jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:00

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences from December 31, 2009, through December 31, 2010. Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend the ATPA program through December 31, 2010. Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Advances from April 30, 2003, to June 30, 2010, the base scheduling date for biennial reports to Congress of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the operation of ATPA. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend customs fees for the processing of specified different kinds of merchandise entered into the United States: (1) from February 14, 2018, through May 14, 2018; and (2) from February 7, 2018, through June 7, 2018. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 1.5% (to 101.75% of such amount) the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2014.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-12-15 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:00

United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 - Title I: New Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 1004) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2012, for specified chemicals and other products. Title II: Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 2001) Extends existing suspensions and reductions of duties through December 31, 2012, for other specified chemicals and products. Imposes, suspends, and increases and/or decreases the duty on certain chemicals through December 31, 2012. Extends, through December 31, 2012, the suspension of duty on certain products. Imposes, through December 31, 2012, a duty on: (1) brakes designed for bicycles; and (2) certain 12V lead-acid storage batteries. Suspends, through December 31, 2012, the duty on: (1) certain catalytic converter mats of ceramic fibers; and (2) certain herbicides. Extends the duty on aspirin through December 31, 2012. Title III: Additional Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions - (Sec. 3001) Extends existing suspensions and reductions of duties through December 31, 2012, for certain additional chemicals and products. Imposes, suspends, and increases and/or decreases the duty on certain chemicals and products through December 31, 2012. (Sec. 3002) Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate or reliquidate entries of articles (as amended by titles II and III) which were made on or after January 1, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act, and with respect to which there would have been no duty or a reduced duty if the amendments applied to such entries, as though the entries had been made on the 15th day after enactment of this Act. Title IV: Customs User Fees; Time for Payment of Corporate Estimated Taxes; PAYGO Compliance - (Sec. 4001) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through December 10, 2018, and November 30, 2018, respectively. (Sec. 4002) Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 0.5% to 122.0% of such amount.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-03-04 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain rechargeable ultracapacitor long life flashlights.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-intensity sweetener.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2010-05-13 00:00:00

Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to certify annually to Congress: (1) a determination of whether or not the Chinese government has prohibited its procurement of U.S. goods during the preceding calendar year; and (2) the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinesse government during that year, if the Chinese government has not prohibited such procurement. Prohibits the head of each executive agency from awarding a contract for the procurement of Chinese goods during the succeeding calendar year if the Chinese government has prohibited procurement of U.S. goods during the preceding calendar year. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in such an instance, to prohibit a state or other entity from using funds made available to it from the Highway Trust Fund or the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the award of a contract for the procurement of Chinese goods during the succeeding calendar year. Limits the total value of Chinese goods that may be procured by the U.S. government during the succeeding calendar year to the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government during the preceding calendar year, if in fact the Chinese government has not prohibited its procurement of U.S. goods during that preceding calendar year. Directs the International Trade Administration to establish a program to: (1) identify annually the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese government; and (2) provide notice in the Federal Register on or as soon as practicable after the date on which the total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. government equals 50%, 75%, and 100% of the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese government during the preceding calendar year, for purposes of compliance with the limitation required by this Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: International affairs
Date: 2010-05-20 00:00:00

Cambodian Trade Act of 2010 - Declares it is U.S. policy to: (1) support and encourage countries that comply with international agreements, respect human rights and the protection of refugee populations, and value and protect minority populations seeking asylum and protection from oppressive governments and regimes; and (2) assist refugees and minority populations seeking asylum and protection from oppressive governments and regimes. Prohibits the United States from reducing or forgiving a debt owed by Cambodia to the United States. Prohibits the extension of duty-free treatment to Cambodian textile or apparel articles imported into the United States.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-05-25 00:00:00

Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $1,000 the value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-06-15 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 from the People's Republic of China. 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: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-07-21 00:00:00

Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish (except swordfish) or billfish products for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin; (2) striped marlin; (3) black marlin; (4) sailfish: (5) shortbill spearfish; (6) white marlin; (7) roundscale spearfish; (8) Mediterranean spearfish; or (9) longbill spearfish.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-07-29 00:00:00

Save U.S. Manufacturing and Jobs Act - Removes duty-free or other preferential treatment eligibility under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain imported sleeping bags.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-07-30 00:00:00

Emergency China Trade Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a persistent trade deficit with the People's Republic of China (PRC) is harmful to the long-term health of the U.S. economy and must be corrected; and (2) the President should begin immediate negotiations with the PRC to eliminate the trade deficit within four years. Withdraws the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) from PRC products. Requires the President to: (1) negotiate a balanced trade relationship between the United States and the PRC within four years after enactment of this Act; and (2) submit trade implementing legislation to Congress, which shall be considered on an expedited basis.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-09-29 00:00:00

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the United State Trade Representative (USTR) to take certain discretionary trade action against foreign countries that engage in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices that fail to enforce their environmental laws effectively.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women covering the ankle.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men covering the ankle.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for men.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-02 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for women.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2010-12-17 00:00:00

Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate, upon petition or a referral from another federal agency, an investigation into claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise imported into the United States. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative preliminary determination, to: (1) suspend liquidation of each entry of the covered merchandise, and reopen and hold in suspension any liquidated entry; (2) notify the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce, or other responsible U.S. officer) of the determination and request identification of the applicable cash deposit rate to apply to the entries at issue; and (3) require the posting of such deposit for each entry. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative final determination, to: (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of each entry of covered merchandise; (2) notify the administering authority of the determination and request identification of the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries; (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties; (4) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security posted for covered merchandise entered on or after the date of such determination; and (5) take appropriate additional enforcement measures. Requires the administering authority to apply the highest applicable cash deposit or antidumping or countervailing duty in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown. Requires the Commissioner, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that CBP employs and assigns sufficient personnel to prevent the importation of merchandise in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders or findings. Requires the Commissioner to hire at least an additional 100 full-time equivalent personnel to serve as Commercial Enforcement Officers within the Office of Field Operations. Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in foreign base company income, for purposes of determining the foreign trade income of controlled foreign corporations, imported property income. Defines "imported property income" as, with certain exceptions, income attributable to property manufactured outside of the United States and imported for sale into the United States. Provides for a separate application of limitations on the foreign tax credit for imported property income.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-03-26 00:00:00

Affordable Footwear Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the reduction or elimination of duties on certain imported footwear would provide significant benefits 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. Deems the outer sole of shoes made of rubber or plastics to which textile materials are attached or incorporated to be made only of rubber or plastics. 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 America-United States Free Trade Agreement.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-05-13 00:00:00

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the administering authority to: (1) determine, based on certain requirements, whether the exchange rate of the currency of an exporting country is fundamentally and actionably undervalued or overvalued (misaligned) against the U.S. dollar for an 18-month period; and (2) take certain actions under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding to offset such misalignment in cases of an affirmative determination. Subjects the misalignment to the U.S. dollar of the currency of nonmarket economy countries also to the countervailing and antidumping duty provisions of the Act.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-05-14 00:00:00

Border Tax Fairness Act - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to pursue World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations that result in revisions to WTO agreements that meet certain U.S. trade negotiating goals with respect to equitable border tax treatment in trade in goods and services with foreign countries. Requires a USTR report to Congress on whether such goals have been met in revising the WTO rules, and if not, recommendations for: (1) legislation that impose a tax on imports from countries that employ indirect border taxes on goods and services; and (2) compensatory payments to U.S. exporters to neutralize the discriminatory effect of border taxes they have paid.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-07-10 00:00:00

United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or U.S. OUTDOOR Act - 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 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. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to 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: 2009-09-24 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow containing a minimum of 92 percent acrylonitrile.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-09-24 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: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a duty on certain rayon staple fibers.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-14 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-19 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain textured rolled glass sheets.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on urea, polymer with formaldehyde and 2-methylpropanal.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain clock movements.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain footwear.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on lug bottom boots for use in fishing waders.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain glass snow globes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain glass polyresin magnets.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain metal key chains with acrylic mini-globes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic snow globes.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-22 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the article description relating to the duty-free treatment of U.S. products returned after being exported to include products previously exported from the United States if returned within three years of being exported.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on methanol, sodium salt.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on titanium dioxide.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to: (1) revise the article description of certain fiberglass sheets; and (2) extend temporarily the suspension of duty on such articles.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Declares that Congress finds, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 8097, dated December 27, 2006, that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States was amended on February 3, 2007, to provide that certain medium-density fiberboard shall include laminate boards bonded in whole or in part, or impregnated, with synthetic resins. Applies such amendment retroactively to certain entries.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on certain mixtures of iminodisuccinate.
Topic: Foreign Trade — Tariff & Imports
Subject: Foreign trade and international finance
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:00

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain air pressure distillation columns.