Amendment99th Congress
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.
- 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