[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1170 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1170

 To extend until June 1, 1996, the authority of the President to enter 
into certain trade agreements and to apply Congressional ``fast track'' 
           procedures to bills implementing such agreements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1993

Mr. Kolbe introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
               the Committees on Ways and Means and Rules

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend until June 1, 1996, the authority of the President to enter 
into certain trade agreements and to apply Congressional ``fast track'' 
           procedures to bills implementing such agreements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY.

    Section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
(19 U.S.C. 2902) is amended as follows:
            (1) Subsection (a)(1)(A) (relating to agreements regarding 
        tariff barriers) is amended by striking out ``June 1, 1993,'' 
        and inserting ``June 1, 1996,''.
            (2) Subsection (b)(1) (relating to agreements regarding 
        nontariff barriers) is amended by striking out ``June 1, 
        1993,'' and inserting ``June 1, 1996,''.
            (3) Subsection (c)(1) (relating to bilateral agreements 
        regarding tariff and nontariff barriers) is amended by striking 
        out ``June 1, 1993,'' and inserting ``June 1, 1996,''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ``FAST TRACK'' PROCEDURES.

    Section 1103(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 
1988 (19 U.S.C. 2903(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Application of Congressional `Fast Track' Procedures to 
Implementing Bills.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
        subsection (c), the provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 (hereinafter in this section referred to as `fast track 
        procedures') apply to implementing bills submitted with respect 
        to trade agreements entered into under section 1102(b) or (c) 
        before June 1, 1996.
            ``(2) Uruguay round agreements.--In the case of any trade 
        agreement entered into under section 1102(b) pursuant to the 
        Uruguay Round of trade negotiations under the auspices of the 
        General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the fast track 
        procedures shall apply to such agreement only if it is entered 
        into before December 1, 1993.''.

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