the
rate of duty with respect to any article of such
country in accordance with subparagraph (B).
(B) RATE
OF
DUTY
DESCRIBED.—The
President may proclaim a rate of duty on any
article of a country identified under subpara-
graph (A) that is equal to the greater of—
(i) the rate of duty set forth for such
article in the base rate of duty column of
Schedule XX, or
(ii) the rate of duty set forth for such
article in the bound rate of duty column of
Schedule XX.
(2) TERMINATION
OF
INCREASED
DUTIES.—
The President shall terminate any increase in the
rate of duty proclaimed under this subsection by a
proclamation which shall be effective on the earlier
of—
(A) the date set out in such proclamation
of termination, or
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(B) the date the WTO Agreement enters
into force with respect to the foreign country
with respect to which the determination under
paragraph (1) was made.
(3) PUBLICATION
OF
DETERMINATION
AND
TERMINATION.—The President shall publish in the
Federal Register notice of a determination made
under paragraph (1) and a termination occurring by
reason of paragraph (2).
(d) ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN COLUMN 2 RATES OF
DUTY.—At such time as the President proclaims any
modification to the HTS to implement the provisions of
Schedule XX, the President shall also proclaim the rate
of duty set forth in Column B as the column 2 rate of
duty for the subheading of the HTS that corresponds to
the subheading in Schedule XX listed in Column A.
Column A
Column B
Schedule XX subheading:
Rate of duty for column 2
of the HTS:
0201.10.50 .......................................................
31.1%
0201.20.80 .......................................................
31.1%
0201.30.80 .......................................................
31.1%
0202.10.50 .......................................................
31.1%
0202.20.80 .......................................................
31.1%
0202.30.80 .......................................................
31.1%
0401.30.25 .......................................................
90.8¢/liter
0401.30.75 .......................................................
$1.936/kg
0402.10.50 .......................................................
$1.018/kg
0402.21.25 .......................................................
$1.018/kg
0402.21.50 .......................................................
$1.285/kg
0402.21.90 .......................................................
$1.831/kg
0402.29.50 .......................................................
$1.299/kg + 17.5%
0402.91.60 .......................................................
36.8¢/kg
0402.99.50 .......................................................
58.4¢/kg
0402.99.90 .......................................................
54.5¢/kg + 17.5%
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0403.10.50 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 20%
0403.90.16 .......................................................
90.8¢/liter
0403.90.45 .......................................................
$1.03/kg
0403.90.55 .......................................................
$1.285/kg
0403.90.65 .......................................................
$1.831/kg
0403.90.78 .......................................................
$1.936/kg
0403.90.95 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 20%
0404.10.11 .......................................................
20%
0404.10.15 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 10%
0404.10.90 .......................................................
$1.03/kg
0404.90.30 .......................................................
25%
0404.90.50 .......................................................
$1.399/kg + 10%
0405.00.40 .......................................................
$1.813/kg
0405.00.90 .......................................................
$2.194/kg + 10%
0406.10.08 .......................................................
$1.775/kg
0406.10.18 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.10.28 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.10.38 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.10.48 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.10.58 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.10.68 .......................................................
$1.631/kg
0406.10.78 .......................................................
$1.328/kg
0406.10.88 .......................................................
$1.775/kg
0406.20.28 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.20.33 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.20.39 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.20.48 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.20.53 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.20.63 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.20.67 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.20.71 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.20.75 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.20.79 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.20.83 .......................................................
$1.631/kg
0406.20.87 .......................................................
$1.328/kg
0406.20.91 .......................................................
$1.775/kg
0406.30.18 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.30.28 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.30.38 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.30.48 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.30.53 .......................................................
$1.631/kg
0406.30.63 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.30.67 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.30.71 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.30.75 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.30.79 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.30.83 .......................................................
$1.631/kg
0406.30.87 .......................................................
$1.328/kg
0406.30.91 .......................................................
$1.775/kg
0406.40.70 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.90.12 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.90.18 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.90.33 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.90.38 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
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0406.90.43 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.90.48 .......................................................
$2.208/kg
0406.90.64 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.90.68 .......................................................
$2.525/kg
0406.90.74 .......................................................
$2.67/kg
0406.90.78 .......................................................
$1.443/kg
0406.90.84 .......................................................
$1.241/kg
0406.90.88 .......................................................
$2.121/kg
0406.90.92 .......................................................
$1.631/kg
0406.90.94 .......................................................
$1.328/kg
0406.90.97 .......................................................
$1.775/kg
1202.10.80 .......................................................
192.7%
1202.20.80 .......................................................
155%
1517.90.60 .......................................................
40.2¢/kg
1701.11.50 .......................................................
39.85¢/kg
1701.12.10 .......................................................
6.58170¢/kg less 0.0622005¢/
kg for each degree under 100
degrees (and fractions of a de-
gree in proportion) but not less
than 5.031562¢/kg
1701.12.50 .......................................................
42.05¢/kg
1701.91.10 .......................................................
6.58170¢/kg less 0.0622005¢/
kg for each degree under 100
degrees (and fractions of a de-
gree in proportion) but not less
than 5.031562¢/kg
1701.91.30 .......................................................
42.05¢/kg
1701.91.48 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg + 6%
1701.91.58 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg + 6%
1701.99.10 .......................................................
6.58170¢/kg less 0.0622005¢/
kg for each degree under 100
degrees (and fractions of a de-
gree in proportion) but not less
than 5.031562¢/kg
1701.99.50 .......................................................
42.05¢/kg
1702.20.28 .......................................................
19.9¢/kg of total sugars + 6%
1702.30.28 .......................................................
19.9¢/kg of total sugars + 6%
1702.40.28 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg of total sugars + 6%
1702.60.28 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg of total sugars + 6%
1702.90.10 .......................................................
6.58170¢/kg of total sugars
1702.90.20 .......................................................
42.05¢/kg
1702.90.58 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg of total sugars + 6%
1702.90.68 .......................................................
39.9¢/kg + 6%
1704.90.58 .......................................................
47.4¢/kg + 12.2%
1704.90.68 .......................................................
47.4¢/kg + 12.2%
1704.90.78 .......................................................
47.4¢/kg + 12.2%
1806.10.15 .......................................................
25.5¢/kg
1806.10.28 .......................................................
39.5¢/kg
1806.10.38 .......................................................
39.5¢/kg
1806.10.55 .......................................................
39.5¢/kg
1806.10.75 .......................................................
39.5¢/kg
1806.20.26 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 5%
1806.20.28 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 5%
1806.20.36 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 5%
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1806.20.38 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 5%
1806.20.73 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.77 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.82 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.83 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.87 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.89 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.92 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.93 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.96 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 10%
1806.20.97 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 10%
1806.32.06 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 5%
1806.32.08 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 5%
1806.32.16 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 5%
1806.32.18 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 5%
1806.32.70 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.32.80 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.08 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.10 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.18 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.20 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.28 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.30 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.38 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.40 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.48 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.50 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.58 .......................................................
43.8¢/kg + 7%
1806.90.60 .......................................................
62.1¢/kg + 7%
1901.10.30 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 17.5%
1901.10.40 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 17.5%
1901.10.75 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 17.5%
1901.10.85 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 17.5%
1901.20.15 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.20.25 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.20.35 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.20.50 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.20.60 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.20.70 .......................................................
49.8¢/kg + 10%
1901.90.36 .......................................................
$1.328/kg
1901.90.42 .......................................................
25%
1901.90.44 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 16%
1901.90.46 .......................................................
25%
1901.90.48 .......................................................
$1.217/kg + 16%
1901.90.54 .......................................................
27.9¢/kg + 10%
1901.90.58 .......................................................
27.9¢/kg + 10%
2008.11.15 .......................................................
155%
2008.11.35 .......................................................
155%
2008.11.60 .......................................................
155%
2101.10.38 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
2101.10.48 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
2101.10.58 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
2101.20.38 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
2101.20.48 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
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2101.20.58 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 10%
2103.90.78 .......................................................
35.9¢/kg + 7.5%
2105.00.20 .......................................................
59¢/kg + 20%
2105.00.40 .......................................................
59¢/kg + 20%
2106.90.02 .......................................................
$1.014/kg
2106.90.04 .......................................................
$2.348/kg
2106.90.08 .......................................................
$2.348/kg
2106.90.11 .......................................................
6.58170¢/kg of total sugars
2106.90.12 .......................................................
42.05¢/kg
2106.90.34 .......................................................
82.8¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.38 .......................................................
82.8¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.44 .......................................................
82.8¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.48 .......................................................
82.8¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.57 .......................................................
33.9¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.67 .......................................................
33.9¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.77 .......................................................
33.9¢/kg + 10%
2106.90.87 .......................................................
33.9¢/kg + 10%
2202.90.28 .......................................................
27.6¢/liter + 17.5%
2309.90.28 .......................................................
94.6¢/kg + 7.5%
2309.90.48 .......................................................
94.6¢/kg + 7.5%
2401.10.70 .......................................................
85¢/kg
2401.10.90 .......................................................
85¢/kg
2401.20.30 .......................................................
$1.21/kg
2401.20.45 .......................................................
$1.15/kg
2401.20.55 .......................................................
$1.15/kg
2801.30.20 .......................................................
37%
2805.30.00 .......................................................
31.3%
2805.40.00 .......................................................
5.7%
2811.19.10 .......................................................
4.9%
2818.10.20 .......................................................
4.1%
2822.00.00 .......................................................
1.7%
2827.39.20 .......................................................
31.9%
2833.11.50 .......................................................
3.6%
2833.27.00 .......................................................
4.2%
2836.40.20 .......................................................
4.8%
2836.60.00 .......................................................
8.4%
2837.20.10 .......................................................
5.1%
2840.11.00 .......................................................
1.2%
2840.19.00 .......................................................
0.4%
2849.20.20 .......................................................
1.6%
2903.15.00 .......................................................
88%
2903.16.00 .......................................................
33.3%
2903.30.05 .......................................................
46.3%
2906.11.00 .......................................................
6.2%
2907.12.00 .......................................................
48.3%
2909.11.00 .......................................................
4%
2912.11.00 .......................................................
12.1%
2916.15.10 .......................................................
35.2%
2916.19.30 .......................................................
24.4%
2923.20.20 .......................................................
33.4%
3213.90.00 .......................................................
48.6%
3307.10.20 .......................................................
81.7%
3307.49.00 .......................................................
73.2%
3403.11.20 .......................................................
0.4%
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3403.19.10 .......................................................
0.4%
3506.10.10 .......................................................
30.4%
3603.00.30 .......................................................
8.3%
3603.00.90 .......................................................
0.3%
3604.10.00 .......................................................
12.5%
3606.90.30 .......................................................
56.7%
3706.10.30 .......................................................
7%
3807.00.00 .......................................................
0.2%
3823.90.33 .......................................................
26.3%
3904.61.00 .......................................................
34.1%
3916.90.10 .......................................................
40.6%
3920.51.50 .......................................................
48.2%
3920.59.80 .......................................................
51.7%
3926.90.65 .......................................................
8.4%
5201.00.18 .......................................................
36.9¢/kg
5201.00.28 .......................................................
36.9¢/kg
5201.00.38 .......................................................
36.9¢/kg
5201.00.80 .......................................................
36.9¢/kg
5202.99.30 .......................................................
9.2¢/kg
5203.00.30 .......................................................
36.9¢/kg
(e) AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE SUBHEADINGS
AND MODIFY COLUMN 2 RATES OF DUTY FOR TARIFF
SIMPLIFICATION PURPOSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the HTS column
1 general rates of duty for 2 or more 8-digit sub-
headings are at the same level and such subheadings
are subordinate to a provision required by the Inter-
national Convention on the Harmonized Commodity
Description and Coding System, the President may
proclaim, subject to the consultation and layover re-
quirements of section 115, that the goods described
in such subheadings be provided for in a single 8-
digit subheading of the HTS, and that—
(A) the HTS column 1 general rate of
duty for such single subheading be the column
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1 general rate of duty common to all such sub-
headings, and
(B) the HTS column 2 rate of duty for
such single subheading be the highest column 2
rate of duty for such subheadings that is in ef-
fect on the day before the effective date of such
proclamation.
(2) SAME LEVEL OF DUTY.—The provisions of
this subsection apply to subheadings described in
paragraph (1) that have the same column 1 general
rate of duty—
(A) on the date of the enactment of this
Act, or
(B) after such date of enactment as a re-
sult of a staged reduction in such column 1
rates of duty.
SEC. 112. IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEDULE XX PROVISIONS
ON SHIP REPAIRS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484E(b) of the Customs
and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 1466 note; 104 Stat.
710) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) any entry made pursuant to section 466(h)
(1) or (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1466(h) (1) or (2)), on or after the date of the entry
into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to
the United States.’’.
(b) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SPARE PARTS.—Sec-
tion 466(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1466(h))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) the cost of spare parts necessarily installed
before the first entry into the United States, but
only if duty is paid under appropriate commodity
classifications of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States upon first entry into the United
States of each such spare part purchased in, or im-
ported from, a foreign country.’’.
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SEC. 113. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION AND REFUND
OF DUTY PAID ON CERTAIN ENTRIES.
(a) LIQUIDATION
OR
RELIQUIDATION.—Notwith-
standing section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall liquidate
or reliquidate the entries listed or otherwise described in
subsection (c) and refund any duty or excess duty that
was paid, as provided in subsection (c).
(b) REQUESTS.—Liquidation or reliquidation may be
made under subsection (a) with respect to an entry only
if a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service,
within 180 days after the date on which the WTO Agree-
ment enters into force with respect to the United States,
that contains sufficient information to enable the Customs
Service—
(1) to locate the entry; or
(2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be lo-
cated.
(c) ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in subsection
(a) are as follows:
(1) 
AGGLOMERATED
STONE
TILES.—Any
goods—
(A) for which the importer claimed or
would have claimed entry under subheading
6810.19.12 of the HTS on or after October 1,
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1990, and before the effective date of a procla-
mation issued by the President under section
103(a) of this Act with respect to items under
such subheading in order to carry out Schedule
XX, or
(B) entered on or after January 1, 1989,
and before October 1, 1990, for which entry
would have been claimed under subheading
6810.19.12 of the HTS on or after October 1,
1990,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the wording
of that subheading were ‘‘Of stone agglomerated
with binders other than cement’’, and the Secretary
of the Treasury shall refund any excess duties paid
with respect to such entries.
(2) CLOMIPHENE CITRATE.—
(A) Any entry, or withdrawal from ware-
house for consumption, of goods under heading
9902.29.95 of the HTS (relating to clomiphene
citrate) which was made after December 31,
1988, and before January 1, 1993, and with re-
spect to which there would have been no duty
if the reference to subheading ‘‘2922.19.15’’ in
such heading were a reference to subheading
‘‘2922.19.15 or any subheading of chapter 30’’
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at the time of such entry or withdrawal, shall
be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty.
(B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall
refund any duties paid with respect to entries
described in subparagraph (A).
SEC. 114. MODIFICATIONS TO THE HTS.
(a) WOOL.—
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 51 of the HTS is
amended—
(A) by striking subheading 5101.21.60 and
inserting the following new superior text and
subheadings, with the superior text having the
same degree of indentation as the article de-
scription in subheading 5101.11.60:
‘‘
Other:
5101.21.65
Unimproved wool; other wool,
not finer than 46s ....................
Free
81.6¢/
kg+20%
5101.21.70
Other ........................................
7.7¢/
kg+6.25%
Free (MX)
0.8¢/kg+0.6%
(IL) 3¢/
kg+2.5% (CA)
81.6¢/
kg+20%
’’;
(B) by striking subheading 5101.29.60 and
inserting the following new superior text and
subheadings, with the superior text having the
same degree of indentation as the article de-
scription in subheading 5102.10.20:
‘‘
Other:
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5101.29.65
Unimproved wool; other wool,
not finer than 46s ..................
Free
81.6¢/
kg+20%
5101.29.70
Other ......................................
7.7¢/
kg+6.25%
0.8¢/kg+0.6%
(IL) 3¢/
kg+2.5% (CA)
6.1¢/kg+5%
(MX)
81.6¢/
kg+20%
’’;
and
(C) by striking subheading 5101.30.60 and
inserting the following new superior text and
subheadings, with the superior text having the
same degree of indentation as the superior text
immediately preceding subheading 5102.10.20:
‘‘
Other:
5101.30.65
Unimproved wool; other wool,
not finer than 46s ....................
Free
81.6¢/
kg+20%
5101.30.70
Other ........................................
7.7¢/
kg+6.25%
Free (MX)
0.8¢/kg+0.6%
(IL) 3¢/
kg+2.5% (CA)
81.6¢/
kg+20%
’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection take effect on the effective date
of the proclamation issued by the President under
section 103(a) to carry out Schedule XX.
(b) DUTY
FREE
TREATMENT
FOR
OCTADECYL
ISOCYANATE
AND
5-CHLORO-2-(2,4-DICHLORO-
PHENOXY)PHENOL.—The President—
(1) shall proclaim duty-free entry for octadecyl
isocyanate 
and 
5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-
phenoxy)phenol, to be effective on the effective date
of the proclamation issued by the President under
section 103(a) to carry out Schedule XX, and
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(2) shall take such actions as are necessary to
reflect such tariff treatment in Schedule XX.
SEC. 115. CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER REQUIREMENTS
FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED
ACTIONS.
If a provision of this Act provides that the implemen-
tation of an action by the President by proclamation is
subject to the consultation and layover requirements of
this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—
(1) the President has obtained advice regarding
the proposed action from—
(A) the appropriate advisory committees
established under section 135 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155), and
(B) the International Trade Commission;
(2) the President has submitted a report to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate that sets forth—
(A) the action proposed to be proclaimed
and the reasons for such actions, and
(B) the advice obtained under paragraph
(1);
(3) a period of 60 calendar days, beginning
with the first day on which the President has met
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the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) with re-
spect to such action, has expired; and
(4) the President has consulted with such com-
mittees regarding the proposed action during the pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (3).
SEC. 116. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section
114(a) and subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle and
the amendments made by this subtitle take effect on the
date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with
respect to the United States.
(b) SECTION 115.—Section 115 takes effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Uruguay Round Imple-
mentation and Dispute Settle-
ment
SEC. 121. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subtitle:
(1) ADMINISTERING
AUTHORITY.—The term
‘‘administering authority’’ has the meaning given
that term in section 771(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930.
(2) APPELLATE
BODY.—The term ‘‘Appellate
Body’’ means the Appellate Body established under
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Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understand-
ing.
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES; CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the committees re-
ferred to in subparagraph (B) and any other
committees of the Congress that have jurisdic-
tion involving the matter with respect to which
consultations are to be held.
(B) CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The
term ‘‘congressional committees’’ means the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate.
(4) DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT
PANEL; PANEL.—
The terms ‘‘dispute settlement panel’’ and ‘‘panel’’
mean a panel established pursuant to Article 6 of
the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
(5) DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT
BODY.—The term
‘‘Dispute Settlement Body’’ means the Dispute Set-
tlement Body administering the rules and proce-
dures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Under-
standing.
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(6) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDERSTANDING.—
The term ‘‘Dispute Settlement Understanding’’
means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in
section 101(d)(16).
(7) GENERAL
COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘General
Council’’ means the General Council established
under paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agree-
ment.
(8) MINISTERIAL
CONFERENCE.—The term
‘‘Ministerial Conference’’ means the Ministerial Con-
ference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV
of the WTO Agreement.
(9) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘‘Antidumping
Agreement’’, ‘‘Agreement on Subsidies and Counter-
vailing Measures’’, and ‘‘Safeguards Agreement’’
mean the agreements referred to in section
101(d)(7), (12), and (13), respectively.
SEC. 122. IMPLEMENTATION OF URUGUAY ROUND AGREE-
MENTS.
(a) DECISIONMAKING.—In the implementation of the
Uruguay Round Agreements and the functioning of the
World Trade Organization, it is the objective of the United
States to ensure that the Ministerial Conference and the
General Council continue the practice of decisionmaking
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(c) REPORT ON DECISIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after
the end of any calendar year in which the Ministerial
Conference or the General Council adopts by vote
any decision to take any action described in para-
graph (1), (2), (4), or (6) of subsection (b), the
Trade Representative shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees describing—
(A) the nature of the decision;
(B) the efforts made by the United States
to have the matter decided by consensus pursu-
ant to paragraph 1 of article IX of the WTO
Agreement, and the results of those efforts;
(C) which countries voted for, and which
countries voted against, the decision;
(D) the rights or obligations of the United
States affected by the decision and any Federal
or State law that would be amended or re-
pealed, if the President after consultation with
the Congress determined that such amendment
or repeal was an appropriate response; and
(E) the action the President intends to
take in response to the decision or, if the Presi-
dent does not intend to take any action, the
reasons therefor.
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(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) GRANT OF WAIVER.—In the case of a
decision to grant a waiver described in sub-
section (b)(3), the report under paragraph (1)
shall describe the terms and conditions of the
waiver and the rights and obligations of the
United States that are affected by the waiver.
(B) ACCESSION.—In the case of a decision
on accession described in subsection (b)(5), the
report under paragraph (1) shall state whether
the United States intends to invoke Article XIII
of the WTO Agreement.
(d) CONSULTATION ON REPORT.—Promptly after the
submission of a report under subsection (c), the Trade
Representative shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to the report.
SEC. 123. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PANELS AND PROCE-
DURES.
(a) REVIEW BY PRESIDENT.—The President shall re-
view annually the WTO panel roster and shall include the
panel roster and the list of persons serving on the Appel-
late Body in the annual report submitted by the President
under section 163(a) of the Trade Act of 1974.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTEES TO PANELS.—
The Trade Representative shall—
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(1) seek to ensure that persons appointed to the
WTO panel roster are well-qualified, and that the
roster includes persons with expertise in the subject
areas covered by the Uruguay Round Agreements;
and
(2) inform the President of persons nominated
to the roster by other WTO member countries.
(c) RULES GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—
The Trade Representative shall seek the establishment by
the General Council and the Dispute Settlement Body of
rules governing conflicts of interest by persons serving on
panels and members of the Appellate Body and shall de-
scribe, in the annual report submitted under section 124,
any progress made in establishing such rules.
(d) NOTIFICATION OF DISPUTES.—Promptly after a
dispute settlement panel is established to consider the con-
sistency of Federal or State law with any of the Uruguay
Round Agreements, the Trade Representative shall notify
the appropriate congressional committees of—
(1) the nature of the dispute, including the
matters set forth in the request for the establish-
ment of the panel, the legal basis of the complaint,
and the specific measures, in particular any State or
Federal law cited in the request for establishment of
the panel;