An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is similar to the committee bill except for the following deletions: provisions which mandate Presidential action against violations of existing trade agreements and unjustified foreign trade practices; the requirement that negotiations be initiated to reduce excessive trade surpluses of countries with unfair trade practices; the inclusion of violations of internationally-recognized worker's rights as an unreasonable trade practice; the authorization of $1 billion in new education and training programs; the authorization of $25 million for an industrial competiveness council; the requirement that the least militarily significant 40 percent of the Commerce Department's list of controlled goods and technologies be decontrolled within three years; the exchange rate reform and increased lending by the World Bank; and all provisions on industry and worker trade adjustment.

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Amendment Number
852
Description
An amendment in the nature of a substitute which is similar to the committee bill except for the following deletions: provisions which mandate Presidential action against violations of existing trade agreements and unjustified foreign trade practices; the requirement that negotiations be initiated to reduce excessive trade surpluses of countries with unfair trade practices; the inclusion of violations of internationally-recognized worker's rights as an unreasonable trade practice; the authorization of $1 billion in new education and training programs; the authorization of $25 million for an industrial competiveness council; the requirement that the least militarily significant 40 percent of the Commerce Department's list of controlled goods and technologies be decontrolled within three years; the exchange rate reform and increased lending by the World Bank; and all provisions on industry and worker trade adjustment.
Congress
99
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 22, 1986
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 145 - 265 (Record Vote No: 140).
Submitted Date
May 22, 1986
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 852 — Informed