July 21, 2008 - #142
Ways and Means Introduces Trade Enforcement Act of 2008
On July 17, 2008, members of the House of Representatives introduced legislation to eliminate foreign barriers to U.S. exports, combat counterfeiting and piracy, restore rights under U.S. trade remedy laws, and address unfair and illegal trade practices. The bill, H.R. 6530, is known as the “Trade Enforcement Act of 2008”.
The bill has been referred to the Ways and Means Committee, which issued a press release online summarizing certain provisions of the bill. The bill would create a Director of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement and an IPR Enforcement advisory committee. The bill also calls for new technology to fight IPR infringement, and creates a list of suspected IPR violators.
The bill also addresses import product safety by creating a “voluntary government-private sector import safety program,” and by imposing new penalties for violations.
H.R. 6530 also includes provisions that would identify, and require government to address, certain barriers discouraging U.S. export trade. Certain personnel would be tasked with ensuring trade partners complied with trade agreements.
The full text of the bill can be accessed online at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?
dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h6530ih.txt.pdf .
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