jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-12 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Mixtures of N-phenyl-N-((trichloromethyl)thio)-benzenesulfonamide, calcium carbonate, and mineral oil.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-12 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain battery assemblies.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-12 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain mixtures containing Y3-Y(6--chloro-3-pridinyl)methyl?-2-thiazolidinylidene?cyana ide.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-12 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain wooden wall plates.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Paraquat dichloride (1,1'dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride).
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 3-oxido-5-oxo-4-propionylcyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid calcium salt.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methyl (E)-methoxyimino-2(2-o-tolyloxymethyl) phenyl) acetate (kresoxim methyl).
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-Chloro benzyl chloride.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on product mixtures containing Imidacloprid: 1-(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylidene amine Z9: (9Z)-9-Tricosene.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures containing methyl 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-y l)carboxamidosulfonylbenzoate; sodium (4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylc arbonyl)(2-methoxycarbonylphenylsulfonyl)azanide & methyl 4-iodo-2-Y3-(4-methoxy-6-methy.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the reduction of the existing duty on 1-Propene-2-methyl homopolymer (Polyisobutylene).
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain cellular plastic sheets for use in filters.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain plastic mesh for use in filters.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain plastic fittings.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on ethofumesate in bulk or mixtures.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain engines for snowmobiles.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on ceiling fans for permanent installation.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sleeping bags.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-03-06 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-03-13 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-03-14 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain isotopic separation machinery and apparatus, and parts thereof, for use in the construction of an isotopic separation facility in southern New Mexico.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise the article description for certain cigars to provide for the duty treatment of cigars certified as handmade and each valued 23 cents or over.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-04-02 00:00:00

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make it unlawful for a person to import plastinated human remains into the United States. Imposes civil penalties, including forfeiture of the remains, for violation of such prohibition. Requires enforcement by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-06-04 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of ethanol used as fuel.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-06-26 00:00:00

Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act - Authorizes the President to designate Reconstruction Opportunity Zones within Afghanistan or Pakistan, provided certain eligibility criteria are met, including that: (1) such countries establish, or make progress toward establishing, a market-based economy, instituting rule of law, protecting core labor standards, and eliminating barriers to trade and investment; (2) such countries can be designated as a beneficiary developing country; and (3) the designation of a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone is appropriate taking into account certain qualifying factors. Provides for the duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel products, as well as nontextile and nonapparel products, from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone through September 30, 2023. Sets forth requirements to prevent the unlawful transshipment of such products. Continues the duty-free treatment of such products from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan or Pakistan only if the President certifies to Congress that such countries have met certain requirements, including: (1) designation of a labor official; and (2) have agreed to require textile or apparel exporting enterprises to participate in a technical assistance, capacity building, compliance assessment, and remediation program. Authorizes the President to withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment under this Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-06-26 00:00:00

Amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the U.S. customs territory at the rate of duty applicable under such agreement. Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act to repeal certain rules of origin requirements with respect to goods made of nonoriginating material that are produced in a foreign-trade zone or subzone that enter a U.S. customs territory. Adds a rule with respect to goods produced entirely in the territory of one or more NAFTA countries, but where any nonoriginating materials, provided for as parts and used in a good's production, do not undergo a change in tariff classification. Requires, in such an instance, that a good be treated as originating in a NAFTA country if: (1) the regional value-content of the good is at least 60% where the transaction value method is used, or at least 50% where the net cost method is used; and (2) the good satisfies all other applicable requirements.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00

Recreational Performance Outerwear Apparel Act of 2008 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. Establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund; and (2) make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-07-31 00:00:00

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain laminated woven bags be marked with the country of origin.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-09-17 00:00:00

Green Export Enhancement Act or the GREEN Act - Authorizes the President, subject to consultation and layover requirements of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, to proclaim the modification or staged rate reduction of any duty in Schedule XX-United States of America, annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, on environmental goods, as defined in a multilateral negotiation for the reciprocal elimination, reduction, or harmonization of duties under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, if the United States agrees to such modification or reduction in such a negotiation.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Education
Date: 2007-02-15 00:00:00

ED 1.0 Act - Establishes a pilot program requiring the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award six-year grants to four minority-serving educational institutions, enabling them to develop digital and wireless networks for online programs of study within the institutions. Gives grant priority to institutions serving counties: (1) that meet specified criteria of economic depression; (2) less than 18% of whose residents have a higher education; and (3) at least half of whose residents are minorities.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-03-22 00:00:00

Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economies. Authorizes the use of alternative methodologies in determining whether a subsidy is countervailable with respect to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Requires congressional approval for revocation of nonmarket economy country determinations made by the administering authority. Requires a United States International Trade Commission study of how the PRC uses government intervention to promote investment, employment, and exports.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-04-12 00:00:00

Ethanol Tariff Extension and Caribbean Basin Initiative Investigation Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff duty on ethanol through January 1, 2011. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study, and report the results to Congress, on the source and quantity of ethanol imported into the United States from beneficiary countries designated under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-04-19 00:00:00

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition against importation of goods manufactured by convict, forced, or indentured labor. (Thus, bans the importation of goods manufactured by convict, forced, or indentured labor even if similar goods are not sufficiently produced in the United States to meet U.S. consumer demand.)
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-05-24 00:00:00

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities to treat a corporation electing such tax as continuing to use a qualifying vessel in the U.S. foreign trade during any period of use in the U.S. domestic trade, thus eliminating the 30 day limitation on operating in U.S. domestic trade under current law.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2007-05-25 00:00:00

Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Foreign Trade Zones Act to permit the transfer of distilled spirits used in a foreign trade zone for the manufacture or production of nonbeverage products (i.e., medicines, medicinal preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume, which are unfit for beverage purposes) to an activated foreign trade zone without payment of applicable excise taxes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) require manufacturers and producers of such nonbeverage products to file an adequate bond and permit; and (2) examine records and compel testimony to enforce the provisions of this Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain DVD camcorder readers and writers. Provides for retroactive liquidation or reliquidation.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty treatment of certain non-knit mechanics' work gloves. Applies to such gloves the same staged rate reductions as accorded certain other gloves, mittens, and mitts used in sports.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Commerce
Date: 2007-11-01 00:00:00

Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase to not less than 50 the number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2007-11-15 00:00:00

Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the elimination of duty on certain imported footwear would provide significant benefit to U.S. consumers, particularly lower-income families. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain footwear (including children's shoes) made of rubber or plastics that are imported into the United States. Amends the Caribbean Basic Economic Recovery Act to provide footwear imported directly from Haiti into the United States with the same preferential treatment that is provided to certain imported footwear under the Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-02-14 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on fan assisted, plugin, scented oil dispensing, electrothermic appliances.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2008-05-22 00:00:00

Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008 - Directs the President to develop, and submit to Congress, a list of groups (including army units) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that commit serious human rights or international humanitarian law violations or crimes under international law.Prohibits the importation of products from the DRC that contain or are derived from columbite-tantalite or cassiterite, including such products that are mined or produced and benefit such groups, until the President certifies to Congress that such violations and crimes have ceased. Makes it unlawful for a person to violate such prohibition. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for such violations, including seizure and forfeiture for any violations of other U.S. customs laws.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Private legislation
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00

Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-06-27 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Energy
Date: 2008-07-07 00:00:00

Amends Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license authorizing the importation into the United States of: (1) low-level radioactive waste; or (2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted from regulation under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act. Exempts from such prohibition low-level radioactive waste: (1) that is being returned to a U.S. government or military facility authorized to possess it; or (2) resulting from the use in a foreign country of nuclear material obtained by the foreign user from an entity in the United States that is being returned to the United States for management and disposal. Authorizes the President to waive the prohibition and authorize the grant of a specific license only after finding that such importation would meet an important national or international policy goal.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Transportation and public works
Date: 2008-07-08 00:00:00

Air Medical Service Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Requires all pilots of a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft providing emergency medical services, if there is a medical crew on board, without regard to whether there are patients on board, to comply with federal safety operating requirements governing commuter and on demand operations as well as persons on board aircraft. Prescribes other requirements for such aircraft when operating under instrument flight rules or carrying out training. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initiate a rulemaking to: (1) create a standardized checklist of risk evaluation factors which shall be used by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft emergency medical service operators to determine whether a mission should be accepted; (2) require such operators to implement and comply with performance based flight dispatch and flight-following procedures; and (3) develop a method to assess and ensure that such operators comply with the latter requirements. Requires helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft used for emergency medical service operations to have on board a terrain awareness and warning system device that meets FAA guidelines. Requires the Administrator to issue: (1) a report on the availability, survivability, and costs of devices that record voice communications and flight data information on existing and new helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft used for emergency medical service operations; and (2) regulations to require such devices on board such aircraft.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-07-10 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, and for other purposes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-22 00:00:00

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services as specified below on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands. Specifies that such authorized services include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration and protection services authorized under this Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2008-07-29 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain rayon staple fibers.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Immigration
Date: 2008-09-26 00:00:00

Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008 - Sets forth standards and procedures for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) border searches or seizures of electronic equipment transported by a U.S. resident. Prohibits a DHS official from considering race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting U.S. residents for such searches except as provided for by this Act. Sets forth limitations on the access to such equipment or the disclosure of related information. Authorizes claims to be made for damaged equipment. Sets forth remedy and enforcement provisions.