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‘‘(D) The publication, distribution, or sale of music
in print or machine readable form.
‘‘(E) Radio communications in which the transmissions
are intended for direct reception by the general public,
and all radio, television, and cable broadcasting undertak-
ings and all satellite programming and broadcast network
services.’’.
SEC. 514. REPORT ON IMPACT OF NAFTA ON MOTOR VEHICLE
EXPORTS TO MEXICO.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Trade in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts is
one of the most restricted areas of trade between the United
States and Mexico.
(2) The elimination of Mexico’s restrictive barriers to trade
in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts over a 10-year period
under the Agreement should increase substantially United
States exports of such products to Mexico.
(3) The Department of Commerce estimates that the Agree-
ment provides the opportunity to increase United States exports
of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts by $1,000,000,000
during the first year of the Agreement’s implementation with
the potential for additional increases over the 10-year transition
period.
(4) The United States automotive industry has estimated
that United States exports of motor vehicles to Mexico should
increase to more than 60,000 units during the first year of
the Agreement’s implementation, which is substantially above
the current level of 4,000 units.
(b) TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REPORT.—No later than July 1,
1995, and annually thereafter through 1999, the Trade Representa-
tive shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives on how effective the provisions of the Agreement
are with respect to increasing United States exports of motor
vehicles and motor vehicle parts to Mexico. Each report shall iden-
tify and determine the following:
(1) The patterns of trade in motor vehicles and motor
vehicle parts between the United States and Mexico during
the preceding 12-month period.
(2) The level of tariff and nontariff barriers that were
in force during the preceding 12-month period.
(3) The amount by which United States exports of motor
vehicles and motor vehicle parts to Mexico have increased
from the preceding 12-month period as a result of the elimi-
nation of Mexican tariff and nontariff barriers under the Agree-
ment.
(4) Whether any such increase in United States exports
meets the levels of new export opportunities anticipated under
the Agreement.
(5) If the anticipated levels of new United States export
opportunities are not reached, what actions the Trade Rep-
resentative is prepared to take to realize the benefits antici-
pated under the Agreement, including possible initiation of
additional negotiations with Mexico for the purpose of seeking
modifications of the Agreement.
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SEC. 515. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERIC TRADE.
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE CBI.—The Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 218 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 219. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERIC
TRADE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commissioner of Customs, after con-
sultation with appropriate officials in the State of Texas, is author-
ized and directed to make grants to an institution (or a consortium
of such institutions) to assist such institution in planning, establish-
ing, and operating a Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric
Trade (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Center’). The
Commissioner of Customs shall make the first grant not later
than December 1, 1994, and the Center shall be established not
later than February 1, 1995.
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF THE CENTER.—The Center shall be a year-round
program operated by an institution located in the State of Texas
(or a consortium of such institutions), the purpose of which is
to promote and study trade between and among Western Hemi-
sphere countries. The Center shall conduct activities designed to
examine—
‘‘(1) the impact of the NAFTA on the economies in, and
trade within, the Western Hemisphere,
‘‘(2) the negotiation of any future free trade agreements,
including possible accessions to the NAFTA; and
‘‘(3) adjusting tariffs, reducing nontariff barriers, improving
relations among customs officials, and promoting economic rela-
tions among countries in the Western Hemisphere.
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION; SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Commissioner
of Customs shall consult with appropriate officials of the State
of Texas and private sector authorities with respect to selecting,
planning, and establishing the Center. In selecting the appropriate
institution, the Commissioner of Customs shall give consideration
to—
‘‘(1) the institution’s ability to carry out the programs and
activities described in this section; and
‘‘(2) any resources the institution can provide the Center
in addition to Federal funds provided under this program.
‘‘(d) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The Center shall conduct the
following activities:
‘‘(1) Provide forums for international discussion and debate
for representatives from countries in the Western Hemisphere
regarding issues which affect trade and other economic relations
within the hemisphere, including the impact of the NAFTA
on individual economies and the desirability and feasibility
of possible accessions to the NAFTA by such countries.
‘‘(2) Conduct studies and research projects on subjects
which affect Western Hemisphere trade, including tariffs, cus-
toms, regional and national economics, business development
and finance, production and personnel management, manufac-
turing, agriculture, engineering, transportation, immigration,
telecommunications, medicine, science, urban studies, border
demographics, social anthropology, and population.
‘‘(3) Publish materials, disseminate information, and con-
duct seminars and conferences to support and educate rep-
resentatives from countries in the Western Hemisphere who
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seek to do business with or invest in other Western Hemisphere
countries.
‘‘(4) Provide grants, fellowships, endowed chairs, and finan-
cial assistance to outstanding scholars and authorities from
Western Hemisphere countries.
‘‘(5) Provide grants, fellowships, and other financial assist-
ance to qualified graduate students, from Western Hemisphere
countries, to study at the Center.
‘‘(6) Implement academic exchange programs and other
cooperative research and instructional agreements with the
complementary North/South Center at the University of Miami
at Coral Gables.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) NAFTA.—The term ‘NAFTA’ means the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
‘‘(2) WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRIES.—The terms ‘West-
ern Hemisphere countries’, ‘countries in the Western Hemi-
sphere’, and ‘Western Hemisphere’ mean Canada, the United
States, Mexico, countries located in South America, beneficiary
countries (as defined by section 212), the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
‘‘(f) FEES FOR SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a grant made under this section may
provide that the Center may charge a reasonable fee for attendance
at seminars and conferences and for copies of publications, studies,
reports, and other documents the Center publishes. The Center
may waive such fees in any case in which it determines imposing
a fee would impose a financial hardship and the purposes of the
Center would be served by granting such a waiver.
‘‘(g) DURATION OF GRANT.—The Commissioner of Customs is
directed to make grants to any institution or institutions selected
as the Center for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.
‘‘(h) REPORT.—The Commissioner of Customs shall, no later
than July 1, 1994, and annually thereafter for years for which
grants are made, submit a written report to the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives. The first report shall include—
‘‘(1) a statement identifying the institution or institutions
selected as the Center,
‘‘(2) the reasons for selecting the institution or institutions
as the Center, and
‘‘(3) the plan of such institution or institutions for operating
the Center.
Each subsequent report shall include information with respect to
the operations of the Center, the collaboration of the Center with,
and dissemination of information to, Government policymakers and
the business community with respect to the study of Western Hemi-
spheric trade by the Center, and the plan and efforts of the Center
to continue operations after grants under this section have expired.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums
as may be necessary in the 3 succeeding fiscal years to carry
out the purposes of section 219 of the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (as added by subsection (a)).
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SEC. 516. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the
provisions of this subtitle shall take effect on the date the Agree-
ment enters into force with respect to the United States.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Section 515 shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Funding
PART 1—CUSTOMS USER FEES
SEC. 521. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to read
as follows:
‘‘(5)(A) For fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, for
the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or
commercial aircraft from outside the customs territory of the
United States, $6.50.
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter,
for the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel
or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States
(other than a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A) of this
section), $5.’’
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) of subsection
(b), the following flush sentence:
‘‘Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to fiscal years 1994, 1995,
1996, and 1997.’’,
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘except’’ and all that
follows through the end period and inserting: ‘‘except—
‘‘(A) the portion of such fees that is required under
paragraph (3) for the direct reimbursement of appropria-
tions, and
‘‘(B) the portion of such fees that is determined by
the Secretary to be excess fees under paragraph (5).’’,
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking the first parenthet-
ical and inserting ‘‘(other than the fees under subsection
(a) (9) and (10) and the excess fees determined by the
Secretary under paragraph (5))’’,
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘under subsection
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a) (other than the
excess fees determined by the Secretary under paragraph
(5))’’, and
(D) by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) At the close of each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996,
and 1997, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the
amount of the fees collected under paragraph (5)(A) of sub-
section (a) for that fiscal year that exceeds the amount of
such fees that would have been collected for such fiscal year
if the fees that were in effect on the day before the effective
date of this paragraph applied to such fiscal year. The amount
of the excess fees determined under the preceding sentence
shall be deposited in the Customs User Fee Account and shall
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