China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1999
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (22 Feb 1999): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
What this bill does
H.R. 577, the China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1999, was intended to change how the United States handled trade relations with the People's Republic of China in connection with China's potential entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The bill would have required the President, by January 1, 2001, to determine whether China was providing adequate trade benefits to the United States and whether it was making adequate progress toward WTO membership. If the President found either condition unmet, he would be required to raise tariffs on Chinese goods up to the levels in effect on December 31, 1994, with authority to later modify or terminate that increase once China joined the WTO or met the trade-benefit standards. Once China became a WTO member, the bill would remove China from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 and apply normal, nondiscriminatory trade treatment to its products.
The bill would primarily affect U.S.–China trade policy, U.S. importers and exporters dealing with Chinese goods, and the annual congressional review process for China's trade status, which would end once China joined the WTO under the bill's terms.
The bill was introduced on February 4, 1999, by Rep. Doug Bereuter and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the legislative process.
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Official summary
China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1999 - Directs the President to increase the rate of duty with respect to one or more products of China if it is determined that China is not: (1) according adequate trade benefits to the United States; or (2) taking adequate steps or making significant progress to become a World Trade Organization (WTO) member. Grants, upon China's accession to the WTO, nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation) treatment to Chinese products.
Timeline
22 Feb 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 577 do?
- H.R. 577, the China Market Access and Export Opportunities Act of 1999, was intended to change how the United States handled trade relations with the People's Republic of China in connection with China's potential entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The bill would have required the President, by January 1, 2001, to determine whether China was providing adequate trade benefits to the United States and whether it was making adequate progress toward WTO membership. If the President found either condition unmet, he would be required to raise tariffs on Chinese goods up to the levels in effect on December 31, 1994, with authority to later modify or terminate that increase once China joined the WTO or met the trade-benefit standards. Once China became a WTO member, the bill would remove China from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 and apply normal, nondiscriminatory trade treatment to its products. The bill would primarily affect U.S.–China trade policy, U.S. importers and exporters dealing with Chinese goods, and the annual congressional review process for China's trade status, which would end once China joined the WTO under the bill's terms. The bill was introduced on February 4, 1999, by Rep. Doug Bereuter and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the legislative process.
- Has H.R. 577 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 577. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 577?
- H.R. 577 was sponsored by Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] (R-NE), with 8 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 577?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (22 Feb 1999).
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